Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Lewisia leeana (Porter) B.L.Rob. sect. Cotyledon |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. [A.Gray] 1(1): 269 (1897) |
Native Range | sw. Oregon to n. & c. California |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-3400m |
Description | leaves basal, numerous, oblong, cylindrical, grey-green, inflorescence unregularly branched, flowers numerous, in bud purple-carmine, anthers longer than petals |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pink, red, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C rosettes as cuttings in early summer; leaf cuttings in summe |
Synonyms | Calandrinia leeana Porter Lewisia eastwoodiana Purdy Oreobroma leeanum (Porter) Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |