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Lewisia brachycalyx
Also called Short Sepal Lewisia, Showy Lewisia, Short Sepal Bitter Root, Short Sepaled Lewisia, Shortsepal Bitterroot
Shortsepal lewisia is a small deciduous perennial from the mountains of the southwestern US and Baja California, grown mainly in alpine gardens and rock gardens. Its key to success is sharp drainage, full sun, and a dry rest after flowering.
Lewisia brachycalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae, known by the common name short-sepal bitter-root or shortsepal lewisia. It is native to the mountains of the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it grows in moist habitat such as meadows.
This plant is hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) but requires well-drained, acid to neutral pH soil in full sun. It becomes dormant after flowering in the summer. It is a suitable subject for an alpine garden where it can be given the conditions that best replicate its natural habitat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Cantelow's lewisia · Columbian lewisia · Congdon's lewisia · Siskiyou lewisia · Yosemite lewisia · Kellogg's lewisia · Quill-leaf lewisia · Truckee lewisia · Maguire's lewisia · Nevada lewisia · Oppositeleaf lewisia · Alpine lewisia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lewisia brachycalyx by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
