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Stebbins' lewisia

Lewisia stebbinsii

Also called Stebbins Lewisia

Stebbins' lewisia
Photo: Mendocino National Forest, Public domain

Stebbins' lewisia is a rare perennial herb from northwestern California, a member of the Montiaceae family, that forms a basal rosette of fleshy leaves and pink to red flowers. It is best grown as a rock garden or alpine-style plant with sharp drainage and little winter wet.

Family
Montiaceae (Monti family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and keep nearly dry while dormant, avoiding winter waterlogging.
Soil
Gritty, very well-drained mix such as coarse sand, grit and humus.
Temperature
Cool to mild; tolerates winter cold but needs protection from prolonged wet cold.
How easy
Hard
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
NW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Lewisia stebbinsii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name Stebbins' lewisia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from less than fifteen sites in the Inner North Coast Ranges of Mendocino and Trinity Counties, mainly in Mendocino National Forest.

Other Lewisia plants

Shortsepal lewisia · 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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lewisia stebbinsii 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.

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