Lewisia columbiana | Bitterroot | Flower
Lewisia columbiana belongs to the plant family PORTULACACE and Genus Lewisia This Flower prefers Dry soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Lewisia columbiana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Lewisia columbiana so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Lewisia columbiana bitterroot is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Lewisia columbiana can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15 Fahrenheit to do its best. Bitterroot needs summer days with high heat. This plant likes soils that are rocky. This species likes partial shade. It likes dry soils.
Lewisia columbiana will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Lewisia columbiana is a perennial. Leaves: Bitterroot has rosettes of cylindrical leaves. Flowers: This plant has flowers with nine white petals each with notable stripes of pink and contrasting yellow stamens. Blossoms appear in March and continue through May. The blossoms are usually a white color, with an accent in pink.
Lewisia columbiana | Bitterroot is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … pink. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: flowers with nine white petals each with notable stripes of pink and contrasting yellow stamens
In the Northern Hemisphere Lewisia columbiana starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 05,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.