What is Lewisia Cotyledon?
commonly known as Cliff Maids or Siskiyou Lewisia , Lewisia Cotyledon is a type of flowering plant belonging to the Perkala family. Although these evergreen perennials are from the western part of North America, gardeners often grow their beautiful flowers that can bloom in different colors. Although it may be difficult to start as soon as Lewisia Cotyledon is considered low maintenance. They are often found to decorate reefs and mountains. It seems that, like most Lewisias species, it prefers rocky land and slits. It is assumed that the reason why it grows from slots is to maintain its strong roots in the cold, while the leaves and flowers are exposed to the hot sun.
Lewisia cotyledon leaves are generally oval or club -shaped clubs and spread on the ground in rigs. They are strong often described as fleshy and are dark, shiny green. Although classified as an evergreen plant, during a period of extreme cold or heat, these plants often show deciduous tendencies and lowereats her leaves until the weather improves.
During spring, long slender stems will shoot from leaf rosettes, bringing the height of this plant to about 1 foot (30.5 centimeters). Purchase flowers about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) across the late summer until early autumn. Plants where the growing wild are often red or pink stripes on petals and the hybrids of this variety were created with an impressive range of different color flowers. These flowers can have a number of colors, but are generally white, cream, pink or yellow. Lewisia Cotyledon flowers are generally quite long and some varieties have been known to the hybrid up to four times every season if it takes care of.
Many gardeners plant these flowers in rock walls and gardens. Lewisia Centledon prefers semi -musical soil and once it starts to grow well, it must only be connected occasionally. Through wateringThese plants can cause problems such as root rot. Also, this plant is not very picky in terms of light requirements and can be grown in full to partial sun. During the hot summer months, however, it requires shading from the hot afternoon sun.