Bitter-Root (Lewisia 'Little Plum')

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:	Perennial
Water Preferences:	Dry Mesic
Plant Height:	2-5 inches
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Pink
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Spring
Underground structures:	Taproot
Suitable Locations:	Alpine Gardening
Uses:	Medicinal Herb Vegetable
Edible Parts:	Roots
Eating Methods:	Cooked
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

Trade name information:

Series: Little
Cultivar name: 'Little Plum'

Common names

Bitter-Root
Lewisia
Cliff Maids
Truckee Bitter-Root

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Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-05-27

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-17

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-06-07
6:33 pm. It likes a little pea gravel at its base.

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-02
11:20 am. Begins with an Apricot colour and graduates to a Pink.

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2015-04-29
5:46 pm. What treasures lie in these tight buds.

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-17

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Location: Scarborough, ON
Date: 2018-05-28
Year 2

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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-04-9
early spring

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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2017-05-03

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2014-05-19

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Location: Taken at Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2014-05-08

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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2006-05-12

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-13

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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27

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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-05-27

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Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-06-11

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Location: Corner rock garden
Date: 2011-05-29
I love these little alpines!

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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery

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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.

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Comments:

Posted by SunnyBorders (Aurora, Ontario - Zone 5b) on Apr 25, 2013 7:06 PM concerning plant:

A pretty little alpine/rock garden plant for which some say average border conditions are lethal.

I've had them growing for numbers of years in two perennial borders, locating them close to the edge of a brick path (good drainage).

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Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 23, 2022 6:24 PM concerning plant:

This Lewisia has really long medium-green leaves.

Long petals with darker, long veins. The flowers can range from pastel orange-vermillion to pastel lavender-pink depending on age.

This variety did very well in a long (around 9-10 inch wide) container. This was planted in a sandy, gritty soil (Around the ration of sand:perlite:soil as 1:1:2). I'd imagine it would do well in a border or full-sun area with good drainage.

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Lewisia Bitter-Root (Lewisia 'Little Plum')

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Bitter-Root (Lewisia 'Little Plum')