Lewisia formosa

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Lewisia formosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lewisia formosa, Wall. (L. elegans, Hort.?). Strong-growing, with fistular (hollow) branches, 6 ft.: leaves broadly ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, entire or toothed, more or less puberulous beneath: flowers purplish, fascicled in whorls in drooping leafy spikes or spike-like racemes: fruits dark red, subglobose. Himalaya, 5,000-10,000 ft., to W. China. Grown in England and apparently in Calif. Var. variegata, Hort., has variegated foliage. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored flowers. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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