| Scientific Name: | Lewisia cotyledon (incl. hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | lewisia |
| Family Name: | Montiaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Alpine, Container planting, Rock garden, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Leathery, Succulent, Lustrous, Oblanceolate, Spatulate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Corymb, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red, May-Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves thick, fleshy, spoon-shaped, most 6-9cm long x 1.5-2.5cm wide, in a basal rosette; florets with 7-13 showy petals clustered on short stalks. | |