This deciduous perennial has a slender tap root and caudex with dark green thin succulent linear leaves. From late spring to summer it produces pink-flushed white fan-shaped flowers in a cluster above the foliage on a slender stem.

Hardiness zones 4 to 7 

Lewisia longipetala is naturally found in North America growing in sub-alpine and alpine regions in the Sierra Nevada of California where it is growing on the northern cliff faces in exposed positions and is a rare plant in its natural rocky habitat.

It prefers an open sunny position and grows in moderately fertile very well drained soils with reliable moisture and is frost hardy doing best in areas where snow falls and is light drought tolerant but quickly showing signs of stress when moisture is absent. 

Long-petalled lewisia is grown for its colourful flowers and long flowering period. It is planted in rockeries or rock crevices and is commonly grown as a potted specimen. It is suitable for mountainous regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long-lived. This colourful plant and its cultivars are used in window boxes and alpine gardens or on roof gardens requiring little care once established. ID 3657

Lewisia (loo-IS-ee-ah) longipetala (LONG-ee-PEH-tah-lah)

Portulacaceae (PAW-tew-LAK-AY-see-ee)
Parakelias