Hardy Plants
Lewisia pygmaea
Type: petite perennial herb
Family: Montiaceae
Color: white, pink or magenta
Exposure: mostly sun
Bloom Month: May-August
Height: 2-3”
Shape: basal rosette
Soil: well drained, rocky, gritty with minimum nutrients
Moisture: moderate water
Origin: native to western North America from Alaska and Alberta to California and New Mexico
Hardiness Zone: 3-7
Propagation: division of offshoots
Notes: common name alpine lewisia and pygmy bitterroot
