Lewisia cotyledon
Siskiyou Lewisia · Cliff Maids
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- semisucculent perennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Pink-purpleFlora of North America
- Native range
- California, OregonGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Lewisia is named for Meriwether Lewis, for the plants he documented in the winter of 1806. National Park Service: Siskiyou Lewisia
- Native to southern Oregon and northern California. The flowers run from pale pink to deep magenta, yellow, salmon and orange, often several colors on one petal. National Park Service: Siskiyou Lewisia
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998Difficulty Very high
Dry storage
Duration: 1460 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
about 4 years from start to sowing. Then 12 days to germinate.
2% germination in 4–12 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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