Botanical name
Lewisia cotyledon Safira Series
Other names
Siskiyou lewisia Safira Series, Lewisia cotyledon Safira Collection
Genus
Lewisia
Variety or Cultivar
Safira Series _ Safira Series are compact, evergreen perennials with rosettes of fleshy, semi-glossy, spoon- or narrowly lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and short stems bearing clusters of open funnel-shaped, faintly striped, pink, purple-pink, reddish-pink, orange, or yellow flowers in late spring and early summer.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Compact, Rosette
COLOUR
Flower
Orange, Pink, Yellow, Purplish-pink in Spring; Purplish-pink, Orange, Pink, Yellow in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
HOW TO CARE
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids , Slugs , Snails , Vine weevil
Specific diseases
Neck rot
General care
Pruning
Deadheading may encourage a second flush of flowers later in the growing season.
Propagation
Purchased seed will come true to type. Lewisia species hybridize freely in culivation so seed collected where various Lewisia species or cultivars grow may not come true to type.
Propagation methods
Offsets, Seed
WHERE TO GROW
Lewisia cotyledon Safira Series (Siskiyou lewisia Safira Series) will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.2m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Rock, Gravel, Drought Tolerant, Containers
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, sharply drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Protect from winter wet. Best in an alpine house, rock garden, or in crevices in a low wall. In an alpine house, grow in equal parts loam, sharp sand, and leaf mould.
Soil type
Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
