Showy Lewisia

Lewisia brachycalyx

Engelm. ex A.Gray Species

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Botanical name
Lewisia brachycalyx
Also known as
Short-Sepal Lewisia, Showy Lewisia
Family
Montiaceae
Genus
Lewisia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Showy Lewisia

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Lewisia brachycalyx but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Lewisia brachycarpa Oreobroma brachycalyx

Others in Lewisia

Lewisia columbiana
Lewisia cotyledon
Cliff-Maids
Lewisia disepala
Lewisia kelloggii
Lewisia leeana
Lewisia longipetala
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
Southern Lewisia

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