Habitat: rocky places
Soil: gritty, well drained
Height: 20 cm
Flowering: late spring to early summer
Width: 30 cm
This species makes multiple rosettes of long, narrow leaves, much more slender than those of the familiar Lewisia cotyledon. It has loose, open heads of flowers, in shades of pink, from quite pale to strong magenta. More elegant and refined than L. cotyledon.
Lewisia columbiana subsp. columbiana is the type variety (from the Columbia River region of Washington and Oregon States), and has very bright pink flowers.
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