| Common Name |
Bitterroot, Redhead Louisa, Sand Rose |
| Latin Name |
Lewisia rediviva |
| Native Habitat |
California to Montana between Sierra/Cascades and
Rockies 2,500 feet to 6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Height X Width |
6 inches X 6 inches |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Mid-summer pink to white flowers, perennial |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Thornless, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Rose-pink to white flowers in mid-summer, difficult to
grow, heat marginal |
| Nature Value |
Attracts songbirds |
| Native American Uses |
Peeled, boiled root eaten |
| Links |
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| Video |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWvWet8jnDg |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LERE7 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55635/ |
| Images and data |
http://montana.plant-life.org/species/lewis_rediv.htm |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterroot |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4778 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Portulacaceae/Lewisia_rediviva.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures/p08/pages/lewisia-rediviva-2.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.coestatepark.com/lewisia_rediviva.htm |
| Images and data |
http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-channel.asp?ChannelID=210 |
| Images |
http://wdfw.wa.gov/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=8580 |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/lewred/all.html |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lewisia+rediviva |
| Nursery and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/385.htm |
| Nursery and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Lewisia+rediviva |
| Nursery and data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/63603/ |
|
Distribution and data |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LERE7 |
|
Distribution and data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220007569 |
