Lewisia 'Little Snowberry' (Little Series)

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lewisia 'Little Snowberry'

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'Little Snowberry' is a robust, summer-dormant, deciduous perennial with basal tufts of narrowly linear dark green leaves; delicate pink-blushed star-like white flowers with deep-pink anthersbornein latespringand earlysummer

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

0-0.1 metre

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0-0.1 metre
Max Height: Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand

Moisture: Well–drained
pH: Acid or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H4

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Montiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Tufted
Genus: Lewisia can be herbaceous or evergreen perennials forming rosettes of fleshy leaves, with panicles of open funnel-shaped flowers in a wide range of colours in spring and summer
Name Status: Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, sharply-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun; a gravel top-dressing helps to keep foliage dry. Protect from winter wet; protect from rain in summer when dormant. Suitable for cultivation in a container in an alpine house

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown fresh in pots in a cold frame in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Gravel garden
Patio and container plants
Rock garden
Wall side borders

Pruning

Deadhead after flowering

Pests

Susceptible to aphids under glass and to slugs and snails outdoors

Diseases

Prone to neck rot in wet conditions