Lewisia rediva, Bitterroot Size:.75 qt Slowly naturalizing

Slowly naturalizing

purple leaves and dainty pale pink flowers in spring — our most colorful oxalis

rush-like stems dotted with tubular

Dense rounded tufts of deep-green grass-like foliage sport round lollipop flowers of rose-pink atop a slender stem

Lewisia rediva, Bitterroot Size:.75 qt Slowly naturalizingNative throughout the Western United States, Bitterroot is found growing on well drained gravelly soils in dry shrublands. Rosettes of succulent, elongated leaves emerge in early spring. The deep pink (sometimes white) 2 inch flowers follow after the foliage has withered. Prefers afternoon shade; works well to plant on the eastern edge of landscape rocks. Many Western Native American tribes used Bitterroot as a staple food. Mature size: Low growing