{"product_id":"lewisia-little-plum","title":"Lewisia 'Little Plum'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLewisia 'Little Plum'\u003c\/em\u003e: Rose-Purple Bursts From Hot, Dry Cracks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Little Plum' is small, dark and fancy, like the last chocolate in the box that everybody has been eyeing. Intense rose-purple stars with a flash of orange over a fleshy rosette. HANDS OFF. IT'S TAKEN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Characteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLewisia longipetala\u003c\/em\u003e hybrid 'Little Plum'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cliff Maids, Lewisia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 cm (6 in) in flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–25 cm (8–10 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Star-shaped, intense rose-purple, opening with a touch of orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late spring to early summer (May to June), often reblooming in September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrow, fleshy, dark green leaves in low tufts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a plant for rock gardens, stone walls, gravel gardens, alpine troughs and containers. Tucked into the gap between two stones, it gets the perfect drainage it needs and shows off its flowers at eye level. Plant several in a drift along the front of a gravel bed for a ribbon of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 'Little Plum' in a rock garden or gravel bed with fast drainage and other dry-soil plants. \u003cem\u003eGeranium sanguineum\u003c\/em\u003e adds magenta cranesbill at 25 to 45 cm from June to August. \u003cem\u003eEchinacea angustifolia\u003c\/em\u003e brings pale pink coneflowers at 30 to 60 cm in June and July. \u003cem\u003ePhlomis tuberosa\u003c\/em\u003e adds whorls of lavender-pink flowers at 90 to 150 cm from June to August. \u003cem\u003eBouteloua curtipendula\u003c\/em\u003e stands behind at 60 to 75 cm in flower, a native side-oats grama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drainage is everything. Plant in gritty, sandy or gravelly soil that never stays wet, and avoid heavy clay unless you build a raised, rocky bed. Set the crown slightly high or on a slope, and top-dress around it with fine gravel so the rosette sits dry. Rot at the crown is the most common way to lose a lewisia. Water to establish it, then only in long dry spells. The plant may rest and look a little sparse in the heat of midsummer; keep it on the dry side then. Snip off spent flower stems after blooming to tidy it and encourage the fall flush. Lewisias dislike sitting in wet soil through a Canadian thaw. A vertical spot in a wall or a container that drains freely helps them through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Little Plum' was the first of the Little Series from Jelitto Perennial Seeds in Germany, introduced in 2000. It began as a chance seedling found in Scotland, probably a cross between \u003cem\u003eLewisia longipetala\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLewisia cotyledon\u003c\/em\u003e, two alpine species from the mountains of California and Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Thoughts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuck it into a stone wall where water drains fast and it will often bloom again later. LANDED THE PLUM JOB AND KEPT IT.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perennials","offers":[{"title":"Tray of 15 Plants (10cm Pots) \/ Magenta \/ 4","offer_id":67851584438550,"sku":"LEWILIP10","price":162.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/5366\/4534\/files\/Lewisia_LittlePlum.png?v=1793737810","url":"https:\/\/blacksheepperennials.com\/products\/lewisia-little-plum","provider":"Black Sheep Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}