Leucocrinum montanum. Sand lily. A clump 
of grassy foliage, about 8 in. high, with white 
flowers, set low. Easy and good. 
Semi-arid sagebrush lands. Sandy loam, in full sun. 
Lewisia rediviva. Montana state flower. Low 
tuft of erect leaves like short pine needles ap¬ 
pear first, followed by large buds on inch stem. 
On sunny days large pink flowers open. 
L. rediviva albus. White flowered variety. 
Semi-arid plateaus. Full sun, in well drained sandy soil. 
L. nevadensis. Similar to next species, smaller. 
L. oppositifolia. Two to four thick, lanceolate 
leaves, 2 or 3 in. long, prone. White flowers. 
Moist, open, slopes; mountain meadows. Any drained 
soil in sun, or north side of rock. Enlarges in rich loam. 
Lewisia columbianum. White to pink. 
L. columbianum roseus. Dark rose. 
Both have small evergreen rosettes of short, 
flat leaves crowning their fleshy roots. 
L. leana. Has a tuft of 2-inch, upright, very slim 
leaves. Many small, rose flowers on 4 in. stem. 
L. tweedyi. Large, creamy flowers, set low in 
rosette of leathery, 5-in. long leaves. 35c each. 
L. cotyledon. Long, smooth leaf. White to pink. 
L. finchii. Wide leaf, trifle larger. Pink to rose. 
L. heckneri. Toothed leaf. Pale yellow to rose. 
L. howelli. Wavy edge leaf. White to dk.pink. 
L. howelli, No. 2. Average larger. White. 
L. No. 3. Like finchii, smaller. Pink shades. 
L. No. 4. Howelli var, smaller. Pink shades. 
All the above group have several 6-inch scapes 
bearing open heads of large flowers, all having 
stripes in petals. Evergreen leaves in flat ro¬ 
settes, topping a long, forked or tapering root. 
Bitter Root to natives; Oreobroma to botanists. 
Found on rock formations, mossy or bare, perpendicular 
to level, in crevices, niches etc. Usually above 4,000 altitude. 
Must have good surface drainage, half shade or north side 
of rock. Avoid clay and rich leaf mold. Rock chips or gravel 
protects root crown. North slope, or wall, is ideal location. 
