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LEWISIA-2012
« on: April 12, 2012, 07:47:17 PM »
My first one of the season-Lewisia tweedyi- seed grown a number of years ago and I know Lesley had some.

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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2012, 07:48:23 PM »
Looking great David !
I should have some to show here too in a week or so !

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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2012, 07:55:49 PM »
Thanks Luc.
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2012, 10:50:41 PM »
I do indeed David. A couple haven't flowered yet but 6 are the same as yours above and the remaining 2 have flowered pure white! This pleases me as the two commercial whites I have and I assume are seed raised, have given me no seed at all. Both yours have seed starting.

I also had half a dozen seeds on the two plants I bought at the Trillium weekend in October, of tweedyi 'Ashford Yellow.' 1 seed up so far.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2012, 10:52:59 PM by Lesley Cox »
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2012, 06:16:33 PM »
Lewisia tweedyi 'Rosea'

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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2012, 10:02:38 PM »
Gorgeous, David. Such a luscious colour, it looks almost edible.  8)
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2012, 12:43:41 AM »
Very nice David. Just as well I have the few seeds of the yellow as the two plants have recently died I see. My fault, they became overgrown. >:(
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2012, 07:08:13 PM »
Thanks folks.
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2012, 06:06:57 PM »
One of my favourites David !  :)

This is Lewisia tweedyi - lemon form - in full flower, but it suffered from rain and even hail over the last weeks...
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2012, 08:03:13 PM »
Superb images of Lewisia tweedyi – I am not able to grow this plant.
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2012, 09:31:55 PM »
I like the lemon form. My 'Ashford Yellow' (now deceased) was slightly less lemon and closer to a goldy shade. Well worth growing from different sources.

Franz, I don't believe you. ;D
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2012, 07:46:11 PM »
Very nice Luc. I'm hoping to pay a visit to Ashwood Nursery in the next few weeks and have a shopping list longer than my arm with a Yellow tweedyi in top spot.
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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2012, 11:23:17 AM »
My Lewisia are probably a little later than some as they have to wait in their winter quarters, under covered shelving outdoors, until there is room to bring them into the greenhouse. Lewisia pygmaea is the smallest I have and even looks lost in a 3" pot, still very pretty though.

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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2012, 11:25:34 AM »
The first cotyledon of my season.

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Re: LEWISIA-2012
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2012, 11:44:54 AM »
Always a treat David !!

Here are some of my colour variations.

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