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Specific Families and Genera => Cacti and Succulents => Topic started by: David Nicholson on April 14, 2014, 07:10:24 PM
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My season has begun:-
A rather nice orange/red Lewisia cotyledon, and
Lewisia tweedyi Lemon Form
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that orange is stunning - mine are not even budding up yet
I have a Lewisia called Archangel which has tiny little white flowers - I think it might have been part of a series - does anyone have any of the other 'angel' series or know anything about them - its sterile - there was apparently a red one in the series? - any information would be appreciated - thanks
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Hi Graeme, can't say I've ever heard mention of an angel series. Archangel is certainly worth persistence, the flowers may be small but it can be persuaded to produce them in vast quantities. I'd also be interested to hear of others in the series
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According to The Plantfinder Ryal Nursery in Northumberland list a Lewisia 'Archangel' but don't do mail order but I can't find any trace of an 'Angel Series'
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Its a very dainty plant - I will post some pictures when its in flower -
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As far as I know Ryal are the only current supplier, and usually in short supply too. Not the fastest Lewisia to bulk up as a stock plant.
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the little alpine nursery at Calver Slough usually has it in stock
http://www.alpineplantcentre.co.uk/master%20home.htm (http://www.alpineplantcentre.co.uk/master%20home.htm)
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Thanks Graeme, didn't know Steve Furness had stock but...trust me, I need to buy more Lewisias like I need a hole in the head ::)
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The start of the Lewisia season for us . This nice pink Lewisia hybrid blooms for us April to December, more or less.
This one is more than 25 years old and still going strong. :)
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This red cotyledon is way earlier than its neighbours in the garden.
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Luc Gilgemyn,
is this a hybrid?
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Luc Gilgemyn,
is this a hybrid?
It's cotyledon, Peter, grown from seed from the Ashwood nursery red strain, years ago.
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Wish I could see them in the wild Robert.
Nice red cotyledons Luc, I have some from Ashwood seed that should flower this year.
My Lewisia tweedyi of an apricot shade that I grew from seed quite a few years ago now.
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David,
I will post some photos of our wild Lewisias when I get a chance. In the Salmon Mountains I've seen Lewisia cotyledon growing by the thousands in the forest duff, not the site one would except! There are other species local to our area.
I never get to Eastern Washington these days to see the L. tweedyi. :'(
Luc,
Very nice red Lewisia. What sort of blooming season do you have with your climatic conditions?
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Lewisia rediviva grows a short walk down the road from our farm.
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David,
I will post some photos of our wild Lewisias when I get a chance. In the Salmon Mountains I've seen Lewisia cotyledon growing by the thousands in the forest duff, not the site one would except! There are other species local to our area.
I never get to Eastern Washington these days to see the L. tweedyi. :'(
Luc,
Very nice red Lewisia. What sort of blooming season do you have with your climatic conditions?
Thanks Robert !
Actually, it's flowering extremely early this year because of the "warm" winter we had - normally it would be flowering mid-May
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Luc,
Our winter has been very mild too, with many plants blooming much sooner than average.
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Luc, that's a very nice red L.cotyledon.
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A yellow cotyledon grown from Ashwood yellow seed sown 15/10/13 and Lewisia congdonii which is quite tall growing and difficult to photograph
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Yes, with taller stems and little flowers it will be a challenge to photograph Lewisia congdonii well.
Nice thing, though.
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just found this thread, love the lemon tweedyii. I have a white one from seed first time flowering plus a rosea. Managed to lose all the buds on my typical plant, must have got it too dry I guess.
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A few more Lewisias:
1. A nice orange-yellow L. cotyledon.
2. Lewisia cotyledon heckneri. Typical flower coloration for L. cotyledon. The foliage is a bit different.
3. Lewisia cantelovii is a local endemic growing in the Yuba River and Feather River canyons on north facing cliff faces. I remember gather seed of the plant photographed on the South Fork of the Yuba River. The river was way down there!
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First flower this year on Lewisia rediviva
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Lewisia pygmaea
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I acquired this as L. nevadensis but it looks very like your pygmaea. I believe they do hybridise. Should I correct my label?
Thanks
Erle
Anglesey
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Should I correct my label?
In a word...Yes. Looks like L. pygmaea to me as well. L nevadensis is white, unless of course you get the 'rosea' form, and in both cases the flowers are bigger and held upright.
Cheers
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Okay here we go -
Lewisia 'Archangel' - very dainty
Lewisia 'Goulds Hybrid' - my favourite lewisia - the flower spikes are quite tall but it is a copper/yellow colour with red veins - it could have done with a little shade which intensify's the colour
Lewisia 'George Henley' - this is just hanging on at the moment so only showing the flower
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Lewisia rediviva
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Exquisite aren't they, Roma? Real stars of a genus which has a lot of goodies.
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Lewisia columbiana 'Alba'. A 'rangy' little plant and not easy to photograph in the whole.
Two variations of yellow L. cotyledon from Ashwood yellow seed.
L. cotyledon from Ashwood red seed.
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David,
I like 'Ashwood Red' ! Where did you come up with that one?
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David,
I like 'Ashwood Red' ! Where did you come up with that one?
From seed Robert. Ashwood Nursery, in the middle of England, have a national reputation for their breeding work based on Lewisia cotyledon carried out in particular by their recently retired Philip Baulk. He gets a mention in Brian Mathew's monograph "Lewisia" (RBG Kew, Christopher Helm and Timber Press) 1989 and Roy Davidson's "Lewisias" (Timber Press) 2000. Aswood Nursery market a range of their nursery collected seed two of which are Yellow and Red.
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Robert - you must have a look around the Ashwood site - you will enjoy it! http://www.ashwoodnurseries.com/ (http://www.ashwoodnurseries.com/)
They do amazing things breeding Lewisia, Helleborus and Cyclamen .... and that's not all.
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last time I was at ashwood he was into hepatica's in a big way
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David,
Thank you for the background information on Ashwood Nursery. Does your plant set open pollinated seed?
Maggi,
Thanks for the link to Ashwood Nursery. Yes, I will have a look around. I'm always impressed by the horticultural skills of those in the U.K. One of many good reasons to participate in the forum! ;)
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.....................Does your plant set open pollinated seed?
I don't know Robert, this is it's first flowering but I can't see any reason why it shouldn't. Will keep you posted.
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David
Very fond of your 'Yellow #2'. Very nice clear color.
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The majority of plants from the same batch of seed are the same as No. 2 George.
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I'm still getting flowers on Lewisia rediviva. I think I planted 6 in the big pot but they did not all flower at the same time.
Two whites - one with pink pollen and one with yellow. Some seed was from SRGC and some from AGS but all was from the same donor of collected seed. I have 16 plants with 2 still to flower. I have never done so well with Lewisia rediviva. I hope a few survive another year ;D
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You've done very well with your rediviva Roma. I've yet to get one to the flowering stage, nil desperandum!
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I'm still getting flowers on Lewisia rediviva. I think I planted 6 in the big pot but they did not all flower at the same time.
Two whites - one with pink pollen and one with yellow. Some seed was from SRGC and some from AGS but all was from the same donor of collected seed. I have 16 plants with 2 still to flower. I have never done so well with Lewisia rediviva. I hope a few survive another year ;D
Roma,
Yes, excellent Lewisia rediviva. If I understand correctly the seed was from cultivated plants? Lewisia rediviva grows naturally just down the road from the farm here, about a 5 minute walk. It grows elsewhere in our area too. I've never seen anything like yours in the wild.
Beautiful plants! Thank you for sharing.
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You've done very well with your rediviva Roma. I've yet to get one to the flowering stage, nil desperandum!
Keep trying ,David. I think I did get one to a reasonable size many years ago. I think I may have got one or two to flowering stage since then but no further. I am amazed to still have 16 plants at 5 years old and all with at least one flower. They are setting seed too.
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Robert, the seed was wild collected. The seed in the SRGC list (2008/2009) was collected in Idaho by a Mr. & Mrs. J. Fowler. The seed in the AGS list was wild collected by G&K Fowler who appear in the UK list of donors but no note of where it was collected. I assumed they were the same couple but did not notice earlier that the initials were different. I think Diane Clement can give me more information about the AGS donation if you are interested. I didn't label each plant separately so they are mixed up now but they are all similar.
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Robert, the seed was wild collected. The seed in the SRGC list (2008/2009) was collected in Idaho by a Mr. & Mrs. J. Fowler. The seed in the AGS list was wild collected by G&K Fowler who appear in the UK list of donors but no note of where it was collected. I assumed they were the same couple but did not notice earlier that the initials were different. I think Diane Clement can give me more information about the AGS donation if you are interested. I didn't label each plant separately so they are mixed up now but they are all similar.
Roma, the AGS seed was collected in Idaho by Gordon and Kath Fowler, so I'd be pretty sure that the SRGC initial "J" is just a typo and it is the same donation.
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Thank you Diane.
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Roma, the AGS seed was collected in Idaho by Gordon and Kath Fowler, so I'd be pretty sure that the SRGC initial "J" is just a typo and it is the same donation.
Yes, a typo for "G"
Good seed , wasn't it? 8)
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Lewisia Rediviva sown in 2006, it is first year it is in flower.
Thorkild-DK
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Lewisia brachycalyx can be a cracking flower but L. rediviva must be the "queen" 8)
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The Lewisia rediviva plants seem so robust! And from wild seed.
In their natural habitat they grow in the most difficult situations. It is extremely hot during the summer, 40c daytime temperatures are common. It is also extremely dry with little or no rain from June to Mid-October. They grow in basically little or no soil, many times growing in the tiniest of cracks in the rock, which is often serpentine.
If the story is true, Lewisia rediviva was collected on the Lewis and Clark expedition. After who knows how long, a dried-up, dead-looking root arrived in the eastern U.S. It somehow started into growth and thus was named rediviva, as it seemingly came back to life.
Could Lewisia rediviva be short lived if the growing conditions are too lush? Too much moisture or too much plant food of any type, the growing conditions are too easy. Around here, this is the easiest way too kill them in cultivation. They seem to thrive on seemingly neglect, but they also grow like the wild plants being, in general, tiny plants with smallish flowers, maybe 1 to 3 per plant.
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If the story is true, Lewisia rediviva was collected on the Lewis and Clark expedition. After who knows how long, a dried-up, dead-looking root arrived in the eastern U.S. It somehow started into growth and thus was named rediviva, as it seemingly came back to life.
On the first of July 1806 on Lewis and Clark's return journey at or near the junction of the Bitterroot River and Lolo Creek about 19km south of Missoula in Montana. In 1871 a chap called Edward Palmer wrote a report for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on L. rediviva's potential as a cultivated food crop. Native Americans used the root of L. rediviva as a source of starch and I've read some still do. In March 1827 the Scottish collector, David Douglas collected specimens from the upper Columbia River tributeries and sent them to the RHS in England where they failed to grow. The first flowering in England was in 1863 at Kew from material collected by David Lyall from southcentral British Columbia.
Sources: Brian Mathew, 'The Genus Lewisia' 1989 and B. LeRoy Davidson, 'Lewisias' 2000.