RE: Surprise Lewisia sighting

Hi Nan,

These two sound likes one we purchased in the last year.

The yellow one is called Lewisia cotyledon yellow and was purchased at Half
Moon Bay Nursery in HMB. 

The pink one is called Lewisia longipetala Little Plum and is an Annie's
Annual plant.  

Both are planted in a gravelly sandy rock garden in full sun and get a
sprinkle now and then here in hot, dry San Jose.  They both bloomed
beautifully this spring and I've read they will rebloom in September maybe.

I can send you photos for comparison if you like.

Cheers,
Bracey
San Jose

-----Original Message-----
From: Nan Sterman [T*@PlantSoup.Com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 5:59 PM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Surprise Lewisia sighting

I stopped at my local Trader Joe's this afternoon (a small, specialty 
market chain mostly in California) and to my surprise, they were 
selling pots of Lewisia!  In San Diego!  Lewisias are seldom seen in 
this part of the state so I purchased three golden blooming ones and 
three with apricot/pink colored blooms.

There is no species designation on the Lewisias so I am wondering 
whether someone can help me ID them.  Rosettes have 4 - 5" long 
leaves that are bright green and more lanceolate than the hybrid 
called 'Magenta.'

Flowers on these little Lewisias are on stalks , 4 - 5" tall with 
multiple blooms on each.

Can anyone tell me which Lewisias these are and how drought tolerant 
I can expect them to be?

Thanks!
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