A YELLOW LEWISIA COTYLEDON

The flowers on this little Lewisia cotyledon might be showing signs of age, but I was thrilled when I found the plant at the RHS Garden centre in Harlow Carr.  I began a little collection of Lewisias some time ago but it is limited to pinks, peachy-pinks, and a white at the moment.  I know, or at least I am sure, that before long this little, yellow-blossomed plant will be providing more flowering stalks to enjoy.  I planted it, along with the others, in its own terracotta pot in a gritty-compost. 

Lewisia cotyledon - yellow

While at the RHS garden centre, I asked an employee why there wasn't a wider range of lewisias on sale.  She said that, like other garden centres, they just buy in bulk rather than from specialists and that lewisias are not so much in demand.  How disappointing, to hear this from the Royal Horticultural Society no less!  Surely, lovely lewisias earn more respect.  Mine provide beautiful flowers from spring to autumn, they can be propagated easily by division, are non-invasive, and I have found by growing them in a gritty compost in terracotta pots, in a sunny aspect, they are pest and disease free. 



I can see I am going to have to track down specialist suppliers to satisfy my passion for them. 





White lewisia

An excellent website showing lewisias: Ashwood Nurseries.





Lewisia tweedyi 'Rosea'