{"id":7299,"date":"2020-05-03T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=7299"},"modified":"2020-05-10T03:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T03:47:10","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-121-lewisia-hybrids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/03\/plant-a-day-2020-day-121-lewisia-hybrids\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 122) Lewisia hybrids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brother Tim passed me the first Lewisia, which is also the one that is doing the best. And my second Lewisia was purchased from a local nursery. I grew them both in the greenhouse like houseplants for several years, but they only did moderately well with that treatment. Since they are hardy here, I decided that they might like the dry, sunny edge of the memory garden. So, out they went in the fall of 2018 and they are doing alright out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because their new home is directly under the giant Douglas fir tree, they don\u2019t get much rainfall. Even in the very wettest weather, almost no water gets through that massive fir canopy. This should keep the Lewisias from rotting in the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n