Lewisias

Lee Poulsen wpoulsen@pacbell.net
Wed, 18 May 2005 10:23:05 PDT
I bought a couple of these from Trader Joe's a couple of years ago. 
Much to my amazement, they have come back each year since then. In 
fact, they are blooming right now.

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10

On May 17, 2005, at 6:15 PM, John Ingram wrote:
> Cathy,
>
> I would mail this privately but I think that the rest of the group 
> might be interested to know this.
>
> I have seens Lewisias at Ralph's and Trader Joes grocery stores in, as 
> you say, "Hollywierd".
>
> Here in OH I have seen them at several local nurseries in the 
> "country" area between Akron and Canton. So, if they have them here in 
> "the country" at mom and pop locations, I'm surre she will be able to 
> find them there. Now, they aren't anything named or really unusual but 
> mass marketed hybrid labels. There was a nice double peach that I saw 
> yesterday.
>
> Here they are about $12.00 for a 1 gal. but at home at Trader Joes, 
> I've seen them for $7 or $8 for a 4" in full bloom. Or was that at 
> Ralph's?
>


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