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LEWISIA tweedyi 'Lovedream'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Special Features: | Large, colorful blossoms in an array of pastel colors. In spite of their succulent appearance, the plants can go dormant if they dry-out severely. 'Lovedream' is very attractive in containers and will have impulse appeal in garden centers. Award a prize IGA Stuttgart 1993 (Krämer). |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 1993. The genus is named after Virginian, Meriwether Lewis, leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the first to cross the North American continent in 1804-1806. |
| Basic Colour: | (pink / salmon) |
| Flower Colour: | soft pink, cream yellow, orange and ivory colours |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | succulent, linear, rosettes |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming / evergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 8 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 20 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.1 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 1.17647 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
850 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
2 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(1) Cold-germinators are still referred to as frost-germinators, although this isn’t quite correct. The sowing must be kept warm (about +18 to +22°C) [about 64 to 72°F] and moist for the first 2–4 weeks. After this period the sowing must be kept at a cold temperature (between –4 and +4°C) [between 25 and 39°F] for another 4–6 weeks. Colder temperatures of –5°C [23°F] are only advantageous for most species of the Ranunculus family. It is not so important if the temperature is higher or lower during the cooling period, but the cooling period has to be prolonged because the synthesis of the germination inducer, hormon-like acid, slows down or comes to a standstill.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 8 - 10 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
