Great little plant! Thanks, Jim, for bringing this to our attention and thanks to Paige for extra links. Cohan
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Jim Hatchett <[email protected]>wrote: > Anne, > > This plant is found at fairly high elevation where I have seen it. That > would be around 7000 to 8000 feet. It seems to inhabit rocky ridge lines > where there will be late snow banks. The soil that I have found it in was > decomposed granite with very little (or none) organic matter. This is a > fairly small lewesia compared to say, L. rediviva. I was able to collect a > few seeds that I tossed into the rock garden when I got home. This plant > flowers and sets seed very early, I completely missed getting seeds the > first year I looked for them. I noticed that a couple of them have come to > life as of yesterday, we shall see how they do--- if I can keep the cut > worms off them. > > Jim Hatchett > > Eagle, Idaho Zone 5 > > > I am sort of curious to know if other folks on the Alpine list have this > newly described species, Lewisia sacajaweana in cultivation. The type is > found at rather high elevation in the Boise National Forest of central > Idaho(Sawtooth Mountain range). Genetic analysis of the collected material > has determined that it is sufficiently separate from L. Kelloggii to be a > separate species. Here is a picture taken by the botanist that described > the species(a forest service biologist). > > > > * > http://photos.imageevent.com/teita/rgplants2011/websize/Lewisia%20sacajaweana.jpg > *<http://photos.imageevent.com/teita/rgplants2011/websize/Lewisia%20sacajaweana.jpg> > > > > Jim Hatchett > > Eagle, Idaho Zone 5 > > > > > -- West Central Alberta, Canada, Zone 2-3 record temps from 10-20 miles away: min -45C/-49F;max 34C/93F http://picasaweb.google.com/cactuscactus
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