Lewisia from Wisley

Beautiful...

Ditto and reasonable price as well.....

Thats a lovely reminder of your day out Arlene.....................

This looks much nicer than mine. The flowers are so big and what a great color!

these are on my list for this year.such pretty flowers

~thanks everyone~they are very pretty!

Oh my these are so gorgeous Arlene..I love the colors!...how best do they grow...and has your clivia popped yet? mine is still with an extra bulge..and that is about it...no redness at all...

it originates from the US CJ
Here are some website info
Lewisia has attractive flowers, but a reputation for being difficult to grow. It originates from the US where it grows in well-drained, stony soil. It needs the same conditions in the garden to survive. It's a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with rosettes of dark green succulent leaves. The Ashwood Strain is a particularly good mix producing large semi-double flowers in a wide range of colours.
Lewisias are indigenous to the western parts of the United States. They are found in the spectacular natural landscapes of California, Colorado, Oregan, Nevada. Montana and Washington and also in British Columbia. We have found them clinging precariously to rocky ledges among boulders, on rock-strewn slopes, damp gravely places, alpine meadows and in near desert conditions where rainfall is seasonal and unpredictable.

There are eighteen or so species, many of which are evergreen, but others behave rather like bulbs and have a resting period below ground for part of the year. Several species have large, showy flowers, whilst some are smaller, intricate in detail, but nevertheless have charm and beauty.
the wild, evergreen Lewisias are frequently found growing vertically in shady rocky crevices, where the roots can reach moisture, but where the collar of the plant remains perfectly drained. If possible, a similar position should be found in the garden, where their natural habitat can be simulated. A well-drained soil is preferred, slightly on the acid side, and once established they will grow happily on any crevice where they can gain a foothold. Lewisias are very frost hardy. They are ideal plants for the alpine house or cold greenhouse, where, protected from the elements, they will flower to perfection.

The clivia is turning orange but is still firm not squishy~I have also bought a yellow one.

I knew they looked very familiar!...I have seen realtives to these I am sure in the Olympic Mt.s as we used to take drives up high in the passes there...I may have even tried to bring a clump home but could never make them live through the trip back home so gave it up...,.wonderful for rock gardens I would suppose...

These are native to the USA, originally. What interests me is that, back in the late 60s/early 70s, I grew these quite happily as a child, crammed into cracks and creices in my wee rock garden, with no problem. Last year I rediscovered this, in a variety named "Rainbow", which suited our "Wizard of Oz" theme. They flowered very briefly, then died suddenly. Is this an instsnce of over-hybridization producing over-sized, colourful blooms briefly, without the plant itself being able to live longer than the original species would have?

You got a gr8 pic, Arlene! :-)

~my plant will come in out of the wet over the winter and I am hopeful of keeping it going~I have others too which produce smaller flowers but are still beautiful!

What a pink!

I love to visit the gardening shows and see lots of these displayed in a very realistic-looking setting, they are stunning! :-)