Tweedia
Tweedia was derived from the sur name of James Tweedie whom by the mid of the 19th century was the head gardener of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburg. After he immigrated to South America, he would traveled throughout the continent sending the plants that he found back to Scotland.
Tweedia is known for its distinctive turquoise blue star-shaped flowers and greenish felted leaves symbolizing peace and harmony. Its five-petaled flowers bloom in loose clusters, which give way to boat-shaped seedpods.
