Alstroemeria psittacina Variegata Light Shade to Shade The first plants in cultivation
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
The first plants in cultivation trace back to Ernest Wilson's collections in Sichuan
This 1997 Yucca Do introduction was discovered 5 years earlier in Tamaulipas
liver and kidney ailments
The 4' tall stalks of this Hedychium flavum x coccineum hybrid are clothed with 1' long leaves
The 18" wide clump makes a perfect rosette of long
Alstroemeria psittacina Variegata Light Shade to Shade The first plants in cultivationAlstroemeria psittacina 'Variegata' is a Japanese selection, that improves on the native Brazilian species, Alstroemeria psittacina, with dramatic, white edged leaves. This winter grower makes a spreading mass of attractive foliage to 15" tall x 3' wide in 6 years (much slower than the species). In June, the flowering stems erupt to nearly 3', each topped with narrow tubular flowers speckled maroon and green a hummingbird magnet. After flowering,