Alstroemeria psittacina Variegata Light Shade to Shade Good drainage and plenty of

Good drainage and plenty of sun are the keys to success

The 18" wide clump makes a perfect rosette of long

tan and black patterned petiole

close cousin Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

This 1997 Yucca Do introduction was discovered 5 years earlier in Tamaulipas

Alstroemeria psittacina Variegata Light Shade to Shade Good drainage and plenty ofAlstroemeria 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,