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Alstroemeria ligtu, Linn. Fl.-et. 1½-2 ft.: Lvs. 20-30, thin, the lowermost becoming lanceolate, 2-3 in. long: fls. 1½ in. long, in a nearly or quite simple umbel, whitish, lilac or pale red, streaked purple, the inner segms. often obtuse. Var. púlchra, Baker (A. pulchra, Sims, B.M. 2421. A. Flós-Márlinii, Ker, B.R. 731. A. bicolor, L.B.C. 15:1497), has narrower and longer Lvs., and all the segms. acute or cuspidate. Chile. Common and variable in cult. A. Hookeri, Lodd., is a form of A. Ligtu. The A. Ligtu of B.M. 125 is A. caryophyllea, Jacq., with long-clawed, very unequal segms. in two sets or lips, red and red- striped. Brazil.
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==Cultivation==


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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

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