Alstroemeria pulchella

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Read about Alstroemeria pulchella in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Alstroemeria pulchella, Linn. f. (A. psittacina, Lehm.). Fig. 179. Sterile st. a foot or less long, with aggregated petioled lvs.: flowering st. 2-3 ft., with scattered Lvs.: fls. in a simple umbel, on pedicels 1-1½ in. long, long funnel- shaped, the segms. unequal, dark red and tipped with green and spotted inside with brown; stamens nearly as long as limb. Brazil. Fig. 179 is of the A. psittacina, B.M. 3033.—An old garden plant. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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