This is a rare offering of the beautiful Alstroemeria longistaminea from the forests of Brazil.  It's quite different from the common Alstroemeria seen in floral arrangements.  Its unusual blooms have a delectable color combination of bubblegum pink and apple green.  My camera has a hard time capturing their color, but the pink is really intense!  It flowers profusely over a long season, providing a wonderful splash of color indoors or out.  This is an awesome and easy plant that deserves to become very popular.  I don't know anyone currently offering it.

Its tubers send up numerous attractive shoots about 1½ to 2 feet tall.  Most of these stems are topped with blooms - usually about 8 to 14 per cluster.  The nodding, tear-drop shape of the blooms helps deflect water during Brazil's rainy season.  The stems make great cut flowers for arrangements!  The plant typically flowers for about half the year, and then the tubers go dormant for a few months.  This is a true species, not a cultivated hybrid.

In the right conditions, it is easy to grow and quite vigorous.  It comes from a warm climate in Brazil, and while it can tolerate cool conditions, it seems to be happiest above 60 degrees F (15°C).  This forest plant doesn't need much sun, just bright light.  It might need some protection from strong afternoon sun.  It grows well in a pot in well-draining soil that's kept evenly moist during the growing season.  While the tubers are dormant, keep the soil slightly moist (not wet, not fully dry).

This auction is for a rhizome about 1 inch (3 cm) wide, which can flower the first year.  Tips on planting it will be emailed to you (contact me if you would like them sooner).  It will be shipped without soil.  If you want shipping delayed up to 2 weeks, wait to pay please.  Outside the United States: While problems are rare, buyer accepts the risk if it does not arrive safely.  The tracking number might not show tracking information in some countries, but it will show it within the U.S.

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Strange Wonderful Things is your source for exotic, hard-to-find plants that bring the excitement back into gardening!  Most of the plants in my collection are rarely seen in nurseries, and a few are sold nowhere else on the internet.  I am a low-volume grower and don't produce many plants, so if you see something you like, please bid early!  I personally answer all emails, and provide free "technical support" through my website. - Happy growing! - Jeff

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