Alstroemeria psittacina Variegata Ornamental Seed or Fruit True blue flowers are produced

True blue flowers are produced from spring to frost and they are highly favored by hummingbirds

as is seen in some of its offspring Habranthus x floryi selections (with which the Habranthus brachyandrus is often mistaken)

well-drained soil and a pH toward 7

Sarracenia purpurea produces new pitchers throughout the growing season

Alstroemeria psittacina Variegata Ornamental Seed or Fruit True blue flowers are producedAlstroemeria 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,