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Alstromeria, Peruvian lily

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Alstromeria became known to me years ago as cut flowers. I remember frequently seeing them in small vases in restaurants and also in the flower shops, being sold in bouquets with other flowers or by themselves. They are one of......

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Princess flower, Tibouchina urvilleana

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

This is my first experience with princess flower (Tibouchina urvilleana), in the Malastomatacea family, native of South America and West Indies. On my last trip to the nursery in July, I saw beautiful, unfamiliar purple flowers being grown along with......

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