Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. subsp. hookeri
This is the probable identification of Macarthur’s Alstroemeria hookeriana. It is a frost-hardy, dwarf, perennial with pink flowers, streaked yellow and purple inside, in summer. To 60cm. [RHSE].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘We received [Alstroemeria hookeri] from the Horticultural Society, with the name of Versicolor: it has also been figured by Dr. Hooker in Exotic Flora, and called Rosea. Both these names are objectionable, having been already applied by Ruiz and Pavon, in Flora Peruviana, to other distinct species: we feel much pleasure, therefore, in following Mr. Sweet, by giving it a name which has merited so much from botanists as has Dr. Hooker, by the number, elegance, and accuracy of his works. This plant is a native of Chili: it flowers in June; after which the stalks, which are about two feet high, decay, and the roots remain dormant till the latter end of the year.’ [LBC no.1272/1827].
Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. is considered by some to be a short-growing form of Alstroemeria ligtu L.
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [B.25/1843].
Notes
Both Alstroemeria hookeri Sweet and Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. subsp. hookeri are considered valid names by The Plant List but Conrad Loddiges considered his plant to be synonymous with Sweet’s and this may be so. Alstroemeria hookeri was listed but described only as ‘rose-coloured’ by Sweet in 1826 [Hortus Britannicus p.408/1826].
Published Jan 11, 2009 - 03:50 PM | Last updated Apr 03, 2012 - 05:18 PM
Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. subsp. hookeri | LBC no.1272/1827 as Alstroemeria hookeri | RBGS
| Family | Alstroemeriaceae |
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| Region of origin | Chile |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Alstroemeria Hookeriana
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| Confidence level | medium |