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Leucocoryne purpurea 'Andes' |
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| Common name |
glory of the sun |
| Family |
alliaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial bulb (Z8b)  |
| Flowers |
purple (winter) |
| Size |
12-20" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Small bulbs for warm climates, native to Chile, with pretty-patterned flowers in the pink-to-purple color range. They bloom in winter, and go dormant in summer. My mail order source did not make mention of hardiness, which I subsequently learned is limited to zone 10, so I had little hope of them surviving the harsh January 2018 freeze – but they proved hardier than reported, and started blooming by mid-March – pretty little things. The following year, they came back stronger (after a mild winter), so I think they plan to stick around. I purchased two varieties, 'Andes' and 'Spotlight', but I suspect the mail order company messed up, because they both look like the 'Andes' variety. Which is nice enough.
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| | Foliage just emerging, early December after planting early November |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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