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Lapageria rosea 'Torres de Paine'

New in my collection in 2006, this plant should have white flowers. Like  all Lapageria it needs cool moist acid soil in shade, absolutely hates direct sun for any length of time, although the top of the plant will be happy if the lower part is shaded. The flowers are waxy bells and it is in flower from July through to March. Due to its flowering period and the fact that new growth can be frost damaged it needs a sheltered place (min -8c) or grow it down the shady end of the conservatory.
The species comes from Chile; the majority of wild plants have cherry red flowers with occasional pale pinks and whites. Introduced around 1847.
This plant came direct from Chile and I can find no record of the name other than it translates to "Mountains of snow"

NB I have received this plant into the collection twice and each time it has turned out red, the original seller has now stopped selling it and as far as I can tell it never existed as a white plant. If anyone knows different I would be delighted to hear from them

 

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