Luc wrote, "Alstroemeria patagonica replaces A. aurea to the south. It is the most austral of all members of the genus." That is a misleading statement because A. patagonica is extremely different from A. aurea and indeed any other species (it was once placed in a monotypic genus, Schickendantzia). It requires rather specialized treatment; in particular, it resents disturbance extremely. he wrote: >Among the populations of A. ligtu, its ssp. incarnata occurs at the higher >elevation (up to 2000m) in the Central Cordillera (Region O'Higgins and >Maule) and should be considered. I grow this subspecies from seed I collected in said area and find it quite hardy and floriferous in my rather cold, very wet garden, though on a high berm of sand and gravel. >Other species from the Central cordillera includes A. exerens, A. >pseudospathulata, A. umbellata, A. versicolor, A. andina, A. pallida and >A. spathulata... I grow these in the bulb frame as I feel they might be very moisture-sensitive in winter, though some (e.g., A. exserens, note spelling) are high-elevation dwellers. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA