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Glory of the Sun 'Andes' (Leucocoryne purpurea): Purple Star Flowers

Overview

Leucocoryne purpurea 'Andes', the glory of the sun, produces umbels of star-shaped purple flowers on wiry stems in late spring. Native to Chile, it thrives in dry summer conditions.

Taxonomy

Family:	Alliaceae
Genus:	Leucocoryne (loo-koh-KOR-ry-nee)
Species:	purpurea (pur-PUR-ee-uh)
Cultivar:	Andes

Culture

Plant bulbs in autumn; very well-drained soil, full sun. Dry summer dormancy essential.

Bulbs: Hosta 'September Sun': Solberg's Late-Season Glory; Hosta 'Paul's Glory': Ruh-Hofer's Golden Transformation; Hosta 'Color Glory' – Multicolored Foliage for Vibrant Shade Displays; Daylily 'Clothed In Glory' – Splendid Blooms from 1996; Calystegia soldanella: Beach Morning Glory – Succulent Leaves and Pink Trumpets on Sand; Ipomoea muelleri (Poison Morning Glory); Lady of the Night (Brunfelsia americana): Nocturnal Fragrance; Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum): Native Woodland Curiosity; Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii): Early Blue Star Carpets; Glory of the Snow 'Pink Giant' (Chionodoxa forbesii): Early Spring Carpet

Garden Articles

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Daylily 'Along The Way'

Daylily 'Casting The Runes': A 1994 Hanson Hybrid

Daylily 'Capture The Magic': A 1996 Salter Hybrid

Tropical Hibiscus 'Midnight Sun': Black's 2007 Paradox

Tropical Hibiscus 'The Pearl': Hutto's 2002 Treasure

Desert Rose 'Tropic Sun' (Adenium obesum 'Tropic Sun'): A Floriferous Caudiciform

Plants

Colville's Glory (Colvillea racemosa): The Whip Tree's Orange Cascade

Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis): Winter's First White Bells

Camassia (Camassia leichtlinii): Blue Star Spires for Spring

Canna altensteinii (Canna)

Clivia (Clivia cyrtanthiflora): Shade-Loving Orange Blooms

Chasmanthe bicolor: Winter-Blooming Cape Coral

Alocasia robusta: Giant Elephant Ear for Tropical Foliage