LA FLOR TIMIDA… Alstroemeria by magdaindigo

Each flower seems to have a different ‘personality’ which I’m trying to capture. This bloom looking shy, yet revealing, peeking from under the protective leaf.

Alstroemeria, the genus named after the Swedish baron Alströmer who brought them back from a trip to South America in 1753. Also called the Peruvian Lily or , is a South American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity, one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from the Atacama Desert of Chile are winter-growing plants while those of Brazil are summer-growing.
The flower, which resembles a miniature lily, is very popular for bouquets and flower arrangements in the commercial cut flower trade. They have a vase life of about two weeks.
Thanx, M, (*_*)

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