I think I've known
A.aurea as
A. aurantiaca and it loves our climate. It's a plant we grew up with. It seemed to just carry on in bloom all summer.
(Our summers never got very hot....)
Ursula, I must have had a memory hiccup. All the seeds that got trashed were Bomarea. But this one:
http://rarepalmseeds.com/pix/B... has a fascinating Alstroemeria-like plant habit (and that's my excuse for remembering it as an Alstroemeria!
) and comes from the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia (though not Chile?). I was itching with excitement over the chance to grow this one, but customs lacked the same appreciation of horticultural rarities.
Rare Palm Seeds (the company I bought from) have an incredible range of wild-provenanced seeds from around the world. Many tropical and warm temperate, but many also worth trying in my climate. I love their range of oddities and what seem to be ethical practices.
I love both these genera and want to try more of them.
