GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:
P. 'Asterix' x P. loefgrenii.
Hybrid of horticultural origin.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 8 °C
IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C
ETYMOLOGY: Dedicated to Lucia Contarino, who lives at the foot of Mount Etna and who wrote me the previous version of my site.
The appearance of the flower also recalls the summit of the volcano with the bright center and filaments similar to an eruption.