Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids
Peruvian lily
- 5 × bare root plants
- £9.99 £2.00 each
- available to order from autumn
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- Bulbs (only) £4.99
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: slow to average
- Flowering period: June to August
- Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
Producing a mass of multi-coloured, funnel-shaped flowers throughout summer, these showy perennials will slowly spread to form good-sized clumps if they are planted in a sheltered spot.
The flowers are excellent for cutting and will be long-lasting in a vase, so it is worth planting a few more than you need for the border.
The flowers are excellent for cutting and will be long-lasting in a vase, so it is worth planting a few more than you need for the border.
Plant outside 20cm deep and 30-45cm apart after frost, or into pots under glass at any time. After flowering cut back the faded flower-stems, but make sure you always wear gloves when working with Peruvian lilies, as contact with the foliage may cause skin irritation.
Newly planted alstroemerias should be given a very generous 20cm deep mulch of chipped bark in their first winter to help the plants become established. In subsequent autumns, provide a dry mulch of bracken or bark chippings to help protect the crowns.
Newly planted alstroemerias should be given a very generous 20cm deep mulch of chipped bark in their first winter to help the plants become established. In subsequent autumns, provide a dry mulch of bracken or bark chippings to help protect the crowns.
- Humans: Skin allergen
