Alstroemeria
Posted: August 28th, 2013, 10:15 pm
| Botanical Name | Alstroemeria |
| Family | Alstroemeriaceae |
| Genus | Alstroemeria |
| Specie | N/A |
| Local Name in Urdu | N/A |
| Common Name | Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Cultivar Name | N/A |
| Category(Bulb/Corm/Tuber/Rhizome/root) | Rhizome |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | Zone 8-10 |
| Soil PH | 5.5-7.0 |
| Planting Time | Fall |
| Planting Depth | 7.87 inches (20 cm) |
| Spacing | 10 inches to 20 inches(25 cm to 50 cm) |
| Height | 40-60 inches |
| Exposure | Full or partial sun |
| Flowering Time | Spring to Early Summer |
| Flower Color | Available in different colours |
| Fragrant | No |
| Uses | Grow in pots, flowering beds, borders and used as cut flower |
| Propagation | By dividing the off sets and planting them separately when they are dormant |
| Difficulty(Easy/Intermediate/Hard ) | Hard |
| Suitable for (KHI/LHR/RWL/ISL/PWR/High Lands) | Chile variety could grow in RWL/ISL and Highlands ( recommended for cold areas) but Brazilian variety could be grown in comparatively warm climate like LHR/North East of PWR but could face problem in KHI |
| Tips to grow | Require good drainage, Being a Hardy bulb they are summer dormant(Chile variety), dig them in summer and store them in cool dry place but Brazilian variety is winter dormant but now they produce new Hybrid variety which is ever green and also produce flowers from early spring to late summer |
| Other Details | Native to South America, further divided into two main varieties one from central Chile and second from Brazil, Chile variety is Hardy and winter grower and the Brazilian variety is summer grown but now The most popular and showy hybrids commonly grown today result from crosses between species from Chile (winter-growing) with species from Brazil (summer-growing). This strategy has overcome the problem of seasonal dormancy and resulted in plants that are evergreen, or nearly so, and flower for most of the year. This breeding work derives mainly from trials that began in the United States in the 1980s. The flower, which resembles a miniature lily, is very popular for bouquets and flower arrangements in the commercial cut flower trade.Most cultivars available for the home garden will bloom in the late spring and early summer. The roots are hardy to a temperature of 23 °F (−5 °C). The plant requires at least six hours of morning sunlight, regular water, and well-drained soil |
