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ALSTROEMERIA
Commonly known as Peruvian lily, St. Martin's flower
Genus of about 50 species of perennials from mountain screes and grassland in South America.
The fleshy tubers spread to form clumps.
The flowers are long-lasting for a vase and should be plucked rather than cut though care must be taken as contact with the foliage can aggravate skin allergies.
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Good to know
Longlasting cut flower. -
Pests & Diseases
Slugs, viruses - red spider mite in greenhouse. -
Place of origin
Garden origin. Holland. Princess series. -
White
Inner tepals are heavily streaked purplish red and pale yellow at the base. Outer tepals are pure white. -
Height and Spread
30cm(12in) -
TuberousClump-forming, fleshy-rooted perennial with narrowly lance-shaped leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers.
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Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Full sun
dry mulch in winter in frost prone areas first few years -
Partial shade
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may cause skin allergy
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