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Alstroemeria

'Indian Summer'


Indian Summer Peruvian Lily




Origin:  Native to Chile. The Genus is named for the Swedish naturalist and pupil of Linnaeus, Baron Claus von Alstroemer (1736-1794).
Family
Alstroemeriaceae
Genus
Alstroemeria
Cultivar
'Indian Summer'
Category
Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals
USDA Hardiness Zone
7 - 10
Canadian Hardiness Zone
8
RHS Hardiness Zone
H2 - H6
Temperature (°C)
-18 - 4
Temperature (°F)
0 - 40
Height
0.5 m - 1 m
Spread
0.1 m - 0.5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JuneJulyAugust
General Description
Alstroemeria is a herbaceous bulbous perennial with attractive veined foliage and umbels of bright orange-yellow lily-like flowers.
Cultivation
Grow in full sun to part-shade, in moderately moist, well-drained, humus soil.
Shape
Clump forming.
Growth
Fast
Pests
Slugs.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Leaf Description
Alternate, lanceolate, 7 - 10 cm long with distinct parallel venation.
Flower Description
3 outer tepals (segments of the outer whorl with no differentiation between petal and sepal) are bright orange-yellow with a green tip, broadly ovate, 3 inner tepals are much narrower: 2 upper are spotted with red. Flowers are arranged in clusters called umbels, in which stalks of similar length grow from a common centre.
Notable Specimens
Lanhydrock Gardens, Cornwall, England.
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn or early spring.
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