OT:Alstromaeria
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- Subject: OT:Alstromaeria
- From: "* C* <j*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 02:36:52 PDT
From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
Sterling O. wrote:
>Alstromerias are commonly called Peruvian Lily ..<snip>.. They are
>very popular in the cut flower trade and instantly recognized
>...<snip>..They grow from a fleshy underground root system and can be
>invasive. I have been told they are difficult to transplant because >of
their brittle root system.
They ARE difficult to transplant, and you need to take a fair sized
clump, which leaves the clump you took it from, looking like a tornado
hit it. (as my friend found out recently). The clump grows back again
quickly. I must learn to avoid those tempting morsels offered in plastic
bags in chain stores. They almost never grow. Out of 3 bags of
alstomaeria, I think I have one plant which has survived. Has anyone had
any success with mail ordering these plants?
Jan Clark, Australia
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