OT: Alstromeria
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- Subject: OT: Alstromeria
- From: "* O* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 08:25:31 PDT
From: "Sterling Okase" <sterling_o@hotmail.com>
>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
Jan,
I originally bought mine from a nursery a couple of years ago. The roots
were displayed in a large basket of moist peat moss. I chose one with
eyes showing. The roots were fresh, fleshy and moist. I moved them once
last year because it out grew the tiny space I gave them. They did well
in the transplant but I did it with a clump of soil attached. Since my
original purchase I found potted ones that were growing in 4" pots that
were in flower. The poor roots were climbing out of the edges of the
pots. I've put them in the ground and they are doing fine. I have never
tried getting alsromerias from mail order sources so don't know how they
would do. However, since they are such wonderful plants and difficult to
find in nurseries, I would try mail order sources just for more variety.
Iris Maniac,
Sterling (not Innerst)
Seattle, WA. Zone 8
AIS, KCIS, HIPS and MIS
sterling_o@hotmail.com
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