Alstroemeria was July Gardens

     
Louise,
     
I don't have the Princess variety, but I grow Inca Moonlight which is small, 
Little Miss Matilda in a pot at the foot of Clematis The President in full sun 
to hide the woody leafless bit, Little Miss Selina, in a pot recovering from me 
forgetting about it after I bought it, and Apollo and one other in the garden.
     
The garden ones are about 1 metre high even though one is supposed to be a dwarf
variety.  I have soil which is quite clay'ish but has been opened up & the 
alstroemerias grow like stink in it!  I leave them in over the winter & they 
seem to cope with the wet OK & still show a few leafy stems above ground all 
year.  I like 'em & they're good as a cut flower.  
     
I did however discover they are supposedly poisonous & its not recommended that 
you touch the stems or leaves without gloves.  I am usually quite sensitive to 
iffy plants, but I've had no reaction to these - just be warned.
     
Hope that helps
     
Karen in Cheshire, UK.
     
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Author:  Non-HP-louise (louise@the-english-family.freeserve.co.uk) at 
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Date:    23/07/99 07:03
     
     
I'm so glad somebody opened this strand.  After the 
exuberance in my garden of spring through to late June, 
things have really tailed off now.  It's comforting to know 
this is happening to virtually everyone else as well.  I do 
still have plenty of things flowering, already mentioned by 
others, but the garden is somehow lacking.  Perhaps that's 
partially because of this dry summer we're having (yes, they 
happen even here in England!).  I've cut things back and 
because of the lack of water, they haven't grown back yet.
     
One thing I had been thinking of investigating was 
Alstroemeria, especially the Princess and Little Princess 
varieties, because they are supposed to flower for five to 
six months until the first frosts.  I love their lily type 
flowers, and they're supposed to last for ages when picked 
as well.  Does anybody else have any experience of growing 
them?
     
Louise, southern England
     
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