Alstromeria Dr Salter's Hybrids
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
- Flowers: Summer
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 7, 8, 9
- Height: 40 inches
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Care and Understanding
- Ideal for: Border, Cut Flower
Description
One of the loveliest hardy perennials.
Once established, the plants multiply to become a strikingly beautiful colony with vividly coloured blooms which are excellent for cutting.
Flowers early-mid summer.
Carmines, flame, yellow and pink, all whiskered, veined or mottled in darker colours in lily-like fashion.
Less inclined to sprawl and a little earlier than Ligtu Hybrids.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | mid winter to mid spring. |
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| Sowing depth: | 5mm (¼in) |
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Sow 3 seeds per 7.5cm (3in) pot in a good seed compost.
Seal each pot in a polythene bag and leave at 21C (70F) for 3 weeks then place in a refrigerator at 5C (40F) for 3 weeks.
After this return to 21C (70F).
Germination should start in around 10-14 days.
Growing Instructions
Do not transplant the seedlings but grow on at a lower temperature, gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions and plant the whole pot without disturbing the roots, 15cm (6in) deep, 30cm (12in) apart.
Aftercare Instructions
Prefers a sunny sheltered site in well drained soil.
Caution
May cause skin allergy.
