PERUVIAN lily (or lily of the Incas) is a suitably exotic name for a group of plants well known as a popular and long-lasting cut flower. Their funnel-shaped blooms are individually stunning and deserve close inspection to appreciate the contrasting shades, spots and dashes shown by the six petals or tepals. Breeding work has produced a wide range not just of flower colours but also plants of different heights, and some cultivars are able to tolerate low temperatures in chilly gardens.
Canny gardeners are increasingly appreciating the value of alstroemerias as garden plants, and they enjoy these plants in containers or planted out to brighten exotic and mixed borders. Short-growing cultivars are perfect for solving problem areas such as difficult narrow borders. Flowers open in summer, with plants often producing two or three rounds of buds lasting from June to autumn if they are sufficiently well grown and deadheaded.
Esta historia es de la edición March 14, 2020 de Amateur Gardening.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición March 14, 2020 de Amateur Gardening.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
To dig or not to dig?
Should we be carrying out a full dig on plots now? Bob considers the pros and cons of the 'autumn dig' debate
The box ball blues
As if his beleaguered box hadn't already taken a beating, Toby now has to deal with some hungry box caterpillars
Save your own seeds
Masterclass on: seed saving
Strange sightings
Three unusual insects turn up in Val's garden in one day
A bolt from the blue!
Cornflowers are perfect for garden and vase
Winter moth prevention
Ruth shows you how to avoid maggoty tree fruits
Create a winter container
There are as many options as in summer
Lightweight gardening tools
AS well as being good for our mental health, gardening is also great exercise.
Autumn price round-up
AG finds better bargains in lesser-known brands
Rudbeckias
Rudbeckias are ideal for sunny summer patios and borders, with some able to survive our coldest winters