Alstroemeria

Peruvian lilies will keep you supplied with exotic flowers

Alstroemeria brings a touch of the exotic to the garden. The choice of varieties used to be limited to the invasive, but boldly coloured Alstroemeria aurea, to the pastel jazziness of the A. ligtu hybrids, which were often cut back by late frosts, or the green and red-flowered species A. psittacina, known as the parrot lily, which is still worth growing.