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19 November 2008

Alstromeria

Alstromeria Ligtu cultivars

Genus: Alstromeria
Cultivar: Ligtu cultivars

Baron Alstromer was a Swedish Botanist.

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Category: Perennials

Height: 0.50 m (50 cm)
Spread: 0.75 m (75 cm)

Form: Herbaceous perennial
Hardiness: Slightly tender
Sun/Shade: Full sun or light shade
Soil Type: Fertile, moist but well drained.

Perennial with showy flowers during summer. Various colours. Make excellent cut flowers and also ideal for for the mixed or herbaceous border. In frost prone areas protect the rootstock with a mulch in Winter. Stake the stems as the beging to grow.

 


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