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How to pot up colourful and fragrant Alstroemerias

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  • 22 Oct 2018
How to pot up colourful and fragrant Alstroemerias

Alstroemerias look just as lovely in containers as they do in garden beds

With their free-flowering nature and spreading habit, alstroemerias, or Peruvian lilies, have long been favourites. Garden varieties have been bred from species growing in the hills and grasslands of Chile, Argentina and Peru, with new forms and colours being introduced almost every year.

These hardy perennials are at home in flowerbeds, but they also look great in pots on decks and patios.

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  • Keep well watered or the foliage will turn pale yellow and fall.
  • Add fertiliser to water once a week.
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  • Spray if you spot ophids, though these lilies have few pest problems.
  • Slugs and snails will eat the foliage, scatter snail pellets after wet weather.
  • Alstroemerias make excellent cut flowers. Pluck flower stems straight out of the soil or cut them off close to the ground with secateurs. Foliage will wilt before blooms, so remove leaves from the cut stems before using the flowers in arrangements.
  • Wear gloves when handling the plants if you have sensitive skin
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