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Alstroemeria
'ligtu hybrids' ~ Chilean Lily |
| I use this
plant extensively because it holds well as a cut flower and blooms freely with little or
no care. The markings on the interior petals fascinate me and probably the insects
and birds that pollinate this plant as well. The stalks are 18-32" tall.
The plant seeds out regularly and runs a bit. This cultivar group is reasonably easy
to keep in check, unlike some of its relatives. It is sensitive to over watering
but
can grow in well drained or heavy soils if they don't become waterlogged. In cold weather areas it goes dormant, near
the coast it is evergreen or nearly so.
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