Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria, also known as the Peruvian Lily, are great cut flowers. They are a florist’s favorite because they often last as long as two weeks in a vase. They have no fragrance but are brightly colored and tropical looking. They are easy to grow in the garden but until now they were not hardy here.
I never thought I could grow them in New York but they now have one called Sweet Laura which is hardy in zone 5 and this one has fragrance as well. Sweet Laura has yellow-orange flowers with red-orange streaking and spots on the petals. Sounds pretty enough to me. There is another one patented by Cornell that is called Mauve Majesty. Although it is not fragrant it is hardy to zone 5 as well. They are lavender colored with dark speckling and a yellow throat. Needless to say I will be getting some of each of these to try my luck with. My hopes are that they truly can withstand our winter if I am careful to mulch well. I guess the only way to find out is to try them.
So I will.
~Whatever a man’s age, he can reduce it several years
by putting a bright-colored flower in his buttonhole.
~Mark Twain
January 10th, 2010 at: 10:56 pm
Loving any signs of Spring right now. Beautiful!
January 10th, 2010 at: 11:33 pm
Wow Teresa. What an explosion of orange!! Your first photo is fantastic. It’s delicious. I love digital too but I must keep looking in the window. My budget simply won’t allow a new dSLR. I’m going to play with my wife’s little pocket canon to see if I can coax a few decent shots out.
January 11th, 2010 at: 1:34 am
These are simply gorgeous!
January 11th, 2010 at: 5:37 am
Oh, they are pretty, aren’t they? We are zone 5 too, I believe. Maybe I’ll look out for those in the garden centre this spring!
January 11th, 2010 at: 6:19 am
Inredibly radiant flowers! Love the sharp burst of pattern in the centre of the flower!
January 11th, 2010 at: 6:19 am
Incredibly radiant flowers! Love the sharp burst of pattern in the centre of the flower!
January 11th, 2010 at: 8:29 am
Lovely color and the texture is almost papery…. ~bangchik
January 11th, 2010 at: 10:18 am
I love these flowers because they last so long and are so pretty. I’ve never grown my own. Maybe I’ll put that on my list of plants to buy this spring. Yay, Spring!!
January 11th, 2010 at: 10:38 am
These are so lovely!! The orange and red hued flowers are my favorite.
I needed a little flower in my life today, too!
January 11th, 2010 at: 11:35 am
Wonderful flowers, love the color
January 11th, 2010 at: 12:18 pm
I LOVE these precious flowers! I always forget their names but they are so happy and last so long!
January 12th, 2010 at: 3:59 am
Ah gorgeous inca lily – I love them too!! lovely pic!
Gena @ thinking aloud
January 12th, 2010 at: 1:19 pm
Gorgeous photos! I also love alstroemeria & have grown Sweet Laura with success in my z5 NW garden. Didn’t have good luck with Mauve Majesty, but am going to try again.
January 12th, 2010 at: 11:12 pm
What gorgeous saturated color!
Lovin’ Macro Monday,
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