Alstroemeria

Chad Schroter chadschroter@yahoo.com
Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:42:09 PDT
John,  I still have the 2 "princess lilies" I recieved from you in  a trade. They are in the ground - but have not spread much - perhaps  that accounts for the high price ?  I have not tried to divide  them - that would probably speed things up.
  
  The regular Ligtu and aurea forms I grow inside of 5 gallon plastic  pots with the bottoms cut out - sunk into the ground to rim level - to  control their spread. This works for 3-4 years before they need to be  re-freshed as the pot is 100% full of root.
  
  I also have a clear pink form with smallish flowers. It originally came  from the UC Berkeley Botanic Garden plant sale. It only gets 1-2 feet  high with a unique leaf structure - more of a whorl around the stem -  glaucous blue/gray color. A polite self sower. Attempts to transplant  pieces of the root almost always fail...
  
  Chad Schroter
  Los Gatos CA Zone 9

Floral Architecture <john@floralarchitecture.com> wrote:  Jane,
The Princess lilies ('Zsa Zsa' and 'Paola') are hardy
here in OH. When I said that I left something off my
report, these were it.
I planted 2 pots (that were divided into 4 plants at
the time of planting) 2 years ago. 
They are up again this year. 
I will wait until my last day or so here before I pull
all the foliage off. I've found that pulling the
non-blooming foliage off in the spring helps force the
blooming stems for the summer. 
Mine are planted on a gentle slope facing north but it
is in full sun all day. The sun just came up and they
are already getting a direct hit. 
The soil is pretty heavy clay with a compost top (from
a few years of mulch). 
I tried 'Sweet Laura' a few years ago but it got
rather pushed out from the encroaching sweet woodruff.

I want to try a few more varieties this year but as
you said, $12 to $20 a pop, it is rather discouraging.
Not that I haven't spent that before, heck I've spent
$36 for 3 gal lantana for the patio only to be frozen
in the winter (it bloomed all summer though). 

John Ingram in L.A., CA. 
http://www.floralarchitecture.com/ "Your Clivia Connection"
john@floralarchitecture.com
310.709.1613 (cell, west coast time, please call accordingly. Thank you)
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