Angela wrote, >Hi Jane, I am also very interested in alstroemeria >I find even here, with a warmer climate, it is best to grow the young plants >in pots and pamper them, Once they have grown bigger, then I put them in the >ground. perhaps try again with one princess lily, and only put it out when >it is a big plant,. The plants I lost in the winter were large (in 1 or 2 gallon pots) with extensive root systems when I planted them in spring. I still think it's best to relegate "Princess" alstros to warm climates where they can be grown permanently in the ground, since they retail here for US $12 to $20 apiece -- a bit much for summer bedding, and the big containers necessary to satisfy them are hard to move indoors in fall. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA