Jane, etal: We tried several of the Princess series of Alstromeria, and found Alstroemeria 'Stapripal' to be the hardiest. We have grown this in the open garden for 9 years and it flowers reliably each year. During this time, we have only seen a winter low of 6 degrees F. Unfortunately, the introducers choose to thumb their noses at the International Nomenclature Code and US Trademark law in the naming of the plants. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent Jane McGary wrote: > I think Jim Shields is referring to one of the "Princess Strain" hybrid > alstroemerias that are now widely available in garden centers. They are > suitable for containers and I have an attractive one in my solarium. It is > evergreen and has a long flowering period. Judging from the succulent, > shiny foliage, it is closely descended from A. pelegrina, which is coastal > and probably quite tender. I tried four other selections outdoors, and one > of them barely survived a winter here but the others died. > > At 10:36 AM 5/8/2008 -0400, you wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> We bought some small potted plants for the deck a year ago. Included was a >> small Alstroemeria hybrid that turned out to be evergreen. It seems that >> there are some hybrids on the market now that will stay green and perhaps >> even flowering all year round. This is almost a dwarf, less than a foot (30 >> cm) tall as I recall. >> >> I moved the planter into the greenhouse in autumn and let it go completely >> dry, expecting to have to nurse it through a dormant period. The >> Alstroemeria alone continued to stay green and tried to grow. Finally, I >> dug it out, divided it into 4 pieces, and replanted it into the container. >> I started watering it almost immediately, and it is growing and flowering >> again. >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >