Alstroemeria Ligtu Hybrid

Alstromeria ligtu-hybrid, also known as Peruvian Lily, is a perennial plant that thrives in moist soil in a light woodland area. Its exotic-looking flowers come in various colours, but they are always stunningly beautiful. We offer a lovely selection with salmon-pink flowers adorned with small dark streaks. This hardy hybrid will faithfully reflower year after year and will naturalise in borders and rock gardens if the conditions are right. This plant blooms abundantly and produces gorgeous cut flowers and magnificent pots for the terrace or balcony.

The hybrid Alstroemeria ligtu are perennial plants belonging to the Alstroemeriaceae family, resulting from the cross-breeding of Alstroemeria haemantha and Alstroemeria ligtu, both of Chilean and Peruvian origin. These plants grow in nature on well-drained and rocky slopes of the Andes mountains, preferring slightly acidic soil. The plants quickly form large clumps consisting of robust and upright stems, with thin, sparsely leafed, slightly pubescent, grey-green leaves on their upper half. In spring and summer, starting from the second year of cultivation, these stems, averaging 60 cm (24in) in height, bear terminal umbels of open flowers composed of 6 non-symmetrical petals, variably speckled or striated. Their colours are a mix of pink and orange. They are bulbous plants with thick, fleshy roots that resemble asparagus claws. Fragile and brittle, they penetrate deeply into the soil, which should be loose and light to accommodate them. These plants reproduce easily by sowing, a technique that also avoids damaging the roots during transplantation.

The hybrid Alstroemeria ligtu can be temperamental and wither overnight if their environment is not suitable, or become invasive in the opposite case. Nonetheless, they provide wonderful flowers for bouquets. As such, you can plant them in the vegetable garden, in well-tilled and well-drained soil, or on a mound, which suits them perfectly. In these conditions, they can form large clumps that expand year after year. They are excellent plants for borders, rock gardens, pots, and containers.