Alstroemeria Majestic Longué

Alstroemeria ‘Longué’ is a Peruvian Lily from the Majestics series that won't go unnoticed in the garden. Its red flowers with a yellow, tiger-striped throat bloom throughout the summer season on a large, upright clump. It finds its place among border perennials and provides beautiful stems for cut flowers. It is also a quite hardy variety that can be grown in the ground in many regions.

This variety belongs to the Alstroemeriaceae family. Commonly called alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas. Majestic 'Longué' is the result of horticultural selection work carried out in Anjou by Turcieflor. The Majestics series brings together large alstroemerias, chosen for their vigour, hardiness and long stems suitable for bouquets.
‘Longué’ forms an upright, softly branched clump, reaching 65 to 90 cm in height and 40 to 60 cm in width. The plant sometimes establishes itself a little slowly, but its fleshy crown, formed of tuberous roots, gradually widens. The foliage is medium green to slightly bluish-green, depending on conditions, and consists of elongated, flexible leaves arranged all along the stems. It disappears in winter in cold regions. Flowering renews itself from June to October, often until the first frosts. The flowers, gathered in terminal clusters, measure 4 to 6 cm in diameter. They are bright red to deep red, with a yellow throat and dark brown streaks on the upper tepals. One of the major qualities of this variety is its vase life, close to two weeks. Hardy down to -10/-12 °C in well-drained soil, this alstroemeria benefits from protection with a mulch in regions with cold or wet winters.
Like many varieties from this line, this one bears the name of a town in Anjou, which recalls its roots in local horticultural tradition.

In the garden, plant Majestic Longué Peruvian Lily in a sunny border or a bed reserved for cut flowers. It can be paired with Pennisetum ‘Black Beauty’, Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’, the simple and light Dahlia ‘Bishop of Leicester’, or even Gaura lindheimeri ‘Blanche’, which adds movement. You can also grow it in a large pot on the patio or balcony. In the ground, it will perform best in fertile soil, remaining slightly moist in summer and without stagnant moisture in winter.