Alstroemeria Majestic Serrant

Alstroemeria Majestic 'Serrant' is a vigorous, tall, and very floriferous Peruvian Lily, prized for its prolonged flowering and its good performance in borders as well as in a vase. This variety from the Majestics series brings a sunny note to the garden, with its flowers in yellow tones finely streaked with brown. It develops into a generous clump and flowers all summer in a rich, moist soil.

Alstroemeria 'Serrant' belongs to the Alstroemeriaceae family. It is a horticultural cultivar belonging to the Majestics series. Like other garden alstroemerias, it is a rhizomatous perennial with a fleshy rhizome, whose foliage partially or completely disappears in winter, then re-emerges from the ground in spring. The Majestics series, developed by Turcieflor in France, groups together tall, floriferous varieties suited to grow in the garden and as cut flowers. The plant forms an upright, dense clump, composed of sturdy leafy stems, 70 to 90 cm tall and about 50 cm wide. The flowers, grouped in terminal clusters, measure 5 to 6 cm in diameter. They have the typical structure of alstroemerias, with six floral parts, often streaked or spotted. In ‘Serrant’, the colour is yellow with coral or orange tones depending on the bloom. Flowering lasts from May to September or from June to autumn, depending on the climate and soil moisture. The bright green, lanceolate leaves are arranged along flexible but sturdy stems. The fleshy and fragile rhizome does not tolerate repeated handling well. 
Hardy down to -10/-14 °C in well-drained soil, this variety should be protected with a mulch in regions with wet or very cold winters.

In the garden, Majestic Serrant can be used in sunny borders and tall edging. It can also be grown in a large pot on a balcony. This perennial pairs well with more flexible or lighter forms; it can be planted in groups, and a few stems can be cut for the house, as its vase life is excellent. To accompany its yellow flowers, try Dahlia 'Labyrinth', Agapanthus 'Charlotte', Salvia nemorosa 'Bumblesky', or Cenolophium denudatum, a tall umbellifer with airy white flowers that lightens and gives a very natural feel to the whole arrangement.