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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Alstroemeriaceae (~Liliaceae) |
| Origin: South America |
| Flower Color: Salmon |
| Bloomtime: Year-round |
| Synonyms: [Alstroemeria 'Harmony'] |
| Height: 2-4 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F |
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Alstroemeria 'Salmon' (Salmon Peruvian Lily) - Semi-deciduous to wholly deciduous fleshy-stemmed, herbaceous perennial that spreads by fleshy, fibrous roots. In summer terminal clusters of small, lily-like salmon flowers top slender, upright stems growing in bushy clumps to 2' to 4' tall. This is an extremely popular tall cultivar in the cut flower industry and may require staking when used in containers. Plants have a crown of slender rhizomes that attach to succulent storage roots below. Each year new unbranched shoots arise from the crown to produce narrow leaves along the stem and an umbel of flowers at the tip. Plant in full sun to light shade and water regularly to occasionally in late spring and early summer. Tolerates fairly dry conditions in coastal gardens but vigor and flowering are best when plants are irrigated. Hardy to 15-20 degrees F but tolerates lower temperatures if mulched. When trimming or cutting Alstroemeria for flowers it is best to pull the stems out so they break off below ground at the crown to stimulate the formation of new shoots but do so carefully so as not to pull out pieces of the rhizome itself. The genus Alstroemeria (at times spelled Alstremeria) was named by Carl Linnaeus, often called the Father of Taxonomy, for his friend and student Klaus von Alstroemer (Clas Alströmer), a Swedish baron. Alstroemeria come from two areas within South America with summer growing species restricted to eastern Brazil and winter-growing plants from central Chile with common names such as Peruvian Lily, Parrot Lily, or Lily of the Incas.
The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Alstroemeria 'Salmon'. |
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