Lawley's Garden
Alstroemeria "Friendship" 2012
Genus: Alstroemeria.
Species: Alstroemeria aurantiaca.
Bought from St Michaels Flower Festival £5.50
Alstroemeria are fleshy rooted herbaceous perennials forming spreading clumps of erect stems bearing narrowly lance-shaped leaves, with umbels of showy funnel-shaped flowers in summer
'Yellow Friendship' is a vigorous herbaceous perennial to 1.4m tall, with umbels of large bright yellow flowers streaked with dark brown within, the outer petals lighter lemon-yellow
Full sun/Part shade
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Young plants best left undisturbed to form clumps, mulch for the first two winters.
Soil-Moist but well-drained Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Sand, Clay, Chalk or Loam
Propagate by division in autumn or very early spring
Pruning-Pull stems up after flowering, leaving tubers in ground
Pests-May be damaged by slugs
