The most common varieties of alstromeria

Alstroemeria - This perennial flower is originally from South America. There are about 75 wild plant species, which in nature reach up to 1 meter in height. And cultivated varieties, which number about 200, grow up to 2 m in height. In Alstroemeria flowers reach 5 cm in diameter and they are of different colors. The most common colors are white, red, orange, purple, green, and each of them necessarily has spots on the petals. In botany, the shape of the flowers of alstroemeria is called zygomorph - two-sided symmetrical. They gather in complex umbrellas of 10-25 flowers.

Alstroemeria is cut in water for about 2 weeks, which is surprising for its bright and delicate flowers. In growing this plant is unpretentious, will grow in open ground and pot. In floristics Alstroemeria is often used to create bouquets and compositions. It has almost no smell, so it can be part of complex flower arrangements.

Alstroemeria has numerous varieties, some of which are more common. What are they characterized by, what features do they have? Knowing this, you can understand why they are popular with gardeners and florists.

Alicia

Alstroemeria variety Alicia - is a hybrid plant. The flowers are like a rose or chrysanthemum. Alicia is a flower of white and pink color, grows a bush. It blooms from June to September.

Brazilian lily

The next representative of Alstroemeria is very high - reaches a height of 2 m. It comes from sunny Brazil and is called the Alstroemeria Brazilian or Brazilian lily. Its leaves are spear-shaped. She has fluffy inflorescences, which may contain more than 30 flowers. The Brazilian lily is blooming with reddish-bronze flowers.

Beauty

Alstroemeria Beauty has lilac flowers, sometimes they have a bluish-purple hue. It blooms in spring and re-blooms from September. This is a tall variety of Alstroemeria, it reaches 130-170 cm. It has powerful straight stems.

Virginia

The variety of Alstroemeria Virginia has high (up to 70 cm) strong shoots. Large white flowers bloom on them. They have a slight waviness along the edge of the petals. Flowering of this variety begins in June and may last until the November frosts.

Golden

Alstroemeria golden in the wild is found in the forests of southern beech and on semi-covered Chilean meadows. It grows up to 90 centimeters in height. Alstroemeria this variety blooms with dark orange flowers, which are often used in compositions in flower salons. This flower is also used as a hair ornament.

Canaria

Canaria is a tall variety of Alstroemeria, with thick stems and dense foliage. They grow above one and a half meters. The flowers of Alstroemeria Canaria are yellow with small specks. The flowering variety Canaria begins in March and lasts through June. But also comes the second wave of flowering - in the first half of autumn, September and October.

Plants are planted at a distance of 40 cm from each other, and their yield is 60-100 pieces per meter.

King Cardinal

Grade King-Cardinal in height reaches 150 cm. When there is insufficient light, the instability of the stems is observed, they can lie down. Alstroemeria of this variety has red flowers of beautiful shape. Outwardly, they look like orchids.

The main flowering occurs in spring, but it can also be repeated in autumn and winter.

Blood flowered

Blood-flowered alstroemeria has fleshy roots. Originally from Chile. In height the plant reaches up to 1 meter. Alstroemeria of this variety has inflorescences with the number of flowers up to 15 pieces. Their color is orange with yellow spots.

Orange queen

Bush Alstroemeria Orange Queen has an upright stem up to 70 cm. The roots are fleshy, branched. The leaves of the plant are turned upside down.The flowers on long peduncles have apricot color, and there are brown spots on the petals.

White wings

White Alstroemeria is a White Wings variety. The amazingly beautiful shape of the flowers and their snow-white color made this plant desirable for many florists. White Wings is a tall flower that grows up to 2 m. It has large leaves, strong stems. It blooms all summer with a break of only a few weeks in July or August.

There are many varieties of Alstromeria, and each of them is beautiful in its own way. Grow them for cutting or to decorate home gardens.