Alstroemeria Indian Summer (Alstroemeria): growing advice

Purple foliage of an original beauty serves as a setting for many flowers in orange hues, here is a plant with generous flowering which will be ideal for decorating flower beds and pots! Easy to grow, requiring only minimal maintenance, Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ (Alstroemeria) is simply irresistible!

Characteristics

Soil: drained and light
Spacing: 70 cm between 2 plants
Planting: in May
Flowering: from June to October
Exposure: sun – partial shade
Use: full ground and pot
Height: 50 to 60 cm

Culture

• Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ is a new cultivar, very appreciated for its generous development, the original color of its foliage, and especially the “pep” of its flowering with flamboyant hues mixing orange, yellow and brown. Easy to grow, requiring only limited maintenance, it has all the qualities to find its place in a garden or even in a pot on a balcony or terrace.
• Wait until all risk of frost has passed in the spring to plant this alstroemeria. In the ground, it appreciates a light, well-drained soil, even sandy or stony, or poor. It appreciates full sun or partial shade in the southernmost regions.
• Soak the root ball in a basin of water and dig a hole twice the size of the root ball in all directions. Pour a mixture of sand and compost at the bottom before installing the plant. Recap with earth. Adjust the height so that the collar is flush with the surface of the ground. Water copiously. Regular watering is necessary for the time of recovery and in summer during hot weather. If it rains enough: no need to water. Once the plant is well established, it does little for watering and even tolerates drought.
• In pots, choose a container pierced at the bottom. Line the bottom with a layer of clay balls, to ensure drainage. Fill the pot 1/3 full with a mixture of potting soil, garden soil, and river sand. Install the plant in the pot before filling the vacant gaps with the substrate. Water. Although this plant does not require much water, do not forget that in a pot, the substrate dries very quickly. In summer, water when the mixture dries on 3 cm and never leave water in the cup. Adding a ‘Special Flowering Plant’ liquid fertilizer every 3 weeks is sufficient to support flowering. Although hardy down to -10 ° C, the plant has deciduous foliage that disappears in winter. It is then sufficient to cut it 10 cm from the ground and then mulch the stump to protect it from the cold.
• Overwinter the alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ in a pot in a frost-free location and water only when the substrate is almost completely dry. Repotting takes place in April-May at the first signs of recovery.

use

Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ works wonder in beds or in mixed-border with the purple color of its foliage which can be admired at its true value. Orange flowers blend perfectly with bedding plants in bluish, lilac, or yellow hues to create contrast or stay in continuity. On the balcony or on the terrace, in a flared jar, it displays all its beauty!