Alstroemeria | Red Baron Floret’s farm A fabulous cut flower that

A fabulous cut flower that lasts so well in a vase

You can cut the flower stems down in autumn or they can also be left on the plant to provide winter interest and birds will feed on the dried flower heads

8m tall stems which are produced during early summer and slowly age to a biscuity beige and then to golden tan colour as autumn moves into winter

Water regularly in dry weather and fertilise with a plant food high in potassium for best blooms

They are prone to powdery mildew so need to have good air circulation

Alstroemeria | Red Baron Floret’s farm A fabulous cut flower thatAlstromerias are an essential to the picking garden, thanks to their long vase life and easy to grow nature, This alstromeria is a striking carmine red with traditional dark alstroemeria whiskers and throat markings. Alstromerias are not a bulb, but rather grow from tuberous roots which spread outwards increasing the plant size each year. Alstroemerias flower for many weeks from early summer until autumn and plants can produce up to eighty flowering