I recently described Alstroemeria, a Chilean plant, as an example of a passalong plant, one that is desirable and also prolific in growth. I also mentioned that this plant “produces large numbers of ...

With its lily-like flowers and beautiful colors, the alstroemeria is a summer favorite in the garden. Commonly called the Peruvian lily or the lily of the Incas, the alstroemeria is believed to have ...

If you're looking for more pollinator-attracting plants, this flower thrives in containers and can help entice more ...

But even more impressive is their flower-power in a garden’s border, blooming from June to November once established. Like many people I have sometimes been put off from buying sludge-coloured ...

If you're one of those folks who consider themselves lousy gardeners with no shortage of dead plants to their names, it's time to reframe that. You're not a lousy gardener, you simply haven't found ...

If ground cover selections in Southern California were confined to Peruvian lilies (Alstroemeria), I would not have a problem with that. There are Peruvian lily cultivars in every color except blue — ...

Alstroemeria are some of the most beautiful low-water plants in the garden. Upright green stems can rise about 4 feet high, topped by a cluster of lily-shaped trumpets. The colors and patterns of the ...

Alstroemeria were one of the surprise stars of the hot and dry summer this year, performing well until autumn. Grown for their gorgeous flowers in green, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow and white, ...

One of the most showy flowers in gardens at this, or any other, time of year is the remarkable Peruvian lily, or alstroemeria. There is less of it about this year, because plants were killed or ...

But even more impressive is their flower-power in a garden’s border, blooming from June to November once established. Like many people I have sometimes been put off from buying sludge-coloured ...