Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily

Grow Unique Pastel and Hot Pink Blooms with Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily Seeds

Introducing Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily, a brilliant new cultivated variety of Peruvian Lily prized for its unusual and captivating flowers. Expect beautiful blooms in shades of pastel and hot pink, adorned with distinctive darker whiskery markings. This variety exhibits a desirable bushy habit and reaches a height of approximately 2½ft (70cm).

Unusual and Eye-Catching Bicolor Blooms

Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily offers a unique color palette, combining delicate pastel hues with vibrant hot pink tones, further enhanced by attractive darker speckles and whiskery streaks on the upper petals. These showy, funnel-shaped flowers are borne in familiar clusters on numerous branched stems throughout the summer. Their distinctive appearance makes them a standout in any garden border and a much-admired addition to cut flower arrangements.

Bushy Growth Habit and Versatile Use

Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily forms spreading clumps of erect stems with slender, lance-shaped leaves, creating a full and bushy plant. Their robust growth makes them excellent summer border plants, providing a continuous display of their unique blooms. Additionally, their long stems and striking flower patterns make them highly sought-after as attractive and long-lasting cut flowers.

Specific Germination Instructions for Success

For the successful germination of Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily seeds, a specific cold-warm-cold stratification process is required:

1. Sowing: Sow indoors around June, 6mm deep into moist, well-drained seed compost. Add a layer of vermiculite to the surface.
2. Warm Stratification: Propagate at room temperature for 3 weeks.
3. Cold Stratification: Move the sown seeds to a cold temperature of 5°C (refrigerator) for 3 weeks.
4. Germination: After the cold period, return the seeds to warmth (room temperature) for germination. Germination typically takes approximately 30 days.
5. Transplanting: Once seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant them into 8cm pots or acclimate them to outdoor conditions before planting out.

Optimal Growing Conditions for Abundant Blooms

Alstroemeria Aurantiaca (QIS Devotion) Peruvian Lily prefers fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a location that receives full or partial sun. Young plants benefit from being left undisturbed to allow them to form strong clumps. Mulching is recommended for the first two winters, especially in colder climates.

Cultivation Tips for Long-Term Growth

Established plants can be propagated by division in the summer. After flowering, it is recommended to pull the stems up, leaving the tubers undisturbed in the ground for the following year’s growth.

• Flower Colors: Pastel and hot pink with darker whiskery markings
• Plant Habit: Bushy
• Plant Height: Approximately 70cm
• Leaf Shape: Narrowly lance-shaped
• Bloom Time: Summer
• Sowing Time (Indoors): June
• Sowing Depth: 6mm
• Germination Process: Warm (room temperature for 3 weeks) – Cold (5°C for 3 weeks) – Warm (room temperature for germination)
• Germination Time: Approximately 30 days
• Soil Preference: Fertile, moist but well-drained
• Light Preference: Full or partial sun