This Alstroemeria species grows in The Andes Mountains, at altitudes that range from 2000 to 3000 meters above sea level. They are hardy...Read More to an equivalent to a USA zone 6b – could be even hardier, but I have no information that supports this. Their habitat is a gritty and rocky very well drained slightly humid soil and they love full sun. A. pallida can reach 30 to 45cm height. Although a Dave’s Garden pal obtained a Guinness record having A. pallida bloom only a few months after sowing, this species usually blooms from the second year on, improving the quality of the plant and the flowers in the forthcoming years. They benefit from fully decomposed manure fertilizing during autumn and you can lift the rhizomes/fleshy roots (carefully, they are very brittle) to split them and reproduce your plants every 3 years.
Propagation from seeds: during autumn, in a mix of equal parts of compost, vermiculite and sharp river sand. Cover this mixture with a fine layer of sand, distribute your seeds and barely cover them with some more sand. Place your sowing pan either in a cold frame or a cold greenhouse if you have heavy rains in your area, and take them out to be covered by the snow if that’s your case. The seedlings will sprout during spring and can be transplanted once they are 3cm tall (little over 1”) using the same soil mixture. They can be planted as well in the garden as in containers and can be used as cut flowers.
This Alstroemeria species grows in The Andes Mountains, at altitudes that range from 2000 to 3000 meters above sea level. They are hardy...Read More