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Publication Date
10-2006
Series Number
4688
Abstract
About 60 species of Alstroemeria grow wild in South America, in habitats ranging from the snowline of the Andes and high mountain plateaus down through the highland forests to the coastal deserts.
A member of the lily family, Alstroemeria grows from a rhizome that also develops tuberous storage outgrowths and fleshy roots. The aerial shoots can be either vegetative or reproductive. Normally shoots that have unfolded more than 30 leaves will not flower and remain vegetative.
The leaves of Alstroemeria are unusual in that they rotate through 180 degrees as they unfold, so that the upper surface becomes the lower surface and vice versa.
Number of Pages
8
ISSN
1833-7236
Keywords
Flowers, Hybrid varieties, Propagation, Alstromeria, Planting, Soil conditions, Irrigation, Fertilizer, Crop management
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Soil Science
Recommended Citation
Reid, A.
(2006), Alstroemeria. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 4688.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins/156
