Homeland alstroemerias - tropical and subtropical areas of South America. Plant height is 80 cm flowers are about 5 cm in diameter, are collected in leaky inflorescence, shape resemble lilies, azaleas and orchids. High peduncle need backup. Petals white, pink, red or orange, usually spotted. The plants bloom profusely from mid-June to mid August. It is easy to propagate by division of tubers.

Temperature: at budding and flowering - about 16 ° C, the plant suffers from the overheating of the soil.

Lighting: penumbra preferably bright sun.

Watering: Regular abundant almost throughout the year.

Humidity: high, but the flowers are best not to spray.

Soil: weakly acid, a mixture of leaf compost, humus, peat and sand.

Alstroemerias. Small flowers with no odor, which are often used in compositions together with other colors as an extra. The combination of small and elegant inflorescences and small delicate leaves attached to any bouquet of cheerful, lively and fresh look. A distinctive feature of alstroemerias it is very well worth it and does not require special care.

In the language of flowers means "cute", "charming", the desire to make a discreet compliment. Alstroemerias symbolizes strength and weakness of the female character. Bouquet of alstroemerias give active sociable girls who have achieved a lot in life or they have grandiose plans.

Description: A family Alstromerievye (Alstroemeriaceae) combines 4 genera, including 200 species occurring mainly in South America. The greatest number of species comprise genera bomareya (150), and alstroemerias (50).

Location: for successful growth and profuse flowering alstroemerias need to put on a brightly lit place, but not in direct sunlight, in well-drained, friable, fertile soil. In the middle belt and the north is grown mainly in greenhouses and in greenhouses. In the open ground is found in the Flower-lovers only in the south.

Maintenance: responsive to the feeding of mineral and organic fertilizers. The main difficulty - to ensure the plant normal winter. After the first frost, which do not damage the shoots and cut all the aerial parts and make possible to dry the top layer of soil. After sheltering shrub with a thick layer of dry leaves, and on top - the film. She poured on the ground and garden soil. This cover prevents the deep freezing of the soil in winter, and small alstroemerias not afraid. In the spring it shoots appear from the ground along with tulips. However, they are usually beaten in April recurrent frosts. It does not bring harm to the plant, and soon developed many new shoots. In the event severe winters in the autumn should dig a few plants and store them until spring nepromerzayuschem cellar in a box with the ground.

Reproduction: alstroemerias prone to rapid spread, and problems with its reproduction does not occur. To transplant and divide the hive must be spring, but disturbed by the plants in the first year of bloom poorly or not at all in bloom. Species can be propagated by seeds. Sown in April and May in the leafy-grassy ground (a mixture of 2:1). Seedlings appear after 3 weeks. Seeds remain viable for 3-4 years.