Alstroemeria 'Margaret'
(Peruvian Lily 'Margaret')
Family - Alstroemeriaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1m
Width - 75cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A clump-forming, tuberous Perennial with upright stems. Smooth, grey-green to mid-green leaves are lanceolate in shape and have twisted leaf stalks. Funnel-shaped Blooms are a deep, rich shade of magenta-red. The upper petals of each flower are flushed with yellow and marked with black dashes. The Blooms are held in loose umbels and produced at the tips of the stems through the summer. Excellent for cutting.
Flower:
Funnel-shaped blooms are a rich shade of deep magenta-red. The upper petals of each flower are flushed with yellow and marked with black dashes. The blooms are held in loose umbels atop the upright stems and are produced from June through August.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Funnel-shaped flowers in umbels
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Smooth, grey-green to mid-green leaves are lanceolate in shape and have twisted leaf stalks. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Poison Information:
The sap of this plant may cause skin irritation.
Propagation:
Division when the plant is dormant.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.