Product Description
Thanks to some fantastic hybridising at one of Holland's leading cut flowers Alstroemeria breeders, we are delighted to offer this amazing variety to UK gardeners. It combines the impressive high flower count needed for commercial growers, with a strong and robust garden habit, being just 60cm (2ft) tall, and forming big perennial clumps.
'Indian Summer' has a lovely unique strong bronze purple tinge to the foliage which sets off the gorgeous flame-coloured flowers to a tee! The good news is you can enjoy this impressive floral display for even longer as they just keep flowering all Summer, new buds emerging all the time well into Autumn. They're perfect for long lasting displays in pots or mixed borders.
Naturally hardy to about -7C, they will survive most UK winters in well drained spots and emerge bigger and bolder year after year. Very easy and low maintenance - just beware slugs on new Spring growth!
Supplied as 3 x jump plugs, ready to pot on and plant out.
What Is Supplied
Item 480255 supplied as:
3 x Jumbo Plugs
Plant Information
Top Tips
Young plants are best left undisturbed to form clumps; mulch for the first two winters - about 6-8 inches.
When picking alstroemeria pluck the flowers rather than cutting as plucking stimulates the rhizome encourage further growth.
Care Guide
- Pot up Alstroemeria plants and grow them on in frost free conditions until large enough to plant outdoors.
- When all risk of frost has passed, plant Peruvian Lilies in a sunny or semi shaded position, or in patio containers in a soil-based compost (John Innes No.3).
- Water Indian Summer regularly and feed container grown plants with a general-purpose feed each month.
- In autumn, cut back old Alstroemeria flower stems and apply a dry mulch of chipped bark or straw to protect the rhizomes.
- Although Alstroemeria prefers to be left undisturbed, large clumps can be divided in spring.
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
60cm
60cm
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service was good but plants were very small for jumbo size and not very good qualityplants were smallpl
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quality of plants were not good and by time they would start growing summer wood be over
Review Submitted: 16/06/2023 - 13:30:30
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I have bought plants from Garden Bargains many times and will keep buying from them.
Review Submitted: 23/05/2023 - 14:25:01
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I have bought quite a lot of plants and have had problems with them .some was meant to be plants for containers which now have taken over the garden .They seem to send all the rubbish plants .won't be buying from them again
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Two of them was broken and half dead .
Review Submitted: 16/09/2021 - 14:22:11
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Fast delivery and good quality plants
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Hardy Alstroemeria plants
Review Submitted: 14/06/2019 - 13:40:03
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My first order for these plants turned up in an over-sized box with all the plants loose, bone dry and smashed to bits. The replacements turned up approx. a week later in a smaller box but in exactly the same condition! I don't think any of these will survive even with the application of some much needed water.
There will not be a third time and I'm currently awaiting a refund. I now will only consider this supplier for non-living goods only.
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My first order for these plants turned up in an over-sized box with all the plants loose, bone dry and smashed to bits. The replacements turned up approx. a week later in a smaller box but in exactly the same condition! I don't think any of these will survive even with the application of some much needed water.
There will not be a third time and I'm currently awaiting a refund. I now will only consider this supplier for non-living goods only.
Review Submitted: 05/06/2019 - 18:56:19
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Lovely healthy plants
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Very healthy plants great
Review Submitted: 20/05/2019 - 09:48:20
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Review Submitted: 15/05/2019 - 15:28:10
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Delighted with the plants, good solid plants not forced. Packed well although one of the plants was displaced probably rough handling in transit.
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lovely good size plugs as described.
Review Submitted: 14/04/2019 - 12:37:45
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Quick delivery. Not packaged securely, as compost had nearly all leaked into cardboard box.
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As main comments. Just hope they grow.
Review Submitted: 04/04/2019 - 11:53:35
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Well wrapped and quick delivery
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Looked great planted same as all others looked bit limp but coming up now
Review Submitted: 17/05/2016 - 21:36:45