California Gardening: Flowers from Yard to Vase - CA series, 1 by soilsandup

soilsandup wrote:
Week 42 - A repeat of two long bloomers. The yellow-orange alstromeria and peach dahlia. This variety of alstromeria does tend to spread easily, and I have to hack it back every year. But the bloom season is so long, and the stems are so sturdy, that it is one of my staples. It starts to bloom in May, with sporadic blooms until now. The peach dahlia is one that I have had for quite a few years, but noticed that it was dwindling in size and vigor. I found out that even though dahlias do not need to be lifted here because the ground does not freeze, it needs to be divided regularly so that they don't get overcrowded. Pictured here is the dahlia in July. It is still has a few blooms now.