A friend called and said he has this blooming and it's very fragrant. Nothing in Plant Files mentions a scent. Does anyone grow it? I have a red & green striped variety and never noticed scent either!
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/51590/index.html
Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura' ?
I don't have that one, but I've grown several other Alstroemerias and never noticed a scent either.
I have that one and it does not smell.
I can't really argue with daisyruffles since she has Sweet Laura and says it doesn't have a scent, but I was just browsing through Plant Delights catalog, and they say Sweet Laura does have a scent. So maybe it does? I usually trust the info they provide.
Thanks! Not that I shouldn't trust my friend, but he IS a man, and they do get confused sometimes ;>}
Guess I need to make a road trip and sniff myself.
Speaking of whitch,Vi,I am confused about this flower.Is it a bulb,is it prennieal,does it need shade.Being a "male" I bough what I thaught was the sweet laura,and it is a small bulb,that resembles a small gladiolia,but I don't think thats it.Mike
Ha ha, sorry Mike :) I don't know alot about it either, I try to find out what everyone says in the PF. Mine seem to prefer moist soil and at least dappled shade. It seems to be putting out seed pods, hope they spread. I know there were 3 of you 'Mike's' at the last swap, the tall skinny Mike has this yellow variety, I hope to get some next swap.
Mike,
Alstroemeria species have a rhizome (sometimes hard to distinguish) from which grow very brittle fleshy roots. They must be handled extremely carefully.
This picture shows one year old plantils that grew from seeds I 'discarded' while cleaning and threw into a pot with Arum palaestinum. As you can see, the fleshy roots also produce some 'hairy' roots.
Grown up plants (2 or 3 years if grown from seeds) have an easy to detect rhizome, from which 'pend' many fleshy roots; these rhizomes can be separated every 3 years to reproduce the plant.
Hope this helps you to identify if what you have is an Alstroemeria or not.
Hugs,
Ursula
Thank you Ursula,no mine is not a rhizome,its a bulb,and oviously not an alstromeria.Thank you for clearing that up. Mike
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Yep, Ursula knows her Alstroemerias, that is for sure. She is very right on that pic too.
Carol
I have had NO luck finding alstromeria,does any one know where I can order some,and is this a bad time to plant. Thanks,Mike
Nurseries generally carry them earlier in the year when they're blooming, but there are a few mail order places that have them to order pretty much any time. Plant Delights for sure has a couple, I'll see if I can remember where else I've run across them. If you have a particular cultivar in mind and the mail order places don't have it, you could also see if a local nursery would order it for you. As far as planting now, if the weather's still really hot I would probably wait a bit, but then in the fall you might be able to--some areas of the country it's a good idea to plant in the fall and others it's not, but if it's generally OK to do fall planting in your area then the alstroemeria should be fine.
Mike, want me to save one or send you one? I still feel guilty about your ginger :(
Vi,that would be so nice,yes,if they multiply,I would love one.Asfor the ginger,Jim sent me some,and they are doing very well.I think white and pink,and I have had some nice blooms on the brugs.Question on brugs,Those that over winter,and I mean come back from dormantcy,do they get larger every year?The one I hade the year before came back larger.Just a thaught.Mike
Ursula, I just love your Arum palaestinum! It is definitly going on my want list. Too bad you are in Chile, or we could possibly set up a trade.
Carmen
Carmen,
I am sorry, but there is no way the Arum p. tubers would not be detected. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you to find somebody in the USA willing to trade them with you.
Hugs,
Ursula
Oh, I know that. I was just lamenting that we can't make a trade. I will be on the lookout for them. I'm just thrilled that I now know about them.
I have Sweet Laura and it IS fragrant. It is not a real strong fragrance, but it is nice. I think it may be one of those flowers that will have scent when the flower is warm. Its a very pretty flower as well.
Rebecca
mike - if you're still looking for alstroeveria, BuggyCrazy has them. I just planted some a coupla months ago and they're putting up green growth. I got her special mixed (12 plants for $36) because I love 'em all. Here in GA, you can buy them now -- colder climes, you can't (unless you have a GH). Mine are in planters/pots, and I mostly keep them outside on the deck, and only move them into the little greenhouse when it's REALLY cold (like under 20 for several days in a row) - covering it would probably do as well.
jo
http://buggycrazy.vstore.ca/product_info.php/pName/alstromeria-mix-12-plants
Thanks for that site Jo, I think mine are OK, I know they really suffered in the drought this year.I am told that they will come back next year, and I do hope so.Mike