Published Sunday, July 10, 2011, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Peruvian lily or alstroemeria

This alstromeria or peruvian lily is one vigorous plant in my garden. It does give you pause when you planted a few rooted but shabby looking, scrawny plants last year and this year the clump is about 5 feet tall and almost as wide. They are beautiful but hid my peonies and so they will need to find a new spot. I read that any good garden spends about a third of its life in a wheelbarrow, and I must say that rearranging is what it’s all about. You can’t really know in advance how something will do, can you?

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8 Responses to “Peruvian lily or alstroemeria”

1. Tatjana Parkacheva on 11 Jul 2011 at 3:15 am #
   

   Beautiful macro shot.

   Regards!

2. Judy on 11 Jul 2011 at 6:41 am #
   

   Lovely! Odd that the spots are only on two of the petals…

3. Kim,USA on 11 Jul 2011 at 9:53 am #
   

   I agree!! Re-arranging takes a lot of time but at the end when you see your garden all the effort and time is worth spending. I have a new flower plot and I just planted anything and everything that my friends gave to me. Hopefully next two years they are going to bloom and thrive then I will have to plan another spot for them. But it’s fun right? They said gardening can release a lot of stress, and I said amen to that ^_^ Happy MOnday!

   MYM

4. Denise on 11 Jul 2011 at 11:06 am #
   

   A fabulous photo! I remember the first time I ever saw a Peruvian Lily. It was given to me in a bouquet of flowers and I had never seen anything like it. It was the first time I really started noticing flowers, although I had always loved the roses and geraniums in my Dad’s garden, along with his sweet peas. When I got married and moved to America, I started seeing all these exotic looking blooms and my true interest began, and that Peruvian Lily started it all. Have a great day Sara.

5. Light Trigger on 11 Jul 2011 at 11:16 am #
   

   gorgeous!!! what a lovely color!
   Light Trigger: OUR ENTRY

6. eden on 12 Jul 2011 at 12:36 am #
   

   Such a beautiful lily. Great shot.

7. Ray on 12 Jul 2011 at 12:29 pm #
   

   Gorgeous photo. I love orange flowers!

8. ann nz on 13 Jul 2011 at 5:07 pm #
   

   Amazing macro photo.

   We have these lilies in Auckland, only I never grew them. But I love it.

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