Deck Gardening 2024: Growing Alstroemeria

 

It’s important, when you have limited space and/or a limited number of containers in which to plant, that you plan your garden carefully. Pay attention to what you use the most when you’re in your kitchen, and grow those things. Don’t allow your head to be turned by something that will take up space and that you’re not going to use. That said, I always save one large plant pot for something experimental every year. I will say that most of the time my experiments fail.

 This year, because this is one of my favorite flowers, I decided to pick up the second to last Alstroemeria that I saw on a high shelf at the local garden center. It was nearly $30, so I hesitated a good bit before I finally put it in my cart. I have long been curious as to how these grow, if I can keep it growing, and of course, the big thing is if it returns the following year because it is a perennial. My interest was in doing pink and white flowers on the deck this year with a touch of purple. The only color of Alstroemeria they had was this peach and white with a yellow center. I will let you know how things progress. Fingers crossed it thrives, and I have beautiful cut flowers all summer long. 

What would you like to experimentally grow this year?

UPDATE: Isn’t the garlic progressing nicely?