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Posted by aniya z5 IN (My Page) on Thu, Oct 15, 09 at 15:49
| Hello northern neighbors. I realize that I don't really belong here since I am zone 5 but I believe you are most qualified to help me with my problem. In April I ordered a set of (6) Alstromeria Princess Lily from Bulbsdirect.com. None of them came out of their tiny shrivelled dormancy throughout the summer growing season. I contacted the company for replacements (assuming they would be shipped at proper planting time) instead the replacements arrived today! So how do I take care of these naked little tubers until they can go outside next Spring? I know there are some Alstro fanatics out there - I have learned alot from a string a few years ago. Bulbsdirect customer service told me that they are hardy and are shipped Spring or Fall but I certainly know that they are NOT HARDY!! I have hope for these tubers, they look plump and moist but I need your input. Thanks from "down south" in Northern IN where our winters only get to -20 F. Janet |
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| Do you have room in the house? I would pot them up and grow them as a houseplant this winter. This is what I do with mine over the winter. I bring them in the house, keep them in the sunroom for the winter and because it is cooler in there but doesn't freeze, I water less often. They go partly dormant and in the spring I set them back on the deck once more. Maybe also contact the company and let them know that now really wasn't a great time of the year to be sending out alstromeria and maybe also let them know that they are not as hardy as they claim that the alstromeria should be. Which ones did you get? An assortment of colors with no names or named varieties? Brenda |
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| Brenda, I got just an assortment of colors. I already had Oxana which I bought at a nursery and overwintered in the basement last winter after reading your thread (oops, not string). Should I give these new tubers any bottom heat initially to get them going and then let them be cool houseplants for the winter or just pot them up and keep them above freezing? I could accommodate them at either around 13 degrees C. or 18 C. Janet |
RE: Alstromeria shipment just arrived!!!
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| I would go with the houseplant idea. Maybe a month or so of warmer temps so that the root system can get going, before you let it go a bit dormant. What do you think, Laurie, Shelley or Sharon? I think all of you have alstromeria, also. They are so pretty, I bet if you googled for pictures next summer when they bloom, you may end up finding specific names for them. Brenda |
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