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Alstromeria

green_grassgreen_grass Posts: 18
in Problem solving
I divided a lot full at start summer  now have 13 pots,should I winter them in greenhouse/ leave outside in pots or put them in ground?

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  • green_grassgreen_grass Posts: 18
    Whoops I meantPOT FULL.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @green_grass I have only grown A Indian Summer, covered it in a thick mulch to overwinter in a south facing border. It was fine for two winters but disappeared year three. I live in the south midlands. I have always thought it grew well or maybe too well in Scotland. I assume it just rotted away in my heavy soil?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Alstromoeria are well-known to make a lot of leaves and then die away leaving a big space.   I would avoid having too many in my garden.

    I would suggest that you hedge your bets:  put some in the ground, leave some outside in pots, overwinter some in your greenhouse.  Congratulate youself on a good propagating job and give some away, or sell in a boot sale.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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