Alstroemeria Summer Collection

Planting Advice for your Alstroemeria Plugs:

• On arrival, remove the plants carefully from the packaging.
• Water the plants well, either from above or by standing them in water, but do NOT leave them in water for more than hour or two.
• We recommend that you pot up into 3in pots and grow on for 6-8 weeks before planting out, using a good multipurpose compost such as our Premium Professional Compost.
• Place in a warm, sunny position to grow on for 6-8 weeks in spring/summer, or over winter, until the roots have reached the bottom of the pot.
• Water lightly but frequently. The compost should dry out on the surface between watering.

Planting in the Garden:

• Mix fertiliser and organic matter into the soil around where you want to plant.
• Make a planting hole in this soil mixture, the right depth so that the top of the plant’s root ball is level with the top of the soil.
• If the soil is dry, fill the empty hole with water and leave it to drain.
• Place the plant in the hole, backfilling around it and firm well, water well.
• Add a layer of mulch if you like, to help keep the roots moist, although don’t allow the mulch pile up against the plant’s stem.
• Water regularly until established.

Planting in a Container:

• Put some crocks loosely over the pot’s hole and add good quality, fresh compost, mixing in some slow release fertiliser.
• Place the well-watered plant onto the compost and firm well in - the compost should finish level with the top of the root ball.

Aftercare for Your Peruvian Lily Collection:

• Inca alstroemerias are winter hardy, however mulch well in the first couple of winters to ensure that the plant is well established and can get through the winter on its own.
• Free-draining soil is essential.

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.