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.

Please allow us 7-10 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

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.