Alstroemeria Princess Isabella ('Zapribel'PBR) (Princess Series)
Peruvian lily [Princess Isabella]
Compact, clump-forming perennial, reaching around 35cm high, with green, lance-shaped leaves. In summer and autumn, large rich-orange, funnel-shaped flowers, with yellow throats and darker-coloured speckles and streaks on the upper petals, are borne in terminal clusters
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Orange Yellow | Green | ||
Autumn | Orange Yellow | Green | ||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Alstroemeriaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Potentially harmful
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Alstroemeria are fleshy rooted herbaceous perennials forming spreading clumps of erect stems bearing narrowly lance-shaped leaves, with umbels of showy funnel-shaped flowers in summer
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Young plants are best left undisturbed to form clumps; mulch for the first two winters. See Alstroemeria cultivation for further information
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn or very early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Pull up spent flowered stems, leaving tubers in ground
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs
Diseases
Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to a virus
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