Alstroemeria is a beautiful exotic flower native to the spacious South American continent. Surprisingly, he gathered in himself the magnificent grace of lilies and the romantic charm of beautiful orchids.
Fragile thin branches of alstroemeria with tiny colorful flowers can retain their original appearance for a long time, for which they are especially loved by florists and are widely used in wedding floristry.
Main varieties
For the first time, these beautiful flowers were discovered in Peru, which later gave them a second name - "Peruvian lily." The Spaniards were the first to bring them to Europe. From Spain to Sweden, the "Inca lily" was delivered by a student of Linnaeus named Alstrometer, from whom the plant got its modern botanical name. Not afraid of climate change, beautiful flowers quickly gained particular popularity.
In total, there are up to 100 species of alstroemeria in nature. More than a third of them are wild, in contrast to garden forms, their height is not more than 1 m. Below are their main, most beautiful and popular among gardeners and varieties.
Golden
It grows in nature in Peru. It was this bright yellow, often even orange, type of Inca that was considered a flower of the sun. Its main differences are very high stems (up to 1.5 m) and high resistance to frost. Golden alstroemeria can grow in open ground even at 14 °. This variety is most often found in various floristic compositions.
Brazilian
An even higher grade, the stems of which grow up to 2 m. The color of the petals varies from bronze-golden to bright red. Inflorescence can count up to 30 flowers.
Peruvian
Inflorescences of this variety in many respects resemble lilies, only in miniature forms. Therefore, the species is often called the Peruvian lily. It grows very quickly with wide bushes. It does not have resistance to cold, but it is still grown in gardens.
Nano
One of the Peruvian varieties, which is characterized by stunting. Its stems do not exceed 10 cm. The color of the petals of the flower is usually yellow with dark spots.
Bloody flowery
The most beautiful bush variety of this exotic flower, naturally growing in Peru and Chile. Up to 15 large flowers, painted in a juicy blood-red color, can grow on one bush.
Virginia
Beautiful white alstroemeria is a hybrid variety bred by breeders. It is distinguished by the largest snow-white flowers with petals wavy at the edges. This variety adorns the gardens, delighting with colorful blooms from spring to late autumn.
Alicia
The variety is represented by a white and pink hybrid Peruvian lily, the flowers of which have a noticeable resemblance to chrysanthemums. By its beauty, this variety pleases the eyes all summer, and sometimes even in September.
White wings
One of the most popular snow-white varieties of the "Inca lily." It is characterized by powerful stems and large leaves. The height of the bush reaches 2 m, the flowers have a particularly attractive shape and delight flowering throughout spring and early autumn.
King Cardinal
Impressive red (sometimes with pink petals) alstroemeria, whose flowers are very similar in shape to an orchid. The bush grows to 1.5 m, but is particularly fragile - in low light branches can bend to the ground. Flowering can be admired from spring to autumn.
Regina
An attractive hybrid variety with funnel-shaped flowers with pink blotches on their pink petals. Inflorescences are represented by a brush, like an umbrella, with 10-15 flowers.
Beauty
This beautiful variety impresses with a colorful lilac purple violet gamut of petals. The height of the bush can reach 1.7 m. It blooms in spring and autumn.
Symbolism
The Incas considered alstroemeria a symbol of the god of the Sun - because of their unusual beauty and brightness. Therefore, they were firmly convinced that the solar flower is a reliable amulet from the forces of evil and a talisman to attract good luck.
The spotted petals also resembled the skin of predators. It was believed that they possess the magic of turning a hunter into a wild beast, invisible among the jungle.
The flower’s resistance to weather changes and its high resistance became a reason for believing that in the wedding bouquet, they symbolize the couple’s ability to overcome any life hardships.
The unobtrusive compliment “you are the cutest and most beautiful” is the meaning of alstroemeria in the language of flowers. Bouquets of them are presented as a sign of friendship and sympathy, with wishes of good luck and happiness.
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Beautiful compositions
Peruvian lily has a wide range of colors, which allows you to successfully combine it in compositions with various types of flowers. Such bouquets stand in a vase for a long time, preserving the original beauty for up to 1-2 weeks.
Alstroemeria is considered a universal flower that can be gifted to representatives of any gender, age and social status. The lack of aroma makes a bouquet of them ideal even for allergy sufferers. Given all these advantages, it is not surprising that Peruvian lily is a clear leader in floristry.
Rose with alstroemeria
Rose with alstroemeria - the most winning floral combination in bouquets. Due to the extravagant variations of the color schemes of these colors, you can get a variety of compositions with an original background and frame. A striking contrast in them will be the tenderness of the Peruvian lily and the sharp spikes of proud beautifull roses.
White roses and pink alstroemerias
A bouquet of spray roses and alstroemerias is especially popular as wedding arrangements. With it, you can add notes of charm with a different image and style of the bride. White roses and pink alstroemerias emphasize the romantic mood and will symbolize the purity of feelings. Exceptionally snow-white mono-bouquet will give the image sophistication and natural charisma.
Alstroemeria with gerberas
A bride’s bouquet of alstroemerias combined with gerberas will emphasize a special passion in relationships. The composition, which combines the tenderness of the Peruvian rose and the sophistication of gerberas, will be truly royal. It is ideal for a particularly luxurious wedding. But you can combine these same flowers in a more colorful color scheme, with the addition of red, orange and pink shades. This will allow to note the joyful mood of the bride and give her a charge of optimism to others.
Chrysanthemums and Alstroemeria
A bouquet of chrysanthemums and alstroemeria is another beautiful classic combination, ideal for an autumn wedding. You can choose for such a bouquet, both delicate and the brightest colors. In any case, the composition will turn out to be unusually airy, permeated with tenderness.
Alstroemeria and irises
Irises of violet and blue shades will look no less impressive with this exotic Peruvian beauty. The most elegant wedding bouquet of alstroemerias is obtained if no less exotic and aristocratic orchid acts as their neighbor.
Summary
Colorful Peruvian Lily - true flower joy in every petal. Regardless of whether you purchase alstroemeria in a box, decide to grow these exotic flowers yourself, limit yourself to viewing their beautiful photos or choose pictures with them for your desktop screen saver, in any case, the Inca sun lily will add positive and bright colors to your life.
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