Meaning Of sAlstroemeria Flower

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If the soil temperature rises too high (above about 22 degrees Celsius) the Alstroemeria plant puts its effort into producing more large tuberous roots at the expense of flowering shoots. With some varieties this can lead to production of exclusively blind non flowering stems and no flowers.

Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas or Parrot Lily is a South American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants, mainly from cool, mountainous regions in the Andes.

Alstroemeria is a slightly zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical) flower with 3 sepals and 3,generally, striped petals. The sepals and petals on the Alstroemeria are similar in color and texture - i.e., there are no solid green sepals. Alstroemeria has six stamens and an undivided style. The ovary on the Alstroemeria is inferior, with 3 carpels. Alstroemeria features a monocot plan of having floral parts in 3s.

About Alstroemeria

    * Alstroemeria flowers bloom during late spring or early summer.
    * Alstroemeria come in orange, pink, rose, purple, red, yellow, white or salmon colors.
    * Alstroemeria is named after the Swedish botanist Klas von Alstroemer, who was a pupil of the great botanical classifier Linnaeus.
    * The genus Alstroemeria consists of about 50 species.
    * Alstroemeria leaves are upside down. The leaf twists as it leaves the stem, so that the bottom is facing upwards.
    * Alstroemeria is more like grass where the veins go up the leaves but none branching across. This can also be seen in grasses, irises and lilies.
    * Alstroemeria flowers are no fragrance.
    * If you look at an Alstroemeria stem you can sometimes see a spiral growth pattern on the stem. This is due to the production of new cells in a spiral sequence and this is the cause of the head moving the way it does.
    * Most modern hybrid Alstroemeria plants are propagated in a laboratory.
    * Not all Alstroemeria have striped petals.
    * Alstroemeria stop producing flowers if they get too hot.

Cultivation and uses

Many hybrids and about 190 cultivars of Alstroemeria have been developed, with different markings and colors, ranging from white, golden yellow, orange, to apricot, pink, red, purple and lavender. Alstroemeria, which resembles a miniature lily, is very popularly used in bouquets and flower arrangements in the commercial cut flower trade. Alstroemeria have a vase life of about two weeks.