Alstroemeria 'Fabiana'
Alstroemeria 'Fabiana'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common name: Inca lily
• flowering season: summer into fall
• height: 10 to 14 inches
• Light requirements: full sun, and afternoon shade where summers are especially hot
• Soil requirements: average
• Water requirments: average; some of the roots are especially thickened that store moisture and help to keep a plant from wilting when it is dry -- it is safer to err on the side of keeping a plant too dry than too wet
• Growth habit: a slowly expanding clump
• How to propagate: dividing in summer
• Leaf type: multi-colored leaves of green and cream, 1 to 3 inches long
• Ways to use it: in northern climates it is best grown in a pot; in southern climates it can be grown year around in the garden
• Special characteristics: it has a unique way of growing, sending new shoots up from its roots throughout summer that will flower each in their turn
Growing ten to fourteen inches tall, this dwarf will flower a long four months in summer. Hardy in USDA Zones 7b to 10, in colder climates it is very easy to overwinter indoors in a pot. It is a good plant for the Deep South, being tolerant of heat and humidity, although it would appreciate partial shade from the afternoon sun. The photo here does not do it justice. The leaves are a rich green edged in creamy white. And the large 2½-inch flowers are a matching creamy white, lightly spotted in yellow and dark red. When one shoot of flowers starts to fade we recommend gently pulling it up, out of the ground, to separate it from the rest of the plant. Doing this will not harm a plant, but allows more room for other flowering shoots to develop.