Alstroemeria 'Summer Breeze'- PERUVIAN LILY 'SUMMER BREEZE'

Exotic South American beauty with multicolored flowers (yellow+peach+apricot) and dark foliage (black-green).

Premium cut flower and hardy to zone 6.

Also called 'Lily of the Incas'. Flower symbolizes friendship, individual petals symboliz eunderstanding, humour, patience, empathy, commitment and respect.

Pollinator and hummingbird friendly. Plants are slighly poisonous to animals, but deer browsing was reported - so protect it from the deer.

Blooming time : mid summer to late summer

Size : 3-3.5' tall x 2-3' wide clumps

USDA zones : 6 to 9, in zone 6 plant in sheltered position and winter protection is benefitial. Fully hardy in drained soils (without protection)

Culture: sun, half shade, average soil, clay loam soil, loam, drained soils - likes higher content of organic material (amend with compost, old manure) . Neutral to slightly acidic soils are the best.

Drained soil increase hardiness

Moisture Needs : medium

Origin:  garden hybrid, part of Proven Winners program

Deer/rabbit resistant : no/most likely yes

Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : bees, butterflies

Attracts Hummingbirds : yes

Pot Size : round Proven Winner Quart 4.23" x 5" deep pot

Picture copyright : Walters Gardens

Plant combinations : Easy to grow. Goes well with majority of common perennials, preferably with those that appreciate good soil with more nutrients (more organic matter) like Astilbe (in halfshade), Baptisia, hardy Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Iris, Paeonia, tall Phlox and hybrids, Rudbeckia, taller Veronica, Veronicastrum, or with grasses like Panicum virgatum or Pennisetum (where not invasive).