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- This is how you cultivate your Inkalilie - the best tips and tricks
- Plant the alstroemeria
- Water and fertilize the alstroemeria
- Increase the alstroemeria
- The incalilly in winter
- The most important care tips for alstroemeria:
- Tips
Alstroemeria need a lot of water - but not too much!
This is how you cultivate your Inkalilie - the best tips and tricks
The incalilly is very elegant, but unfortunately not easy to care for. It rewards your work and attention with exotic beauty. From June to October the alstroemeria flowers in different colors and is very well suited as a cut flower.
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For a natural garden, the alstroemeria is not particularly well suited, but it is too exotic. She likes a warm, sheltered location, which may well be sunny. The blazing midday sun does not really like her. Plant the tubers about twice as deep as their diameter and not too close together. A low-limp, permeable and nutrient-rich soil is well suited for alstroemeria.
Water and fertilize the alstroemeria
The Inca lily regularly needs water and fertilizer, but it must not cause waterlogging. Adjust your casting behavior to the weather and make sure that the soil does not dry out. About every 14 days, add some liquid fertilizer to the irrigation water.
Increase the alstroemeria
You can multiply the alstroemeria by rooting or sowing. However, be patient with both procedures. It is best to share the roots in early spring before the alstroemeria sprouts.
Seed germination is very limited, so use only fresh seeds. You can collect these from your own plants or buy them from specialist dealers. It is advisable to grow in a container on the windowsill or warm greenhouse, because the seeds need light and heat to germinate.
The incalilly in winter
The incalilly is only partially hardy, over a longer period of time it does not withstand strong frost. Exceptions are special hybrids, they were bred for winter hardiness. Especially young plants need a good winter protection. For short periods of frost, a thick layer of leaves or straw is often enough. In a cold area, you prefer to spend the winter in a greenhouse or other premises at around 12 - 15 ° C.
The most important care tips for alstroemeria:
Tips
The incalilly is very decorative, but does not fit well in a natural garden. Give her equal neighbors.