Grown from seed about five years ago, I moved this plant from a pot to the Douglas fir bed two years ago. It was a sink or swim demand of the seedling. Months later, I saw some glowing orange-gold color flaring from that bed in late summer and sure enough, there were Alstroemeria flowers!

Known to be pretty invasive, these plants form tubers as they spread. My clone seems perfectly hardy and able to handle the dry shade under the majestic Douglas fir. It has spread a bit, but the terrain is pretty severe in that bed–I don’t think it will ever take over.

Future plans for this plant are to move a division of it to a patio pot, where I can take better care of it and coax more flowers out of it.