Plant Patent #10,030. The only thing lacking from colorful, hardy, long-blooming Alstroemeria has been fragrance -- and now 'Sweet Laura' provides that, plus a floriferous habit you will just love! From early summer until well into fall, this vigorous little plant bears masses of russet-marked yellow blooms in clusters of 3 to 5. Each flower is about 1 1/2 inches long, every petal packed with color, sweet scent, and long-lived texture that make it as superb for the vase as it is for the garden.Widely grown for cut flowers, Peruvian Lilies are also fine neighbors in the garden, enhancing dark-leaved perennials such as Shasta Daisy (which blooms during and after it) and light ones such as Baptisia. 'Sweet Laura' is 30 inches tall and wide, just the right size for planting behind the summer-blooming annuals, on the patio, or near a doorway, where its delicate scent can be enjoyed by passersby. Extremely hardy, it thrives in full sun to part shade in zones 5-9.
