In the garden of the house before the one we currently live in we grew Alstroemerias. These colourful, quite showy flowers also go by the name of Peruvian Lily. The variety we grew produced flowers that tended towards cream and orange. One disadvantage of the plant was their attractiveness to the bright red lily beetle. On a recent evening walk along the promenade at Weymouth, Dorset, we came across a variety of Alstroemeria that I don't recall ever seeing before. It may have been the variety "Indian Summer". I particularly liked its red colours and especially the way they displayed against the darker than usual foliage. I wonder if it too attracts lily beetles.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Nikon Z 5
