There is always a bit of confusion with this plant when you live in a world somewhere between gardening and flower arranging. In the gardening world it goes by the name 'Princess Lily', however in floristry it is known as Alstroemeria (the genus name). They come in a range of colours from reds, yellows, pinks, whites and pale purples. It grows from rhizomatious roots, which are large, swollen stems underneath the soil surface. Ive had problems trying to explain to people, that unless you have the whole root, it wont grow from cutting or just 'pulling out a bit of it'. They tend to run through cycles of looking really good then looking really mediocre (that usually occurs just after flowering). Most Princes Lilys that you see now are extremely hybridized. They cross breed the Brazilian species (which is summer growing) with the Chilean species (which is winter growing), so that the resulting plant flowers and grows almost all year round.
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