Alstroemeria, also known as the ‘Lilly of the Incas’ (originating from South America) is from the family of Amaryllidacees. The genus consists of around 50 species.This rhizome based, perennial plant is the star of the floristry world with an excellent cut flower vase life of up to two weeks. These colourful, funnel shaped flowers, resembling a small lilly or orchid can be easily recognised by their pronounced throat freckles. There are a multitude of varieties available in the World, however we know of no other business who is able to offer a collection as large as ours. Situated in the heart of the Loire Valley, Turcieflor is THE specialist for alstroemeria in France, recently awarded the title of the ‘National Collection’. Breeder for over 25 years, our collection has over 100 varieties, with 60 being sold commercially each year. The collection is split over four height ranges, compact, Duchess, Dukes and finally the tall majestic garden varieties. As their titles suggest, each variety finds its roots in the rich history of the region. You are sure to find a colour that you fall in love with. Our majestic garden varieties are frost hardy to -20 degrees too - so those cold UK winters are no longer anything to worry about.

Introducing the range:

Dwarf, Compact varieties - 20cm in height. Perfect in pots and planters, terrace or balcony.
Duchess varieties, 30-40cm, just perfect at the front of your beds and borders, suitable also for pots.
Our Duke range, at 50cm in height, are beautiful anywhere in your garden.
Our Tall, Majestic Garden range is perfect for giving height to your garden designs, offering up an abundance of cut flowers stems throughout the season too.

Our advices on your alstroemerias:

Plant them in the Spring period and you will profit from beautiful flowers right through the Spring and Summer periods, right up until the first frosts.
You can also plant them out in the Autumn, however you will need to cover them with a suitable mulch in order to protect them for their first year out in the first frosts.
Alstroemerias are most at home in a half sunny position, in well drained soil.
Our varieties are very frost resistant, and if covered with a suitable mulch will resist frosts of -20 degrees. When the leaves start to dye back, we recommend you remove them.
Alstroemerias do not require any particular care and attention just as long as they are watered when required and a fertiliser is given at the start of the Spring growing season.
Do not forget to pull out the dead or dying stems in order to re-stimulate the re-growth of further stems.
Alstroemerias are a delicacy to snails and slugs, take usual preventative measures and your alstroemerias will give you joy throughout the entire season.

1, 2, 3...plant, care, enjoy!

Alstroemeria, also known as the ‘Lilly of the Incas’ (originating from South America) is from the family of Amaryllidacees. The genus consists of around 50 species. This rhizome based, perennial plant is the star of the floristry world with an excellent cut flower vase life of up to two weeks. These colourful, funnel shaped flowers, resembling a small lilly or orchid can be easily recognised by their pronounced throat freckles. There are a multitude of varieties available in the World, however we know of no other business who is able to offer a collection as large as ours. Situated in the heart of the Loire Valley, Turcieflor is the specialist for alstroemeria in France, recently awarded the title of the ‘National Collection’. Breeder for over 25 years, our collection has over 100 varieties, with 60 being sold commercially each year.  The collection is split over four height ranges, compact, Duchess, Dukes and finally the tall majestic garden varieties. As their titles suggest, each variety finds its roots in the rich history of the region.  You are sure to find a colour that you fall in love with. Our majestic garden varieties are frost hardy to -20 degrees too - so those cold UK winters are no longer anything to worry about. Introducing the range: Dwarf, Compact varieties - 20cm in height. Perfect in pots and planters, terrace or balcony. Duchess varieties, 30-40cm, just perfect at the front of your beds and borders, suitable also for pots. Our Duke range, at 50cm in height, are beautiful anywhere in your garden. Our Tall, Majestic Garden range is perfect for giving height to your garden designs, offering up an abundance of cut flowers stems throughout the season too. Plant them in the Spring period and you will profit from beautiful flowers right through the Spring  and Summer periods, right up until the first frosts. You can also plant them out in the Autumn, however you will need to cover them with a suitable mulch in order to protect them for their first year out in the first frosts. Alstroemerias are most at home in a half sunny position, in well drained soil. Our varieties are very frost resistant, and if covered with a suitable mulch will resist frosts of -20 degrees. When the leaves start to dye back, we recommend you remove them. Alstroemerias do not require any particular care and attention just as long as they are watered when required and a fertiliser is given at the start of the Spring growing season. Do not forget to pull out the dead or dying stems in order to re-stimulate the re-growth of further stems. Alstroemerias are a delicacy to snails and slugs, take usual preventative measures and your alstroemerias will give you joy throughout the entire season.

The agapanthus is from the Lillacees family, and is a tall, majestic, perennial plant. They offer up beautiful, globe shaped flower heads, each one consisting of a number of smaller, star shaped flowers. This rhizome based plant descends from a dozen of species, with the most common being the Praecox and the Africanus varieties. The flowers of an agapanthus are simply spectacular. The stems can be very tall (over 1.5m) or compact  and can offer up flower sizes of over 25cm’s. The range consists of flowers in various degrees of blue, grey or white, with new varieties appearing on the market all the time. The Turcieflor / Pierre Turc range of agapanthus offers you a spectacular collection of tall, compact, evergreen and deciduous varieties of over 20 varieties, each one a result of our own breeding and testing.

A few little gems of our collection:

Within the collection, we are proud to offer you the spectacular Queen Mum variety, a blue & white bi-colour flower. The variegated foliage of the Silver Moon variety is something quite special too,
whilst our award winning Vallée de la Loire variety is our darkest variety and one of our best selling varieties.

Originating from South Africa, agapanthus love to be positioned in full sun and require moderate watering. If you plant them out in the Spring in a rich, well drained soil, you will be able to enjoy their beautiful flowers through the summer months. Agapanthus are naturally sensitive to harsh frosts. Cover your garden plants with a suitable mulch and where possible bring in or suitably cover your pots. Agapanthus are not difficult to grow, water lightly and regularly, do not let the roots sit in water for long periods and give your plants a feed with a suitable fertiliser at the start of the growing season. After that, sit back, relax and enjoy your beautiful flowers all summer long.

1, 2, 3... plant, care, enjoy!

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Cannas are rhizome based plants and originates from Central America and are descendants of the Cannaceae family which contains over 10 species. The canna plant consists of bunches of brightly coloured flowers atop tall green, purple or variegated foliage. This structural plant can offer you another dimension to your beds and borders.  It is upright, offers exquisite colour and looks quite like no other. Categorised by height and then foliage colour, our extensive range can offer you the choice and the flexibility to make a beautiful bed or border even more exceptional. We have selected for you what we feel to be the best of the bunch.

The must have’s:

Angèle Martin: This beautiful tall canna, standing at 1.5m with purple foliage is simply sublime with its salmon coloured flowers.
Marabout: A giant at 2.5m, it’s green foliage and bright red flowers is just perfect at the back of flower beds and alongside pathways.
Stuttgart: a beautiful, variegated variety which is sure to add another dimension to your garden.
Yellow Humbert: Yellow and extremely bright, slightly speckled with red, this variety is a real eye catcher. Due to its exotic origins, cannas appreciate full sun and damp soil.

Plant then out in the Spring time in a well drained soil, preferably with a good fertiliser to help them get going.  They will flower right throughout the summer period.
Due to its size and rapid growth, the canna needs space to grow and we recommend that you leave a 50cm distance when planting out. The canna is renowned for being resistant to illness and predators, however they again are a favourite meal for snails and slugs so please take usual precautionary measures. Canna’s do not like the frost, so we recommend you either harvest your rhizomes and keep them dry over winter or you cut back the leaves and cover the base of the plant with a suitable mulch. Cannas are very easy to grow and harvest. They will give you the pleasure of offering up flowers all throughout the summer. We are sure you won’t be disappointed.