Ultimate flower of friendship
Twisted leaves and fantastic brightly colored flowers: those are the Alstroemeria’s key features. It symbolizes friendship, making it the perfect flower to give to your best friends.
Colors and shapes
The Alstroemeria hides somewhat shyly in it bud in the shop. But gosh - what a surprise when it opens those buds in your home. Then you will see six to eight flowers on the stem, with a flaming interior of white, yellow, red, orange, purple or pink which you can really enjoy. Particularly since these flowers have a very long vase life.
Symbolism
The Alstroemeria symbolizes enduring friendship. It’s, therefore, the perfect gift to celebrate a beautiful friendship. Each of the Alstroemeria’s six petals represents an important characteristic: understanding, humor, patience, empathy, commitment, and respect. You can decide for yourself which petal represents which quality.
Origin
The exotic Alstroemeria is also called the Inca Lily. This is a reference to its natural habitat: the cool mountain ranges of the Andes in Chile, Brazil and Peru. The flower was discovered there in the 18th century by the Swedish scientist Clas Alströmer. It was he who gave the flower its current name.
Flower tip
Did you know that the Florinca does not have any pollen! This makes this flower ideal for, for example, a wedding bouquet. And besides that it has two other advantages such as the leaves do not fall out and if you have hay fever, you do not have any problems with this beauty.