Here in central Indiana, I grew Alstroemeria psittacina and a couple of "hardy" cvs. outdoors for a few years. They survived, for a while, but never bloomed. After a few years, all just disappeared. Jim Shields At 11:03 PM 5/31/2012 -0500, you wrote: > >Would it be possible to grow Alstroemeria in Southern Illinois? > >Dear Mary Sue and all, > Yes, but... > Good luck and choose the planting location wisely. > Jim W. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W