I have grown a number of Alstroemeria species from Chile, both from my own seed collections and from the company Chileflora. I find that they germinate best when kept at room temperature until autumn (late September where I live) and then sown in cool, moist conditions. My seed mix is equal parts peat, ground pumice, and coarse sand. I keep growing them in the seed pot until they become dormant in summer and them move them on to individual larger pots, where they can grow for another year or two. They can then be planted in the rock garden (if hardy to 20 F/minus 6 C) or kept in large pots that are protected from frost in winter (for coastal species). If you keep them in big pots, be sure the tuberous roots do not plug the drain holes. Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA On 2/25/2017 10:23 PM, norton cuba melly wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Thanks for all your responses, every bit of information helps, I will post my results further along the way. > > I offer now a new topic: How to grow plants from the Alstroemeriaceae family > > > This species, both grow in lomas ecosystem in the coast of Lima - Peru and scattered in higher areas. > > * Alstroemeria lineatiflora: This plant grows under the rocks, they have a dry seed coat and flower in october- november. I tried to germinate the seeds by removing the seed coat and sowing them in moist premix soil. But after a month I saw the seeds disintegrate, dont know if its to hot (because I did it in the summer), the soil is too moist or maybe I should not remove the seed coat since it removes itself anyway. I read information about it, and it says they germinate after 6 - 12 weeks. The area where they grow is starting to get attention of farmers that grow Pine, Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Pomegranate, Cypress, Geranium,etc. (Yep right there in the middle of a desertic area that gets 6 months of dry season) so maybe it would be good idea to transplant some of them inside the area that is sort of protected by an association that is doing an ecotouristic circuit there https://goo.gl/n2eP56/ >