A flower for every month in a metro Atlanta garden
July: Alstroemeria pulchella or Parrot lily. This is a tough perennial for drought. Green and red flowers appear in June to mid-July and sporadically during the summer. Two drawbacks: 1) It is invasive in a semi-shady situation (making it a good ground cover, actually), and 2) Deer love the flowers. Martha Tate / Special
