They're really beautiful, Porkpal, and they're used in florists' bouquets because they last so long in a vase, but the species Alstroemeria get very, very tall here and live forever, spreading like crazy year by year. If I had the room, I'd keep them, but I just don't have the space for great big clumps of plants. I'm going to take out some Crinum next. They also spread and spread and never die.