Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Sedge or Rush
Origin
South America, Argentina, Chile
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Types
Alstroemeria aurea
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Number of Varieties
4025
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Grassland, moorlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm15.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm15.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Wildlife
Allergy
angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ALSTROEMERIA ligtu
CAREX flacca
Common Name
Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
In Hindi
peruvian lily
ब्लू सेज
In German
peruanische Lilie
Blau-Segge
In French
lis des Incas
Bleu carex
In Spanish
lirio peruano
azul de la juncia
In Greek
περουβιανή κρίνος
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
lírio peruano
azul Sedge
In Polish
peruwiański lilia
niebieski turzyca
In Latin
Peruviani lilium
blue Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Alstroemeria
Carex
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Number of Species
1222000
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27800
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