About Peruvian-Lily

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

South America, Argentina, Chile

Types

Alstroemeria aurea

Number of Varieties

Rank: 78 (Overall)

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

H1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALSTROEMERIA ligtu

Common Name

Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily

In Hindi

peruvian lily

In German

peruanische Lilie

In French

lis des Incas

In Spanish

lirio peruano

In Greek

περουβιανή κρίνος

In Portuguese

lírio peruano

In Polish

peruwiański lilia

In Latin

Peruviani lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Alstroemeria

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

122

Rank: 96 (Overall)

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Properties of Peruvian-Lily

Want to know the properties of Peruvian-Lily? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Peruvian-Lily is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching and Urticaria. Peruvian-Lily Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Flowers and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Peruvian-Lily Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Peruvian-Lily. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Peruvian-Lily physical information is as follows: 38.10 cm tall and 61.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lanceolate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Light Pink, Lavender and Orange Red

Leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Peruvian-Lily

Taking Peruvian-Lily Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Peruvian-Lily include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Peruvian-Lily

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Peruvian-Lily is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Peruvian-Lily is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 40 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Alstroemeria aurea. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.