Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
South America, Argentina, Chile
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
Alstroemeria aurea
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Number of Varieties
4025
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Coastal Regions, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
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Sunset Zone
H1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm50.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Bonemeal, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
ALSTROEMERIA ligtu
DIANELLA
Common Name
Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily
Dianella, Flax Lily
In Hindi
peruvian lily
Dianella
In German
peruanische Lilie
Dianella
In French
lis des Incas
Dianella
In Spanish
lirio peruano
Dianella
In Greek
περουβιανή κρίνος
Dianella
In Portuguese
lírio peruano
Dianella
In Polish
peruwiański lilia
Dianella
In Latin
Peruviani lilium
Dianella
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Chlorophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Alstroemeria
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
12241
1
27800
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