Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Argentina, Chile
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Types
Alstroemeria aurea
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
4090
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-118-11
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
ALSTROEMERIA ligtu
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
peruvian lily
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
peruanische Lilie
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
lis des Incas
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
lirio peruano
Hippeastrum
In Greek
περουβιανή κρίνος
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
lírio peruano
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
peruwiański lilia
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Peruviani lilium
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Alstroemeria
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
12290
1
27800
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