Life Span
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
South America, Argentina, Chile
Types
Alstroemeria aurea
Number of Varieties
40
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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99
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm
Rank: 93 (Overall)
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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
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
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
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
✔
✘
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
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
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
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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27800
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