Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals > Alstroemeria > Alstroemeria aurea > Alstroemeria aurea
Alstroemeria aurea
Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily
Origin: Native to Chile. Genus named for the Swedish naturalist and pupil of Linnaeus, Baron Claus von Alstroemer (1736-1794).
| Family |
| Alstroemeriaceae |
| Genus |
| Alstroemeria |
| Species |
| aurea |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -18 - 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 40 |
| Height |
| 30 - 90 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Alstroemeria aurea is a herbaceous perennial with attractively-veined foliage and umbels of bright orange-yellow lily flowers. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to part-shade, in moderately moist, well-drained, humus soil. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, lanceolate, 7 - 10 cm long with distinct parallel venation. |
| Flower Description |
| 3 outer tepals (segments of the outer whorl with no differentiation between petal and sepal) are bright orange-yellow with a green tip, broadly ovate, 3 inner tepals are much narrower: 2 upper are spotted with red. Flowers are arranged in clusters called umbels, in which stalks of similar length grow from a common centre. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
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