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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: The seeds (both species and hybrids) should be sown in the fall where night time temperature is around 40-50F and day time temperature is lower than (68F.
Sow in situ
Other info: Soak seeds for 24 hrs.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Peruvian Lily
  • Liuto
  • St. Martin's Lily

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Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: December 2015
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: December 2015
These Alstroemerias are growing under the shelter of small trees
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Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: December 2015

A. ligtu ssp. simsii's range of colours goes from reddish to all
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Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Spring
Flower buds about to open

Wild growing A. ligtu ssp. simsii
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Date: Two different shades of A. ligtu ssp. simsii
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Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Spring
Flower buds
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Spring
Flower buds about to open
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On January 9, 2021 Seeds sown
seeds soaked
piksihk On February 24, 2017 Plant emerged
three seedlings
piksihk On January 9, 2017 Seeds sown
Soak in water overnight
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