General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
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
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP10,030 (1997)
Parentage: Alstroemeria aurea x Alstroemeria caryophyllaea

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Common names
  • Peruvian Lily
  • Lily Of The Incas
  • Parrot Lily
  • Parrot Flower
  • Princess Lily

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 2013-09-13
Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'.  Described as the firs
Location: St Louis
Date: 2009-08-29
Location: St Louis
Date: 2012-09-23
Location: St Louis
Date: 2008-10-11

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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photo credit: Peganum

photo credit: Peganum
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