Scientific Name:
Alstroemeria
cvs.
Pronunciation:
al-struh-MEER-ee-uh
Common Name:
alstroemeria, Peruvian lily
Family Name:
Alstroemeriaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves lance-shaped with parallel venation; umbel with bilaterally symmetrical florets, almost lily-like in a range of colours (pink and yellow common) with black flecks on 3 petals, sepals wider and with few or no spots.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include: A. 'Parigo Charm' and A. 'Staprizsa'. A common cut flower cultivars include A. aurea (as species or as a parental hybrid).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Margins:
Additional Info:
resupinate (leaves twist from the base so that what appears to be the upper leaf surface is in fact the lower leaf surface)
Inflorescence Type:
Umbel, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Tepals (sepals look like petals)
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark Morphology:
Other
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Tuberous roots
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Mold, Slugs or snails, Virus (Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- HORT 1193/1293
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GNH) GreeNHouse