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Alstroemeria aurea
3-633.67.11English: Lily of Peru; Peruvian Lily; Golden Lily of the Incas.
Family: Alstroemeriaceae.
Genus: ± 50 species.
Culture: symbol of friendship.
Region: South America, Chile, Argentina.
Habitat: prefers well-drained, fertile soils; variety of habitats, forest edges, grasslands, rocky slopes; cool, mountainous regions in the Andes.
Uses: ornamental; medicinal.BotanyHerb; perennial.
Root: rhizomatous root system, allows for spreading and clump formation.
Stem: spiral growth pattern.
Leaves: lanceolate to linear; alternately or spirally; twisted petiole that turns the leaf upside down.
Inflorescence: umbel-like; at the tips of the stems.
Flowers: showy; orange or yellow with red or brown streaks; six tepals, three outer sepals and three inner petals; resembling lilies; lack of fragrance; blooming during late spring or early summer.
Pollinators: bees, butterflies, other pollinators.
Family: Alstroemeriaceae.
Genus: ± 50 species.
Culture: symbol of friendship.
Region: South America, Chile, Argentina.
Habitat: prefers well-drained, fertile soils; variety of habitats, forest edges, grasslands, rocky slopes; cool, mountainous regions in the Andes.
Uses: ornamental; medicinal.BotanyHerb; perennial.
Root: rhizomatous root system, allows for spreading and clump formation.
Stem: spiral growth pattern.
Leaves: lanceolate to linear; alternately or spirally; twisted petiole that turns the leaf upside down.
Inflorescence: umbel-like; at the tips of the stems.
Flowers: showy; orange or yellow with red or brown streaks; six tepals, three outer sepals and three inner petals; resembling lilies; lack of fragrance; blooming during late spring or early summer.
Pollinators: bees, butterflies, other pollinators.