species
Alstroemeria aurea
Peruvian lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Alstroemeria aurea is a perennial in the family Alstroemeriaceae, also known as Peruvian lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 80 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 80 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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