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Alstroemeria aurea
Also called Yellow Alstroemeria
Peruvian-lily (Alstroemeria aurea) is a tuberous perennial with orchid-like yellow to orange flowers in early to midsummer, grown as an ornamental. It spreads readily in benign conditions, so give it a sheltered spot in sun or part shade.
Alstroemeria aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae, native to Chile and Argentina, but naturalised in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental.
When cultivated it is one of the hardiest alstroemerias, surviving temperatures of −10 °C (14 °F). It requires a sheltered spot in sun or part shade.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alstroemeria aurea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
