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Alstroemeria psittacina
Also called Parrot Lily, Peruvian Lily, Inca Lily, Parrot Alstroemeria, Parrot Beak
Alstroemeria psittacina is a tuberous perennial from southern South America, grown for its striking red parrot-beak flowers. It is a species, and it can become invasive in some warm regions, so grow it with care.
Alstroemeria psittacina, with the common names Peruvian lily, parrot flower, parrot lily, lily of the Incas, princess lily and New Zealand Christmas bell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is found in cerrado and pantanal vegetation in Brazil and Argentina.
Alstroemeria psittacina is cultivated as an ornamental plant by plant nurseries, for use in temperate gardens, such as in California.
It is a popular ornamental plant in New Zealand, where it usually blooms at Christmastime and is referred to as New Zealand Christmas bell. In addition, this plant is cited as an invasive plant, and it is a natural host range of the Alstroemeria mosaic potyvirus.
It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay but widely cultivated as an ornamental and escaped into the wild in Australia (New South Wales and Norfolk Island), New Zealand, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the southeastern United States (eastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alstroemeria psittacina 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.
