Botanical Name: Common Names:
Alstroemeria hybrida Rock N Roll Peruvian Lily, ALSDUN01,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Dense, Rounded, Upright
Description:
Attractive, long flowering perennial that has an upright habit and green and white variegated, waxy lance-shaped foliage. Throughout most of the year they have red lily-like flowers with soft brown spots in the throat of the flower. Peruvian Lilies are much tougher that they look. Grows approx. 80-100cm tall x 50-70cm wide. Great to use for a splash of colour in garden beds or as a cut flower. CAUTION Skin irritant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Liliaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, White, Variegated
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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