Alstroemeria Species, Golden Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurea)

Flaming pink Alstroemeria blooming in my friends' garden in Waihi, New Zealand

Golden Lily-of-the-Incas in my garden in Victoria, Australia, December 2007

Vancouver, BC - Stanley Park

Diana's Alstromeria at her Waihi Garden Ramble Day, New Zealand

Copyright ©Ricardo Martini. Alstroemeria aurea in its natural habitat (Coñaripe, Chile)

Alstroemeria - 'Peruvian Lily' cluster of flowers in my garden New Zealand



seed pod


Flowers, July 2002.


On the wane!

Inca Lily growing wild in New Zealand, January 1991

Alstroemeria aurea_yellow inca lily

Alstroemeria aurea_a pink inca lily in my garden in South Africa

A red inca Lily in November in my garden in South Africa

Picture shot at Pumahuida Nursery (Santiago, Chile)

Copyright ©Ricardo Martini. Picture shot in the wild.

Copyright ©Ricardo Martini. Alstroemeria aurea shot in the wild (Trafún, Chile)


Another close view of the Amancay flower. Edible root! Lanín nat.park, Lolog lake, Argentina.

Orange king is a very tall and robust variety.

Seed pods

Alstroemeria 2008

Photo taken June 2008

Copyright ©Ricardo Martini. Alstroemeria aurea growing in the wild (cold rainforests, Chile).

Copyright ©Ricardo Martini.

Alstroemaria - Peruvian Lilly May 2009

Vancouver, BC - Stanley Park

This evergreen Alstroemeria grows 2’-3’ tall & bears the prettiest soft peachy, orchid-like blooms liberally sprinkled & streaked with purple-maroon.

Alstroemeria - 'Peruvian Lily' - buds growing in my garden, New Zealand

Alstroemeria - 'Peruvian Lily' - showing the side view of this gorgeous flower New Zealand

Alstroemeria - 'Peruvian Lily' pink bud coming out in my garden in New Zealand

Alstroemeria - Peruvian Lily - 'mother and child' - another from my garden in New Zealand

Alstroemeria (pink) - Peruvian Lilies - after the rain growing in my garden in New Zealand

Alstroemeria 'Peruvian Lily' another colour of these South American beauties in my garden in New Zealand

Alstoemerias growing in my street after a shower of rain this morning

The December beauty that would have escaped the human eye

The leaves of the Alstoemeria

The birth of an Alstroemeria this morning

Alstroemeria on fire!

Another shade in the many colours of the Peruvian Lily from my garden


Another of Diana's Alstroemerias at her open Waihi Garden Ramble Day

Diana's deep pink Alstroemeria at her open Waihi Garden Ramble Day

Pam's potted Bi-colour Alstroemeria blooming in her December garden in Waihi, New Zealand



Alstroemeria as a bunch of flowers at Aeroview Garden Centre, Thames, NZ

One of Peggy's many different coloured Alstroemeria in her Opotiki garden, NZ











Alstroemeria in Flora's Waihi garden, NZ



Shirley's potted Alstroemeria in her Waihi garden, NZ

Alstroemeria 'White' at Decor Gardenworld in Tauranga, NZ


The last of my Alstroemeria blooms, and the first beauty of a frost...

Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.

Bev's 'Waikaraka Garden' Te Puna, Tauranga, NZ


Bev's 'Waikaraka Garden' Te Puna, Tauranga, NZ

In Leo's late Spring garden in Pukekohe, NZ

In habitat. Bariloche, Challhuaco, Argentina. Copyright Mabel-Sergio Melo from Bariloche, Argentina.

In habitat. Bariloche, Challhuaco, Argentina. Copyright Mabel-Sergio Melo from Bariloche, Argentina.

In habitat. Bariloche, Challhuaco, Argentina. Copyright Mabel-Sergio Melo from Bariloche, Argentina.

In Ron's late Spring garden in Waihi, NZ


Valle del Challhuaco, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia. Copyright Mabel-Sergio Melo from Bariloche.

Valle del Challhuaco, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia. Copyright Mabel-Sergio Melo from Bariloche.

Valle del Challhuaco, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia. Copyright Mabel-Sergio Melo from Bariloche.
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Alstroemeria Species, Golden Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian Lily
Alstroemeria aurea
Type: | Perennials |
Height: | 24-48 in. | 60-120 cm |
Conditions: | Zone 7-11, Sun to Partial Shade |