Alstroemeria aurea

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Alstroemeria aurea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Genus: Alstroemeria
Species:
A. aurea
Binomial name
Alstroemeria aurea
Synonyms[1]
  • Alstroemeria araucana Phil.
  • Alstroemeria aurantiaca D.Don
  • Alstroemeria chiloensis Phil.
  • Alstroemeria concolor Steud.
  • Alstroemeria mutabilis Kunze ex Kunth
  • Alstroemeria peruviana Van Houtte

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.[2] It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Common names include yellow alstroemeria,[2] though cultivars have been selected in a range of colours. The name Peruvian lily is often applied to this and other species of Alstroemeria, despite the fact that most are not native to that country.

Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is a herbaceous perennial with brittle, fleshy roots beneath erect stems with narrow leaves. Many orchid-like flowers[3] in brilliant shades of yellow and orange. appear in early to midsummer. The flowers may be heavily spotted or striped with red or brown. If undisturbed, plants will spread rapidly in benign conditions.[4]

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.[4]

The Latin specific epithet aureum means "golden".[5]

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  • Alstroemeria aurea in Jardin des Plantes de Paris-2.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Alstroemeria aurea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  2. ^ a b "Alstroemeria aurea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  3. ^ "Alstroemeria aurea". Gardenia.net. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Alstroemeria aurea". RHS. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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