Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are all native to South America, although some have become naturalized in the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity; one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from Chile are winter-growing plants, while those of Brazil are summer growing. All are long-lived perennials except A. graminea, a diminutive annual from the Atacama Desert of Chile.
Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria × hybrida in the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens
Alstroemeria 'Saturne'
An Alstroemeria cultivar
Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 254 known species in four genera, almost entirely native to the Americas, from Central America to southern South America. One species of Luzuriaga occurs in New Zealand, and the genus Drymophila is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Alstroemeriaceae
Image: Alstroemeria magnifica Flickr 003
Image: Bomarea hirsuta (or kalbreyeri) (9725806861)
Image: Drymophila cyanocarpa