Alstroemeriaceae

Lily of the Incas

Alstroemeria psittacina Lehm.

Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Genus: Alstroemeria

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Lily of the Incas (Alstroemeria psittacina) — FlowerPhoto: Angélica Blanco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lily of the Incas
German: Papageien-Inkalilie

Synonyms

Alstroemeria atrorubra Ravenna
Alstroemeria banksiana M.Roem.
Alstroemeria hassleriana Baker
Alstroemeria psittacina var. longipedunculata Regel
Lilavia psittacina (Lehm.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: May to June, October to January (from 144 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Angélica Blanco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rodrigo Cesáreo Pampin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cecilia Fer Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matias Cabezas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: julia.frecheville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: cnnpenteles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: TomF, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Manuel R Popp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.