White Peruvian lily is a hybrid of lily of the Incas in the Alstroemeriaceae family, native to South America and introduced by A.M. Könst in 1990. Genus name honors Swedish botanist Klaus von Alstroemer (1736-1794) who was a student and friend of Carolus Linnaeus. The plant will grow 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide prefering full sun and fertile, well-drained moist soil. This is one of the most vigorous and hardy of this group of plants. It spreads slowly by thick rhizomes and can be divided as needed. The plant produces clusters of large white flowers with maroon markings on the petals and flushed with pink on the back of the petals. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds with its summer-long blooms. Use gloves to handle the plants as contact dermatitis and eye irritation can occur. Use in a cutting garden, pollinator garden or cottage garden. It is a popular plant with the cut flower trade. Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. Watch for slugs, snails and spider mites. More information on Alstroemeria .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
12 inches-3 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in. | Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping; Dense; Erect; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Lanceolate; Linear
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf feel
Soft
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Strap-like leaves that are narrowed at the base. The leaves are resupinate, twisted on the petioles so the underside faces upwards.
Flower color
White
Flower value
Good Cut; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower form
Cyme
Flower shape
Tubular
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Large lily-like white flowers in clusters with a yellow blush and cinnabar dashes. The back of the petals has pale pink with green lines. Flowers bloom in late spring/ early summer. through fall.
Bloom time
Spring; Summer
Fruit color
Insignificant
Fruit type
Capsule
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Erect green stems
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies attracted to the flowers