General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 24 to 30 inches (61-75cm)
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches (45-61cm)
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Bright orange with yellow highlights.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: The seeds (both species and hybrids) should be sown in the fall where night time temperature is around 40-50F and day time temperature is lower than (68F.
Sow in situ
Other info: Sterile, does not produce seed.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP22,701

Image
Common names
  • Peruvian Lily
  • St. Martin's Flower
  • Princess Lily

Photo Gallery
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Date: 2023-07-05
Location: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Date: 2020-07-05
Location: Bronx NY
Date: September 5, 2014
First blooms ever.
Comments:
  • Posted by bxncbx (NYC - Zone 7a) on Apr 19, 2018 7:00 AM concerning plant:
    Alstroemeria Tangerine Tango has been winter hardy for me since planting it several years ago. It does suffer when we have particularly bad winters and springs but always blooms. The blooms will be delayed in bad years. I've heard that Alstroemeria can become problematic in the garden due to increasing rapidly. I haven't had this problem at all. It increases, but very slowly and has yet to try and crowd out other plants. I have it planted near daylilies and so far they have coexisted without problem. I do have to stake Tangerine Tango every year but that is most likely due to the fact that it is planted on a hill and tends to want to flop down the hill.

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Peruvian Lilies Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Peruvian Lilies (Alstroemeria)

« The Peruvian Lilies Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Lucius93 and is called "Gerbera"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.