General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
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: Soak seeds for 24 hrs.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Inticancha®
Trade Name: Indian Summer
Cultivar name: 'Tesronto'
Common names
  • Peruvian Lily

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Date: 2020-06-26
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-11-24

Date: 2012-08-12
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2018-08-23
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-05-12
My favorite new plant
Location: Hortus Lapidarius
Location: Hortus Lapidarius
Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: Botanical Garden of Utrecht
Date: 2023-09-02
Location: Hortus Lapidarius

Date: 2013-05-08

Date: 2013-05-08
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-06-05
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-05-10
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-04-10
Shows buds, also shows the beatiful purplish foliage
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-05-08
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-05-25
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-06-19
Second year plant, flowers for weeks on end, tear off the stalks
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-06-18
Two year old plant photographed standing on a bench, much stronge
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-06-20
Photo by Calif_Sue

Date: 2013-06-04

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-08-17
Three months of continuous strong flower. Well worth the space in
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-06-19
Eye level view, three feet tall, would buy more if I could find i
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Plant Events from our members
Calif_Sue On April 1, 2013 Obtained plant
from Emerisa 4/2013, blooms nearly year round, purchased second one in 2014
carlysuko On April 24, 2019 Obtained plant
Purchased from La Costa Anderson Nursery. Pricey, but have wanted for awhile now and never seen anywhere until now.
variegatagal On May 2, 2022 Transplanted
variegatagal On April 28, 2022 Obtained plant
Annie's Annuals
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What is that beautiful plant? by Dewberry Apr 25, 2021 6:07 PM 0

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