1 / 3Key characteristics
- Family
- Alstroemeriaceae
- Height
- 2 to 4 feet
- Width
- 1 to 2 feet
- Flower color
- Butterscotch-yellow with a tinge of pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Bloom time
- Spring and summer
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Regular
- Maintenance
- Low; dies back in winter and returns in spring
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 7a–10b
- Wildlife
- Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Perennials
Alstroemeria 'Butterscotch'
Butterscotch Peruvian Lily
Alstroemeria 'Butterscotch' offers warm, peach and yellow flowers with subtle pink undertones and darker speckling near the throat, creating a soft, sunny presence in the garden. The funnel-shaped blooms are produced abundantly from late spring through summer, adding a cheerful and long-lasting display to beds, borders, or containers.
This cultivar is part of a lineage of Alstroemeria hybrids bred for their vibrant colors and floriferous nature.
Works well in
- Borders
- Cottage Gardens
- Pollinator Gardens
- Hummingbird Gardens
- Rain Gardens
Companion plants
Heucheras · Lady's mantle · Hellebores · Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns
Design tip
Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.
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