7 Pink Alstroemeria
Beautiful flowering in all shades of pink
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The Alstroemeria, or Peruvian Lily, is a deciduous perennial that thrives in full sun, in well-drained, cool soil. With summer and autumn flowering, it has an exotic character and South American origins, which give it a certain sensitivity to cold. Pink-flowered Alstroemerias come in pastel shades, soft pink, coral, or mauve, as well as bright pink, fuchsia, or violet. Its numerous cultivars vary in height, ranging from 30 cm to 80 cm when in bloom. Depending on their hardiness, grow them in pots on the balcony or terrace, or in the ground in the garden.
Discover the pink-flowered Alstroemeria and add a touch of exotic delicacy to your garden.
Alstroemeria 'River Valley'
Let’s start with a variety of Inca Lily featuring velvety fuchsia pink flowers and variegated foliage. The Alstroemeria ‘River Valley’ is selected for its hardiness and weather resistance. Compact, it maintains its tidy appearance throughout the season. It reaches 35 cm in all directions and blooms from June to October, even into November. It tolerates winter frosts down to -7 °C, classified in USDA zone 8b. Its very open flowers, gathered in terminal inflorescences, consist of three central petals in fuchsia pink with a yellow throat, streaked with purple-brown. Three larger petals surround them in the same bright pink. The foliage, arranged on the upper part of the stems, is glossy dark green, marginate with cream.
Plant it in a pot with other Alstroemerias or at the edge of a border in a mild climate with a Ceratostigma willmottianum ‘Forest Blue’ or Perennial Flax. Add some mauve Asters.
Alstroemeria ‘River Valley’
Alstroemeria 'Inticancha Machu'
Cultivar of similar size, here is the Alstroemeria ‘Inticancha Machu’, with a compact habit. Originating from the ‘Inticancha’ series, known for their hardiness and floribundity, it measures 35 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm. This Peruvian lily produces deep, satin Tyrian pink flowers, maculate with cream at the throat, featuring lovely pink and brown-striped stamens. It blooms continuously from June to October-November. The foliage is medium blue-green. The plant is not very hardy, classified in USDA zone 9a, and it tolerates light frosts down to -5 °C.
Plant it in a pot on the terrace or in the ground in mild climates and cool soil alongside a Tricyrtis formosana, the toad lily.
Alstroemeria ‘Inticancha Machu’
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Alstroemeria 'Inticancha Sunday'
The Alstroemeria ‘Inticancha Sunday’ features undulating flowers made up of three central petals in bright yellow streaked with brown and edged in violet-pink, surrounded by three broader petals tinted in pink-lilac and mauve. The foliage is medium blue-green. The plant, bushy in habit, reaches a height of 60 cm in flower and 40 cm in width. It blooms from June to October. Rated in USDA zone 8b, it is hardy down to about -8 °C in well-drained soil.
In border plantings, pair it with the purple foliage and blue flowers of Ajuga reptans or the brown foliage and yellow flowers of Lysimachia ciliata ‘Fire Cracker’.
Alstroemeria ‘Inticancha Sunday’
Alstroemeria 'Majestics Tiercé'
Here is the tallest, the Alstroemeria ‘Majestics Tiercé’, which reaches 80 cm in height when in flower and 60 cm wide. It quickly forms dense clumps of dark green-blue foliage. In June, 5-6 cm candy pink flowers bloom, with petals maculate in deep yellow and heavily striped in brown. The outer petals are fresh pink to candy pink. They renew abundantly until October if the soil remains cool. Classified in USDA zone 8a, the plant is hardy down to about -15 °C in well-drained soil.
Plant it in the middle of a border with Kniphofias like the Kniphofia ‘Alcazar’ and Miscanthus.
Alstroemeria ‘Majestic Tiercé’
Alstroemeria 'Duchess Anne'
As with other Alstroemerias from the ‘Duchesses d’Anjou’ series, Alstroemeria ‘Duchesse Anne’ is a variety with good and long-lasting floribundity. Small in stature, it reaches 35 cm in height when in flower, with an equivalent spread. It is classified in USDA zone 8b, hardy down to about -7 °C. It blooms from June to October. Against dark green foliage, it is adorned with lovely white flowers with a pink throat, maculate with yellow and delicately striped with dark brown. The outer petals are tinged with a slight green tip.
Pair its softness with small pale yellow, soft pink, or more intense pink flowers, such as small pompon dahlias.
Alstroemeria ‘Duchesses Anne’
Alstroemeria 'Inca Yuko'
The Alstroemeria ‘Inca Yuko’ stands out with its well-defined, undulating petals. It produces a beautiful magenta flower, slightly purplish. Its central petals, narrow and lanceolate, are lightly maculate with cream yellow and barely punctate with brown stripes. They surround long pink stamens. Its deciduous foliage is medium green. This Alstroemeria reaches a height of 45 cm in bloom and spreads to 40 cm. From June to October, it blooms funnel-shaped flowers. Moderately hardy, it tolerates frosts down to -7 °C, classified in USDA zone 8b.
In pots or borders, remember to cut its flowers to create lovely bouquets. For example, compose a magenta and purple bouquet with Echinaceas, Coreopsis ‘Limerock Ruby’, and heads of Allium sphaerocephalon. Add stems of grasses and Lavenders.
Alstroemeria ‘Inca Yuko’
Alstroemeria 'Inca Coral'
We appreciate the Alstroemeria ‘Inca Coral’ for its washed coral pink colour. The plant has a compact habit and measures 40 cm in all directions. Its flowering spreads from June to October. This Peruvian lily is only moderately hardy, down to about -7 °C, and is classified in USDA zone 8b. The foliage of this variety is medium green. Its small flower, measuring 4 cm, is a lovely soft pink slightly tinged with coral. The central petals are maculate with yellow and striped with purple-brown. The outer petals are lightly tinged with green in the centre.
Add a Echinacea purpurea ‘Sundown’ at the border of the bed, whose soft orange enhances the pastel shade of the Alstroemeria, as well as a Digiplexis ‘Firecracker’ in orange-yellow and pink.
Alstroemeria ‘Inca Coral’
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