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Definition of Peruvian lily
1. Noun. An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Alstroemeria
Generic synonyms: Alstroemeria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peruvian Lily
Literary usage of Peruvian lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... (Peruvian lily). border, or along the front of a wall having a warm aspect,
where, if the soil is not light and dry, it should be made so. ..."
2. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"Alstromeria (Peruvian lily).—A distinct and fine family, which has not found a
home in our gardens to the extent that might be expected. ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Pleasure Ground: Design and Arrangement Shown by William Robinson (1899)
"FWM ALSTROMERIA (Peruvian lily).— Handsome tuberous plants of the Amaryllis order.
portion should be exchanged for an equal quantity of leaf soil, ..."
4. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"... there are certain plants to which the name is also given betimes, such as the
Torch Lily (Kniphofia), the Day Lily (Hemerocallis), the Peruvian lily ..."
5. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"... tue Peruvian lily, has a leafy flowering ibo* nf and the habit of a Lily.
The British species of tbi ft order are the common Da5«i- Fio. 373. ..."
6. Truly Rural by Richardson Little Wright (1922)
"The Peruvian lily comes up the continent to us and the day-lily travels from the
far-off Amur Valley. Hot Asia Minor is represented by one kind of poppy and ..."
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