Inca Lily | Alstroemeria 'Colorita Mulan'

Alstroemeria 'Colorita Mulan', commonly known as the Inca or Peruvian Lily, is a compact, long-flowering perennial that produces an abundance of soft lavender-purple to mauve blooms with creamy-yellow throats and attractive burgundy speckled markings from spring through late autumn (September to May) in the Western Cape. Its elegant, lily-like flowers rise above lush green foliage, creating a refined display in borders, patio containers, cottage gardens, and as long-lasting cut flowers. Thriving in full sun to semi-shade, this easy-care variety attracts bees and other beneficial pollinators while providing months of continuous colour.

Why You'll Love It:

• Produces masses of beautiful flowers for many months of the year.
• Compact growth makes it ideal for containers, patios, and smaller gardens.
• Excellent cut flowers with long-lasting blooms in a vase.
• Attracts bees and other beneficial pollinators to the garden.
• Low-maintenance and flowers repeatedly with regular deadheading.

Plant & Care

Plant in well-drained, compost-enriched soil in a sunny or lightly shaded position. Water regularly during the growing season, allowing the soil to drain well between waterings. Remove spent flower stems by gently pulling them from the base rather than cutting them to encourage more blooms. Feed with a balanced flowering fertiliser during spring and summer for continuous flowering. Divide established clumps every few years to maintain vigour.

Did You Know?

Unlike many flowering plants, Alstroemerias produce more flowers when spent stems are gently pulled from the base instead of being cut. This stimulates the plant to send up fresh flowering shoots, giving you even more blooms throughout the season!