#peruvian lily

Alstroemeria - so many beautiful colors!!

Flowers in Vancouver (No. 3)

Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are all native to South America, although some have become naturalized in the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity: one in central Chile and southern Argentina, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from Patagonia are winter-growing plants, while those of Brazil are summer growing. All are long-lived perennials except A. graminea, a diminutive annual from the Atacama Desert of Chile.

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Alstroemeria or Peruvian Lily blooming in the Flower Dome.

This scene won’t need the depth-of-field afforded by the aperture of f/11 but the lens performed best at this aperture. However, this meant having to push up the ISO to 1600 in order to get a decent shutter speed. The image quality at this ISO seemed good enough though.

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Alstroemeria aurea blooming again in the shade of an olive tree in the Flower Dome. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.