Alstroemeria ‘Zaprimat’
Princess Mathilde Peruvian lily
This is a cultivar of the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas. The genus is named for the Swedish baron Clas Alströmer, a close friend of Carolus Linnaeus, the guy who invented the Latin naming system. (Alstroemeria is pronounced al-stre-MEE-ree-uh.) The cultivar was produced from Alstroemeria hybrida ‘Staprivina’ in 2002. If anybody knows what a ‘Zaprimat’ is, please let me know. These plants are South American natives, and very attractive.
Plants: These compact perennials are about 1′ (38 cm) in height, with erect, green stems. Compared with their progenitor, Alstroemeria hybrida ‘Staprivina’, these plants have an upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; a vigorous growth habit; large, salmon-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
Leaves: Alternate, lanceolate, straplike leaves are narrowed at the base.
Flowers: Salmon-orange flowers with yellow centers and reddish-brown streaks bloom continuously from April until the first frost. Each flower has six petals up to 1¾″ (5 cm) long.
Fruits: Three-vallves dehiscent capsules explode when ripe, scattering seeds.
Edibility: Poisonous 
. Causes severe dermatitis,
becoming progressively worse with continued handling due to increased sensitization.
Online References:
8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (50 × 33 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Liliales | Includes lilies, tulips, trilliums, greenbriars, and others |
| Family | Alstroemeriaceae | About 254 flowering plants, most native to Central and South America |
| Genus | Alstroemeria | For the Swedish baron Clas Alströmer (1736–1794), a friend of Linnaeus |
Alstroemeria ‘Zaprimat’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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