Peruvian lily - or not?

We're still trying to identify this plant for Judy in Lumberton.

PJ wrote in to say he thinks it's probably a walking iris (often called the Apostle plant). As I noted, they do have a lot in common, from the shape of the leaves to the way the stems arch and bend toward the ground, which is what walking irises do.

But in researching the walking irises, I noticed that the petals on the bloom are different. They are a distinct blue, not violet or lavender, and have a different shape, without the iris throat.

Our best guess so far remains the Peruvian Lily. Here's a closeup of the bloom. Can you help ID this plant?

Alstroemeria psittacina

In the previous blog, I tried to help Judy from Lumberton identify what looks like an alstroemeria, or Peruvian lily.

I'm not sure we got it right, but I am sure about this Alstroemeria psittacina, found in my daughter's Nederland yard. She just moved into her new digs and we're having a lot of fun trying to identify what's there.

This lily is lovely; the deep maroon/purple leaves are a dramatic contrast to the tell-tale spots inside the throat.

Is this a Peruvian Lily?

Judy from Lumberton has a plant in her garden she can't identify and asked if Dig-It could help.

The leaves of the plant look like those of a lily - which is the first clue. It's a perennial, and tends to spread. Although the bloom in this photo of the plant in her yard is small, and therefore harder to verify, it might to be an Alstroemeria, more commonly known as Peruvian Lily.

In one of those serendipitous moments, her question helped me identify a plant in my daughter's new yard that I wasn't sure about. Turns out it's an Alstroemeria psittacina.

Judy, if your plant is indeed a Peruvian lily - and I'm not convinced it is, so I'd like to hear from others - be aware that it self-seeds freely if not deadheaded.