If your coldness zone is adequate for these plants (most of them can be grown all over Europe and coastal and southern areas of the United States, -15º C is the minimum guaranteed temperature, although some may withstand more), then you will have relatively worry-free plants for outdoor cultivation once you have established them.
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Acaena alpina
Family:Rosaceae
Native
Some ornamental value (B)
Height: 50 cm. | Acaena antarctica
Family:Rosaceae
Native
Good ornamental value (A)
Height: 10 cm. | Acaena caespitosa
Family:Rosaceae
Some ornamental value (B)
Height: 30 cm. |
   
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This is a very common plant in Chile, forming carpets in the higher reaches of the mountains, and all of the local huasos, the Chilean cowboys, know it too well, because it sticks to the skin of the horses, clothes, etc. The good thing about is that its thorns are relatively soft. Still it makes a...
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| This plant is common at medium elevations in central Chile and is easy to grow. Of the acaenas, it is not very known, but I find it very much attractive due to its small, compact leaves which form a carpet, small, almost pigmy size which would fit almost anyplace, and the fruits do not have the...
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Acaena magellanica
Family:Rosaceae
Native
Some ornamental value (B)
Height: 30 cm. | Acaena pinnatifida
Family:Rosaceae
Native
Good ornamental value (A)
Height: 30 cm. | Acaena sericea
Family:Rosaceae
Native
Good ornamental value (A)
Height: 35 cm. |
   
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The name of this plant, "Acaena magellanica," is somewhat misleading, because it grows in many places in Chile, not just in the extreme south of Patagonia. as with many acaenas, it does not present major problems for cultivation, requires light soil, is hardy.
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| The plant is very beautiful and stange-looking when it is blooming, it has nice leaves, but when the fruits reach maturity it becomes extremely unpleasant - the fruits have sharp and quite strong thorns which get entangled in the clothing and make walking across the fields of these plants in Chile...
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Acaena sp. #1552
Family:Asteraceae
Some ornamental value (B)
Height: 30 cm. | Acaena splendens
Family:Rosaceae
Good ornamental value (A)
Height: 45 cm. | Achillea millefolium
Family:Asteraceae
Foreign
No ornamental value (C)
Height: 100 cm. |
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| This is not exactly a beautiful plant, but its medicinal properties make its cultivation absolutely worthwhile and it is a real treasure for treating several diseases.
For the seeds to germinate they need light, so one must sow them superficially.
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Adenocaulon chilense
Family:Asteraceae
Native
No ornamental value (C)
Height: 50 cm. | Adesmia emarginata
Family:Fabaceae
Native
Some ornamental value (B)
Height: 60 cm. | Adesmia longipes
Family:Fabaceae
Native
Good ornamental value (A)
Height: 10 cm. |
 
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| This plant is a medicinal herb.
The germination of seeds is easy provided that you break the outer protective skin of the seed. For just a few seeds use a nail-clipper or a file (you have just to scratch the surface, taking off maybe a flake). For larger batches you can use sulphuric...
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