THEMATIC SEED CATALOGUE

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 10 cm.

Acaena antarctica
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Some ornamental value (B)

Acaena caespitosa
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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 thorns of the other, more aggressive acaenas. The plant requires poor, sandy soil with good drainage. It routinely withstands cold winters with snow, so hardiness is not a problem. The seeds are easy to germinate using the standard procedure of cold stratification. Please note that we sell "fruits" from which we do not extract the seeds.

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 20 cm.

Acaena magellanica
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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.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 30 cm.

Acaena pinnatifida
(Pimpinela cimarrona, Abrojo)

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 a nightmare. But if you do not plan to use it for planting in areas where you would walk it is an interesting species to consider. The plant is reported to have medicinal properties,

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 60 cm.

Adesmia emarginata
(Paramela)

This plant is a medicinal herb.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 10 cm.

Adesmia longipes
(Pasto de guanaco)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 35 cm.

Alstroemeria exerens
(Alstroemeria)

This is a high mountain beautiful Alstroemeria. It is rather low, but has huge flowers, either pink or whitish

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Alstroemeria pseudospatulata
(Repollito amarillo)

This alstroemeria is quite rare in Chile, it is found only in a small area of about 100 km2. It has beatiful yellow flowers, which, combined with the low height of the plant, make it an excellent potting plant. It needs soil with good drainage and is very hardy (where it lives, the snow cover lasts for up to 6 months). When transplanting, special care must be exercised, because, unlike other alstroemerias which tolerate transplanting without any problems, this alstroemeria has problems for regenerating damaged roots, so that it is best to plant it in the definitive place.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 25 cm.

Alstroemeria umbellata
(Lirio de cordillera rosado)

As many Chilean alstroemerias, this is a very beatiful flower. It has the advanatage that it grows low, and is ideally suited for potting, although of course it can be grown outside. The place where it grows is covered with snow for more than 4 months and - 10º C is frequent here" It needs loose, poor soil with good drainage and moderate watering.

No ornamental value (C)

Height: 5 cm.

Antennaria chilensis
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Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 40 m.

Araucaria araucana
(Araucaria, Pehuén, Piñonero)

No doubt that this is one of the most famous Chilean plants. It is huge, tall, sturdy, strange-looking, it bark very reminiscent of the dinosaur skin, and this comparision is not too far fetched, because it is one of the oldest families of trees on earth. In addition, it also one of the long-living species, and there are many treees older than 1000 years. The only inconvenience is that it grows very slowly. On the positive side, it is ideally suited for beginners, because no matter how badly you botch it up, the seeds will germinate anyway, and because the seeds are so big, it a couple of weeks you obtain an established plant (10 - 15 cm).

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 20 cm.

Astragalus cruckshanksii
(Hierba loca)

Despite the fact that this is a common plant in Chile, it is truly attractive: it has a very sweet scent, and when the plant finds adequate habitats, it tends to form blue-violet carpets which can rival color of the sky.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 50 cm.

Berberis empetrifolia
(Uva de la cordillera, Palo amarillo)

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 2 m.

Berberis montana
(Michay, Calafate)

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 1.5 m.

Berberis rotundifolia
(Michay, Calafate)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 40 cm.

Caiophora coronata
(Ortiguilla, Clavel-ortiga, Rupa chica)

This strange-looking plant boasts huge white flowers (7-8 cm in diameter), is easy to grow, and is an excellent candidate for outdoor growing for colder climates.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 5 cm.

Calandrinia colchaguensis
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Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 40 cm.

Calceolaria arachnoidea
(Capachito morado)

This is one of the most common calceolarias and it served as the basis for creating new varieties. It is quite easy to germinate and the only problem is that the seedlings are very small and it the transplanting must be done very carefully. Other than that, the plant is very easy and undemanding, the only condition being that it needs a lot of water. This calceolaria is very hardy, so that you may succesfuklly winter it down to -15º - 20º C.

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 40 cm.

Calceolaria cavanillesii
(Capachito)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 30 cm.

Calceolaria corymbosa ssp. floccosa
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