THEMATIC SEED CATALOGUE

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.

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).

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.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 40 cm.

Chloraea viridiflora
(Orquidea de flor verde)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 2 m.

Corynabutilon viride
(Huella)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 3 m.

Discaria serratifolia
(Chacay)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 1.2 m.

Drimys andina
(Canelo enano, Canelo andino)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 10 m.

Embothrium coccineum
(Notro, ciruelillo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 1.2 m.

Embothrium coccineum fma. andina
(Notro andino, Ciruelillo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 50 m.

Fitzroya cupressoides
(Alerce)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 2.7 m.

Fuchsia magellanica
(Chilco, Chilca, Palo blanco)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 80 cm.

Gaultheria pumila
(Chaura)

This is one of my favorites, "chaura," a small, hardy plant which feels at home both at high altitudes and lowlands, tolerates snowy winters, dry and wet soils. It is also perfectly suited for potting, because generally it is not very big (20 - 30 cm). It has very sweet edible white or reddish fruits which taste somewaht like vanilla. When flowering, it is speckled with small, but very numerous, beatifully shaped white flowers.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 80 cm.

Geum magellanicum
(Hierba del clavo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 3 m.

Gunnera tinctoria
(Nalca, Pangue)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 10 m.

Hydrangea serratifolia
(Canelilla, Voqui naranjo, Voqui paulun)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 60 cm.

Lathyrus subandinus
(Arvejilla de cordillera, Clarincillo)

This plant is quite easy to grow and will reward you with beautiful blue and rather big flowers in the spring. Plus it can be induces to grow as a climber. This plant tolerates well cold climates.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 40 cm.

Loasa lateritia
(Loasa roja)

This is another endemic Chilean plant, which can not be found anywhere out side Chile. The only requirement it has is a lot of water. It would grow perfectly well in cold climates (being annual plant, it will sow itself automatically at the end of the season, so that you would not have any worries in the next season).

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 20 cm.

Mutisia linearifolia
(Clavel del campo)

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