THEMATIC SEED CATALOGUE

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 30 cm.

Trichopetalum plumosum
(Flor de la plumilla)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 3 m.

Tropaeolum ciliatum
(Pajarito)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 6 m.

Tropaeolum speciosum
(Coralito, Quintralito, Voqui)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 60 cm.

Alstroemeria pelegrina
(Pelegrina, Mariposa de Los Molles)

This Alstroemeria was one of the first to be taken to Europe for cultivation. Its main disadvantage that in its natural habitat it does not tolerate freezing nor very high temperatures, because it grows very close to the shoreline, where the sea stabilizes the temperature fluctuation.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 15 m.

Berberidopsis corallina
(Michay rojo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 6 m.

Caesalpinia spinosa
(Tara)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Cordia decandra
(Carboncillo, Carbón)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 30 cm.

Leucocoryne vitatta
()

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 5 m.

Myrceugenia correifolia
(Petrillo, Petrilla)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 15 cm.

Nolana paradoxa
()

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Nolana reichei
()

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 5 m.

Puya chilensis
(Puya, Chagual)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 1.5 m.

Puya venusta
(Chagualillo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Mimulus naiandinus
(Berro rosado)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 10 cm.

Acaena antarctica
()

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,

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 10 cm.

Adesmia longipes
(Pasto de guanaco)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 50 cm.

Berberis empetrifolia
(Uva de la cordillera, Palo amarillo)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 5 cm.

Calandrinia colchaguensis
()

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.

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