THEMATIC SEED CATALOGUE

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 50 cm.

Schizanthus grahamii
(Mariposita)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 1.6 m.

Senecio fistulosus
(Hualtata)

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 50 cm.

Sisyrinchium arenarium
(Ñuño, Huilmo amarillo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 1.2 m.

Sisyrinchium striatum
(Huilmo amarillo, Ñuño)

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 30 cm.

Triptilion spinosum
(Siempreviva)

No ornamental value (C)

Height: 2.5 m.

Verbascum thapsus
(Hierba del Paño)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 60 cm.

Alonsoa meridionalis
(Ajicillo)

This is a beautiful perennial plant with many fiery-red and strange looking flowers glowing along its branches. It is quite easy to germinate and to maintain, and it may flower even during the first year. For the second year you are guaranteed to have an adult plant of about 1 m. high. This plant tolerates well moderate freezing.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 80 cm.

Alstroemeria angustifolia
()

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height:100

Alstroemeria ligtu ssp. ligtu
(Liuto)

Very beautiful alstroemeria, but not for very cold climates. This subspecies differs from other Alstoemeria ligtu by much narrower tepals and usually bright red color.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height:100

Alstroemeria ligtu ssp. simsii
(Flor del gallo)

This Alstoemeria grows in the more warmer areas, where freezing may occur in winter, but where there is generally now snow. It is a huge plant, one of the tallest Alstroemerias in Chile (may reach more than 120 cm"), and is very robust. One inflorescense may have up to 25 fiery flowers. Needs moderate watering and poor soil.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height:100

Alstroemeria pulchra ssp. pulchra
(Flor de Aguila, Flor de San Martin, Mariposa del Campo)

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 1.2 m.

Alstroemeria pulchra var. maxima
()

This is a very robust and big Alstoemeria. It may have white or purple flowers and may reach 120 cm. It grows in areas where there are no freezing temperatures, on poor soils.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 80 cm.

Alstroemeria revoluta
(Alstroemeria)

Alstroemeria revoluta has the smallest flowers in Chile which measure less then half the size of most other alstroemerias. Despite that it still is a very attractive plant, because the flowers are delicately pink-colored and the petals bent back (that is where it names caomes from - revoluta) give it a very peculiar look. It grows in relatively rich soils, can tolerate some shade and may not be very hardy. At least in Chile it grows in places where there is frost, but not snowcover.

Some ornamental value (B)

Height:100

Argemone subfusiformis
()

This is a very imposing annual plant, very easy to grow and spectacular to watch, due to its big yellow flowers, throny leaves, throny buds, and throny fruits. Once you establish the plant, it will resow automatically each year, and you will even obtain surpluss seeds for trading. Being an annual plant, it does not present problems for cold climates, but it may not be able to reach maturity in places where the summer period is very short.

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 15 cm.

Aristolochia chilensis
(Oreja de zorro, Hierba de la Virgen Maria)

This species is one of the two or three Aristolochias in Chile (it is still undecided whether one species is a valid species). It is one of the few insectivorous plants in Chile. Grows in relatively warm conditions (no frost), little watering, poor, sandy soils with good drainage.

Excellent ornamental value (A +)

Height: 50 cm.

Bipinnula plumosa
(Flor del bigote)

Good ornamental value (A)

Height: 25 cm.

Brachystele unilateralis
()

Some ornamental value (B)

Height: 30 cm.

Caiophora silvestris
(Ortiga caballuna)