Here you will find plants which are ideally suited for cultivation. They represent just about 12 % of all the species we offer and were selected on the basis of ease of cultivation, esthetics, and their useful properties. So if you do not know where to start with the Chilean plants, the seeds from this list are the sure way to go. All of the seeds listed here are easy to germinate and the seedlings to maintain, and the adult plants are not too demanding. Most of the species are ornamentals and there are a few shrubs and trees, selected mainly for the their nutritious fruits.
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Alstroemeria magnifica ssp. magnifica color type lila
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Alstroemeria pseudospatulata
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Alstroemeria umbellata
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
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| 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...
| 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 - 10? C is frequent here" It needs loose,...
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Anemone decapetala
Family:Ranunculaceae
N | Araucaria araucana
Family:Araucariaceae
N | Argemone hunnemannii
Family:Papaveraceae
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| 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...
| This plant grows in relatively warm northern regions of Chile. It has beautiful big white flowers, which, when open, can reach 6 - 7 cm. in diameter. This plant being annual does not have restrictions as to the coldness of the zone where it can grow, all it needs is about 5 - 6 months of relatively...
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Argemone subfusiformis
Family:Papaveraceae
N | Argylia radiata
Family:Bignoniaceae
N | Berberis montana
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
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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...
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Bomarea salsilla
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Buddleja globosa
Family:Buddlejaceae
N | Caiophora coronata
Family:Loasaceae
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This is a very nice
| This is a plant which is extremely easy to grow, quite resistant to cold, is medicinal, and has a nice, interesting appearance. It is ideally suited for the beginners if you want to start with Chilean plants.
Sow the seeds in autumn and they will automatically germinate. You can...
| 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.
This plant naturally grows in high mountains, on sunny spots, and is not very touchy about the soil - provided that it has...
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Calceolaria arachnoidea
Family:Scrophulariaceae
E | Calceolaria dentada ssp. Araucana
Family:Scrophulariaceae
N | Cistanthe salsoloides
Family:Portulacaceae
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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,...
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Cryptocarya alba
Family:Lauraceae
E | Encelia canescens
Family:Asteraceae
N | Ephedra chilensis
English Name:Sea grape
Family:Ephedraceae
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Flourensia thurifera
Family:Asteraceae
E | Francoa appendiculata
Family:Saxifragaceae
E | Geoffroea decorticans
Family:Fabaceae
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| This plant comes from northern Chile and historically has been very important as a source of edible fruits for the local Indian populations. In areas like San Pedro de Atacama it was a staple food, and it is very prolific. Its Chilean name is cha?ar, and there is even a city named after it -...
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Geum magellanicum
Family:Rosaceae
N | Gevuina avellana
Family:Proteaceae
N | Gypothamnium pinifolium
Family:Asteraceae
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Lathyrus subandinus
English Name:Wild pea
Family:Fabaceae
N | Leucocoryne purpurea color type white
English Name:Glory of the Sun
Family:Liliaceae
N | Leucocoryne vitatta
English Name:Glory of the Sun
Family:Liliaceae
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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.
This is a high elevation plant, perfectly at home in cold climates and long periods of...
| Frankly, we are not sure whether this is a white variety of Leucocoryne purpurea or a hybrid between L. purpurea and L. coquimbensis var alba... But hte color combination of pure white and green center makes it unique in the Chilean...
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Lobelia excelsa
Family:Campanulaceae
E | Lobelia polyphylla
Family:Campanulaceae
E | Lobelia tupa
Family:Campanulaceae
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| This is an excellent option if you have enough space, since it quickly grows to about 2 meters. It features very large, felted grey-green leaves and strange-looking beautiful red flowers which bloom for a long time.
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Maihuenia poeppigii
Family:Cactaceae
E | Malesherbia linearifolia
Family:Malesherbiaceae
E | Mimulus luteus
English Name:Small Monkey Flower
Family:Scrophulariaceae
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This cactus is very interesting for cultivation for several reasons. Firstly, this cactus grows in mountains and in winter it is covered by snopw during several months. Few cacti in the world can do that. For this same reason, it is very important to carry out cold stratification of the seeds....
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Mimulus naiandinus
Family:Scrophulariaceas
E | Muehlenbeckia hastulata
Family:Polygalaceae
N | Nassauvia revoluta
Family:Asteraceae
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| This climber is one of the most common ones in Chile and also one of the most interesting in terms of its resistence and the adaptability - it manages to grow in very different environmental conditions, grows very fast (it is the fastest native climber plant), and due to the form of its leaves is...
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Nicotiana solanifolia
Family:Solanaceae
E | Pasithea coerulea
Family:Liliaceae
N | Puya berteroniana
Family:Bromeliaceae
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| This plant is an excellent option for outdoor growing in colder climates (-5? C), one of few bromeliaceae that can withstand freezing temperatures. Combine that with a very strange appearance, big green flowers and you get a first-class...
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Puya chilensis
Family:Bromeliaceae
E | Puya coerulea var. monteroana (type Talca)
Family:Bromeliaceae
E | Puya venusta
Family:Bromeliaceae
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| This is one of those all-terrain "exotic" Chilean plants which is relatively easy to grow and is suitable for a wide variety of environmental conditions. Its limiting factor is that it does not tolerate prolonged freezing temperatures and snow cover. Its red stem and branches make a nice contrast...
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This plant is very easy to cultivate. In the first place, the seeds can be stored for long period of times and they germinate very easily. We carried out a germination test with a seed lot which was collected in February of 2006 (the best time for seed collection is around March -...
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Rhodophiala montana
Family:Amaryllidaceae
E | Rhodophiala phycelloides
Family:Amaryllidaceae
E | Rhodophiala rhodolirion
English Name:Evening primrose
Family:Amaryllidaceae
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This is another Rhodophiala of the Central Andes of Chile - it has big flowers, somewhat smaller than of the other Rhodophialas, of almost pure yellow color. Although it is considered rare, in the few places where it grows, it can be found in largequantities.
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| This is another Rhodophiala of the Central Andes of Chile - it has big flowers, pinkish or whitish in color, which can not be mistaken for any other plant. Although not very frecuent, where they grow, the density of these plants may be quite high, creating a nice speckled carpet of flowers in late...
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Rhodophiala splendens
Family:Amaryllidaceae
E | Ribes gayanum
Family:Saxifragaceae
E | Schizanthus grahamii
English Name:Butterfly Flower / Poor Man`s Orchid
Family:Solanaceae
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This is one of the most beatiful flowers of the Central Andes of Chile - it is big, and its brightly-colored flowers lightens up the barren slopes with red spots in the early spring, sometimes competing with the brightness of glistening snow, creating a truly otherwordly Alpine landscape. The...
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Schizanthus litoralis
English Name:Butterfly Flower / Poor Man`s Orchid
Family:Solanaceae
E | Senna arnottiana
Family:Fabaceae
F | Sisyrinchium pearcei
English Name:Blue-Eyed Grass
Family:Iridaceae
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Sisyrinchium sp. #1708
English Name:Blue-Eyed Grass
Family:Iridaceae
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Family:Iridaceae
N | Sophora cassioides
English Name:Kowhai
Family:Fabaceae
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| This is a beautiful shrub with interesting leaves and large yellow coloured flowers which cover the whole plant in the spring. The long beaded strings of fruits give it a special charm in autumn.
The germination of seeds is easy provided that you break the outer protective skin of...
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Sophora macrocarpa
Family:Fabaceae
E | Sphacele salviae
Family:Lamiaceae
N | Trichopetalum plumosum
Family:Liliaceae
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Tropaeolum tricolor
English Name:Nasturtium
Family:Tropaeolaceae
E | Ugni molinae
Family:Myrtaceae
G | Vicia magnifolia
Family:Fabaceae
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| A beautiful climber with white flowers, very undemanding in terms of soil quality.
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...
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