CATALOGO TEMATICO DE SEMILLAS CHILENAS

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 20 cm.

Acaena magellanica

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.

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

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

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Adesmia emarginata
(Paramela)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 35 cm.

Alstroemeria exerens
(Alstroemeria)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

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.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 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.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 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).

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Armeria maritima
(Armeria)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 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 the plant tends to form carpets which

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 50 cm.

Berberis empetrifolia
(Uva de la cordillera, Palo amarillo)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 2 m.

Berberis montana
(Michay, Calafate)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Berberis rotundifolia
(Michay, Calafate)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 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.

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 40 cm.

Calceolaria arachnoidea
(Capachito morado)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 40 cm.

Calceolaria cavanillesii
(Capachito)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Calceolaria corymbosa ssp. floccosa

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 40 cm.

Calceolaria filicaulis
(Capachito de las vegas, Arguenita)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 80 cm.

Chiliotrichum rosmarinifolium
(Romerillo)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Chuquiraga oppositifolia
(Hierba blanca)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 5 m.

Chusquea coleou
(Colihue, Coleu)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 2 m.

Corynabutilon viride
(Huella)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 2 m.

Dioscorea brachybotrya
(Papa cimarrona, Jaboncillo)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 3 m.

Discaria serratifolia
(Chacay)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 1.2 m.

Drimys andina
(Canelo enano, Canelo andino)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño:100

Elytropus chilensis
(Quilmay, Poroto del campo)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 10 m.

Embothrium coccineum
(Notro, ciruelillo)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 80 cm.

Empetrum rubrum
(Brecillo, Murtilla de Magallanes, Uvilla)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño:100

Ephedra chilensis
(Pingo-pingo, Transmontana, Solupe)

Planta de bajo valor ornamental (3)

Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Eryngium paniculatum
(Chupalla)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 2 m.

Fabiana imbricata
(Pichi, Peta, Romero)