CATALOGO TEMATICO DE SEMILLAS CHILENAS

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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)

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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)

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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

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Tamaño: 50 cm.

Berberis empetrifolia
(Uva de la cordillera, Palo amarillo)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 2 m.

Berberis montana
(Michay, Calafate)

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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.

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Tamaño: 40 cm.

Calceolaria arachnoidea
(Capachito morado)

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Tamaño: 40 cm.

Calceolaria cavanillesii
(Capachito)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Calceolaria corymbosa ssp. floccosa

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Tamaño: 40 cm.

Calceolaria filicaulis
(Capachito de las vegas, Arguenita)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 80 cm.

Chiliotrichum rosmarinifolium
(Romerillo)

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Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Chuquiraga oppositifolia
(Hierba blanca)

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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)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 2.7 m.

Fuchsia magellanica
(Chilco, Chilca, Palo blanco)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Galium hypocarpium
(Relbún)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 3 cm.

Gaultheria caespitosa
(Murtillo)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 1.2 m.

Gaultheria phillyreifolia
(Chaura común)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 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.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 80 cm.

Geum magellanicum
(Hierba del clavo)

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Gunnera magellanica
(Pangue enano, Palacoazir)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 10 m.

Hydrangea serratifolia
(Canelilla, Voqui naranjo, Voqui paulun)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 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.

Planta de bajo valor ornamental (3)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Loasa filicifolia
(Ortiga macho)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 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).

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 15 m.

Lomatia hirsuta
(Radal, Raral, Nogal silvestre)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 10 cm.

Maihuenia poeppigii
(Maihuén)

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Tamaño: 60 cm.

Maytenus disticha
(Racoma, Maitencito)

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Tamaño: 15 cm.

Melosperma andicola

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Tamaño: 5 m.

Muehlenbeckia hastulata
(Quilo, Voqui negro, Molleca)

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 also quite attractive.

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 25 cm.

Mulinum spinosum
(Hierba negra, Palo negro, Hierba de la culebra)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 20 cm.

Mutisia linearifolia
(Clavel del campo)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 3 m.

Myrceugenia chrysocarpa
(Luma blanca, pitrilla)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 20 cm.

Nassauvia digitada
(Nassauvia)

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Tamaño: 10 cm.

Nassauvia uniflora

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 15 cm.

Nastanthus agglomeratus
(Coliflor del cerro)

Planta de bajo valor ornamental (3)

Tamaño: 15 cm.

Nastanthus spathulatus
(Nastanto)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 40 m.

Nothofagus alpina
(Raulí, Roblí)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 18 m.

Nothofagus antarctica
(Ñirre)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 40 m.

Nothofagus dombeyi
(Coihue, Coigüe)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 25 m.

Nothofagus macrocarpa
(Roble de Santiago)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 30 m.

Nothofagus pumilio
(Lenga, Roble de Magallanes)

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Oenothera acaulis
(Don Diego de la noche, Rodalán, Colsilla, Hierba de la apostema)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 10 cm.

Olsynium frigidum
(chamelo)

Planta de bajo valor ornamental (3)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Osmorhiza chilensis
(Perejil del monte, Anís del cerro)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Ovidia andina
(Traro-voqui)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Phycella sp. #1538

Planta de bajo valor ornamental (3)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Plantago lanceolata
(Llantén, Llantén menor)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 15 cm.

Pozoa coriacea
(Anislao)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Ranunculus peduncularis var. erodiifolius
(Botón de oro, Centella)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 25 cm.

Rhodophiala andicola
(Añañuca de los volcanes)

This is a Rhodophiala of the Southern Andes of Chile, very characteristic of the volcano landscapes - it has rather small flowers, pinkish-red in color, which generally do not open as much as the other Rhodophialas (they are bell-shaped), giving thus an impression of being even smaller (this may be the result of the harsher climate). It may be less impressive than the other Rhodophialas due to its smaller size of the flower, short stems, and the fact that the flowers are solitary, but it is surprising how well this plant copes with the harsh conditions of the high mountains and barren soils - it is indeed a special pleasure to discover a delicately looking flower on a black lava slope covered with razor-sharp stones"

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 35 cm.

Rhodophiala montana
(Añañuca de las montañas)

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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Rhodophiala rhodolirion
(Añañuca de cordillera)

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 spring.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Rhodophiala splendens
(Añañuca esplendorosa)

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 flower presents itself with almost no leaves when it flourishes, which often heigthens even more the contrast with the surrounding - red flowers on bare stems on yellow sand, white snow, black stones, andnothing else.

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño:100

Ribes cucullatum
(Parilla de hoja chica, Zarzaparilla)

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Tamaño: 5 cm.

Rubus geoides
(Miñe-miñe)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño:100

Schizanthus hookerii
(Mariposita)

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 30 cm.

Sisyrinchium junceum ssp. colchaguense
(Huilmo rosado)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Sisyrinchium junceum ssp. junceum
(Huilmo rosado)

Planta de valor ornamental (5)

Tamaño: 1.5 m.

Solanum etuberosum
(Tomatillo de flores grandes)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 15 cm.

Solaria brevicoalita

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 20 cm.

Tropaeolum polyphyllum
(Soldadito grande de la cordillera)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 5 cm.

Viola cotyledon
(Hierba de corazón)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 10 cm.

Viola sp. #1672

Planta de buen valor ornamental (6)

Tamaño: 5 cm.

Viola sp. #1551

Planta no identificada #1700