CATALOGO TEMATICO DE SEMILLAS CHILENAS

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 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 excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 2 m.

Corynabutilon viride
(Huella)

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 excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 10 m.

Embothrium coccineum
(Notro, ciruelillo)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 2.7 m.

Fuchsia magellanica
(Chilco, Chilca, Palo blanco)

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)

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 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 excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 20 cm.

Mutisia linearifolia
(Clavel del campo)

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.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

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 excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Sisyrinchium junceum ssp. junceum
(Huilmo rosado)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 15 cm.

Solaria brevicoalita

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 excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño:100

Alstroemeria aurea
(Alstromeria dorada, Amancay, Liuto, Rayen-cachu)

Another interesting Alstroemeria - it is rather high (reaching up to 1 m), so it is best suited for outdoor growing. Not very demanding, but still you need to provide good watering and good, rich soil. Snow-hardy.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 70 cm.

Alstroemeria ligtu ssp. incarnata

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 60 cm.

Alstroemeria presliana ssp. presliana
(Alstroemeria)

This alstroemeria has delicate pink-colored flowers. It needs relatively rich soil, considerbale watering, and is snow-hardy.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 1.2 m.

Digitalis purpurea
(Dedalera, Campanilla)

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 5 m.

Eccremocarpus scaber
(Chupa-chupa, Chupa-poto)

This is also a Chilean plant, although few people know it as such, because it was cultivated for a long time in Europe and the USA. It makes an excellent climber for areas with restricted watering and bad-quality soil.

Planta de excelente valor ornamental (7 +)

Tamaño: 80 cm.

Gymnophyton isatidicarpum
(Bío-bío)