If your coldness zone is adequate for these plants (most of them can be grown all over Europe and coastal and southern areas of the United States, -15º C is the minimum guaranteed temperature, although some may withstand more), then you will have relatively worry-free plants for outdoor cultivation once you have established them.
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Acaena alpina
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena antarctica
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena caespitosa
Family:Rosaceae
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This is a very common plant in Chile, forming carpets in the higher reaches of the mountains, and all of the local huasos, the Chilean cowboys, know it too well, because it sticks to the skin of the horses, clothes, etc. The good thing about is that its thorns are relatively soft. Still it makes a...
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| This plant is common at medium elevations in central Chile and is easy to grow. Of the acaenas, it is not very known, but I find it very much attractive due to its small, compact leaves which form a carpet, small, almost pigmy size which would fit almost anyplace, and the fruits do not have the...
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Acaena magellanica
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena pinnatifida
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena sericea
Family:Rosaceae
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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.
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| 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 in Chile...
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Acaena splendens
Family:Rosaceae
G | Achillea millefolium
Family:Asteraceae
F | Adenocaulon chilense
Family:Asteraceae
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| This is not exactly a beautiful plant, but its medicinal properties make its cultivation absolutely worthwhile and it is a real treasure for treating several diseases.
For the seeds to germinate they need light, so one must sow them superficially.
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Adesmia emarginata
Family:Fabaceae
N | Adesmia longipes
Family:Fabaceae
N | Alstroemeria andina
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
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This plant is a medicinal herb.
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 a flake). For larger batches you can use sulphuric...
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Alstroemeria exerens
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Alstroemeria pallida
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Alstroemeria pseudospatulata
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
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This is a high mountain beautiful Alstroemeria. It is rather low, but has huge flowers, either pink or whitish
The easiest form to germinate this species is to plant it in autumn and expose the seeds to natural temperature fluctuations. If you decide to do it "scientifically," soak...
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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...
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Alstroemeria umbellata
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Alstroemeria versicolor
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
E | Anagallis alternifolia
Family:Primulaceae
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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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Anarthrophyllum cummingi
Family:Fabaceae
G | Antennaria chilensis
Family:Asteraceae
N | Araucaria araucana
Family:Araucariaceae
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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...
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Arenaria serpens
Family:Caryophyllaceae
N | Armeria maritima
Family:Plumbaginaceae
N | Asteranthera ovata
Family:Gesneriaceae
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