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INTRODUCTION

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X Region, Alerce Costero, Chile
Altitude: 600-700 m. 03 23, 2007

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Shrub
Climber

Flower: Red, 5 petals

Height: 15 m.

Image of Campsidium valdivianum

X Region, Alerce Costero, Chile
Altitude: 600-700 m. 03 23, 2007

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

Image of Campsidium valdivianum

IX Region, Lago Colico, Chile
Altitude: 500 m. 05 21, 2006

USES

Good ornamental value (A)

Image of Campsidium valdivianum

IX Region, Lago Colico, Chile
Altitude: 500 m. 05 21, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).

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