These plants are ideally suited for potting since they are small, and most of these are very hardy.
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Acaena alpina
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena antarctica
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena argentea
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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The germination of this species is not very complicated, but you should do the cold stratification. You can avoid it by planting the seeds in autumn and exposing them to natural cold stratification during winter time. If you decide to do it "scientifically," soak the seeds for two...
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Acaena caespitosa
Family:Rosaceae
S | Acaena integerrima
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena magellanica
Family:Rosaceae
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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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| 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.
The germination of this...
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Acaena pinnatifida
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena sericea
Family:Rosaceae
N | Acaena splendens
Family:Rosaceae
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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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Adenocaulon chilense
Family:Asteraceae
N | Adesmia emarginata
Family:Fabaceae
N | Adesmia longipes
Family:Fabaceae
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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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