Re: Mediterranean climate plants from Chile?
- Subject: Re: Mediterranean climate plants from Chile?
- From: Jason D j*@yahoo.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 16:27:52 -0800 (PST)
Don't forget the magnificent Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea
chilensis.
--- Joe Seals <gardenguru@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Cheryl:
>
>
>
> Here's a list of central Chilean plants that I've
> seen in gardens (public and private) in our own Med.
> climate areas:
>
>
>
> Acacia caven
>
> Aextoxicon punctatum
>
> Alonsoa meridionalis
>
> Alstroemeria
>
> Aristolochia chilensis
>
> Auraucaria araucana
>
> Austrocedrus chilensis
>
> Berberis buxifolia
>
> Berberis darwinii
>
> Calandrinia
>
> Calceolaria
>
> Centaurea chilensis
>
> Chusquea culeou
>
> Dacrydium fonckii
>
> Desfontainia spinosa
>
> Drymis winteri
>
> Echinopsis littoralis
>
> Embothrium coccineum
>
> Eucryphia cordifolia
>
> Fuchsia lycoides
>
> Fuchsia magellanica
>
> Lapageria rosea
>
> Leucocoryne
>
> Lobelia tupa
>
> Luma apiculata
>
> Maytenus boaria
>
> Mimulus luteus
>
> Mitraria coccinea
> Fitzroya cupressoides
>
> Nolana paradoxa
>
> Nothofagus glauca, N. obligua, others
>
> Pasithea caerulea
>
> Peumus boldo
>
> Prosopis chilensis
>
> Puya alpestris
>
> Puya berteroniana
>
> Puya chilensis
>
> Rhodophilia
>
> Schizanthus
>
> Sisyrinchium striatum
>
> Trichocereus chilensis
>
> Tropaeolum
>
> Ugni molinae
>
> The bigger question, of course, is "what's
> available"?
>
> Joe
>
> cheryl@wr-architect.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm working on a redesign of a small public
> mediterranean garden here in
> California, and we're planning on using the four
> sections of the garden to
> highlight interesting plants from each of the other
> mediterranean climates
> (other than California). I've got tons of ideas for
> plants in the South
> Africa, Australia, and Mediterranean zones, but I
> haven't found much
> information about plants from the mediterranean
> climate region of Chile.
> Does anyone have any suggestions of plants to use
> and/or sources for plant
> lists? I'm looking mostly for shrubs (10' tall and
> under), perennials, and
> bulbs.
>
> Plants from the mediterranean climate region of
> Chile seems like an
> interesting discussion topic in general. Chile feels
> like the forgotten
> stepchild of the medit climates to me...the mattoral
> isn't as well known as
> the chapparel, maquis, or fynbos. What do you think?
>
> Cheryl
>
> --------------
> Cheryl Renshaw
> Landscape Designer
> Santa Clara, California
>
>
>
> Joe Seals
> Santa Maria, California --
> where the weather is always perfect
> and my NEW garden will soon be blooming and full of
> birds and butterflies
