The Cultivation of Valdivia gayana J. RÉMY.

a Little Known Herb from Southern Chile

Authors

  • Kate Hughes Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6365-0292
  • Andrew Ensoll Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Martin F. Gardner Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2014.23

Abstract

Valdivia gayana J. Rémy. is a herbaceous, sometimes sub-shrubby member of Escalloniaceae, a family dominated by woody species. It has a limited distribution in southern Chile and, to the knowledge of the authors, has not been cultivated in gardens outside Chile before. It is an unusual species in many senses and the collection and cultivation from seed at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is described here and suggestions for propagating the plant from cuttings are made.

Author Biographies

  • Kate Hughes, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

    Horticultural Project Officer, Horticulture

  • Andrew Ensoll, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

    Senior Horticulturist

  • Martin F. Gardner, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
    Coordinator International Conifer Conservation Programme

References

CANO, N.M. (2010). Valdivia gayana Inventario. Unpublished.

CHILE BOSQUE (1999–2010). Chile Bosque. Available at: http://www.chilebosque.cl/shrb/vgaya.html (Accessed: 18 September 2013).

GARDNER, M.F., HECHENLEITNER V., THOMAS, P.I., ECHEVERRIA, C., ESCOBAR, B., BROWNLESS, P. & MARTINEZ, A.C. (2006). Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile. Distribution, Conservation and Propagation. Universidad Austral de Chile and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Valdivia and Edinburgh.

MELCOURT INDUSTRIES LTD (2013). Available at: http://www.melcourt.co.uk/index.html (Accessed: 17 September 2013).

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Published

2014-10-29

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No. 12 (2014)

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The Cultivation of Valdivia gayana J. RÉMY.: a Little Known Herb from Southern Chile. (2014). Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 12, 57-66. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2014.23

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