Garden plants for Chile
47 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Chile: vegetables, herbs, fruit, flowers, shrubs and trees that gardeners there commonly grow, native or introduced. Each links to a growing guide with spacing, sun, water, hardiness, toxicity and sources.
Chile spans more than one climate. Being on this list does not mean a plant suits your own site: check its hardiness and water needs against your local conditions, and avoid plants listed as invasive in your area.
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Vegetables (8)
- Bell pepper Capsicum annuum
- Fig-leaf gourd (chilacayote) Cucurbita ficifolia
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa
- Onion Allium cepa
- Potato Solanum tuberosum
- Pumpkin Cucurbita maxima / C. pepo
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Fruit (9)
- Avocado Persea americana
- Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
- Calafate (box-leaved barberry) Berberis microphylla
- Chilean guava (murta) Ugni molinae
- Grapevine Vitis vinifera
- Lemon tree (dwarf) Citrus limon
- Maqui berry Aristotelia chilensis
- Mountain papaya (chamburo, papayuela) Vasconcellea pubescens
- Sweet cherry Prunus avium
Flowers (7)
- Agapanthus Agapanthus praecox
- Chilean bellflower (copihue) Lapageria rosea
- Chilean glory flower Eccremocarpus scaber
- Chilean rhubarb (nalca, pangue) Gunnera tinctoria · invasive in some regions
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida
- Peruvian lily (alstroemeria) Alstroemeria aurea
Shrubs (11)
- Bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
- Box-leaf azara (vanilla tree) Azara microphylla
- Chilean holly (taique) Desfontainia spinosa
- Chilean lantern tree Crinodendron hookerianum
- Chilean potato vine Solanum crispum
- Chilean puya Puya chilensis
- Darwin’s barberry (michay) Berberis darwinii · invasive in some regions
- Hardy fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica · invasive in some regions
- Old man of the Andes Oreocereus celsianus
- Pichi (false heath) Fabiana imbricata
- Red escallonia Escallonia rubra
Trees (12)
- Boldo Peumus boldus
- Chilean firebush (notro) Embothrium coccineum
- Chilean myrtle (arrayán) Luma apiculata
- Chilean wine palm Jubaea chilensis
- Coihue (Dombey’s southern beech) Nothofagus dombeyi
- Monkey puzzle (pehuén) Araucaria araucana
- Monterey cypress Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
- Monterey pine (radiata pine) Pinus radiata · invasive in some regions
- Peumo (Chilean acorn tree) Cryptocarya alba
- Soapbark tree (quillay) Quillaja saponaria
- Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus · invasive in some regions
- White carob tree (algarrobo blanco) Prosopis alba
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.