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Abrotanella purpurea

Abrotanella purpurea is a small daisy-family plant native to southern Chile, a cold-climate species rarely grown outside botanical collections. Grow it cool, moist and in full light, with well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moisture-retentive but well-drained, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
5–18 °C suits it best; protect from prolonged heat above 25 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Chile

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Abrotanella purpurea is a member of the daisy family and is endemic species of southern Chile.

Other Abrotanella plants

Abrotanella caespitosa · Abrotanella diemii · Notched Moss Bog · Abrotanella fertilis · Abrotanella filiformis · Tasmanian Cushion Plant · Abrotanella inconspicua · Abrotanella linearifolia · Abrotanella linearis · Abrotanella muscosa · Snow-wort · Abrotanella papuana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abrotanella purpurea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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