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Azorella albovaginata

Azorella albovaginata is a low, cushion-forming subshrub in the carrot family from the Andes of Argentina and central Chile. It is a specialist of cold, high-altitude, well-drained sites and is rarely grown in gardens.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, especially in winter.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy mineral soil; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
Tolerates cold and frost typical of its high-altitude habitat; protect from prolonged wet heat.
How easy
Hard
Native range
C. Chile to W. Argentina
Climate
temperate

About

Azorella albovaginata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Azorella found in northwest and south Argentina. Azorella albovaginata var. pauciflorum is a variety of the species and is found in central Chile

Other Azorella plants

Azorella ameghinoi · Azorella aretioides · Azorella atacamensis · Yareta · Azorella diapensioides · Wiry Azorella · Azorella fuegiana · Cushion Azorella · Azorella monteroi · Macquarie Island Cabbage · Azorella schizeilema · Cushion Azorella

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Azorella albovaginata 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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