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Kageneckia angustifolia

Kageneckia angustifolia
Photo: Jason Quinn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kageneckia angustifolia (frangel) is an evergreen tree or large shrub from central Chile, reaching up to 5 m, grown mainly in its native range rather than as a common garden or houseplant. It tolerates the dry Mediterranean-type climate of its home region once established.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young, then reduce to occasional deep watering; tolerates dry summers once established.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerates poor or rocky ground.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions suited to a Mediterranean-type climate; tolerates moderate frost, protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Chile
Climate
subtropical

About

Kageneckia angustifolia (also known as frangel) is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to Chile. It grows from Limari to Talca (30 to 35°S) in the Chilean Coast Range and in the Andes.

Other Kageneckia plants

Kageneckia lanceolata · Bollen · Kageneckia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kageneckia angustifolia 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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