Perennials > Gunnera > Gunnera magellanica > Gunnera magellanica
Gunnera magellanica
Origin: Native to southern Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Genus named for Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773), the Norwegian bishop and botanist.
| Family |
| Gunneraceae |
| Genus |
| Gunnera |
| Species |
| magellanica |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -18 - (-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 10 |
| Spread |
| Up to 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Gunnera magellanica is a mat-forming perennial with deep green leaves and clusters of unisexual flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Can be used as ground cover, in a woodland garden or in partially shady locations. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Leaf Description |
| Somewhat cupped, kidney-shaped, 5 - 9 cm in width, deep green, margins scalloped. |
| Flower Description |
| Individual plants have either male or female flowers (having either stamens or pistils), arranged in loose branching clusters. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid to globose, up to 5 mm in diameter, orange to red in colour. |
| Notable Specimens |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
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