Plant in part day sun (takes full coastal) to light shade in warm location in well-draining soil and give average watering. It is hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. Its delicate blooms make it a nice garden plant and it is very nice for use in the vase.

Francoa appendiculata is a species that comes from the coastal mountains and interior valleys of the central Chile where it grows in moist shady areas. The plant we have long grown was originally known as Francoa ramosa but currently the genus is described as monotypic with the one species being Francoa appendiculata and Francoa ramosa is now considered as an interspecific as variety ramosa. The darker pink flowering plant commonly grown as Francoa sonchifolia is also now considered to be a variety of Francoa appendiculata. These plants were also long placed in the broad catch all family the Saxifragaceae, but are now placed in their own family, the Francoaceae, which also includes Melianthus and Greyia.

We have grown this plant since 1989 but many years we were not able to purchase get seed and our stock plants didn't reliably produce each year, so it was a plant we were only able to offer occasionally. 

The information displayed on this page about Francoa appendiculata var. ramosa is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.