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Abies delavayi: complete guide
Abies delavayi
Delavayi fir is an elegant, medium-sized coniferous tree from the Pinaceae family with dark green needles. This Asian evergreen is perfect for alpine gardens and large landscapes.
New Zealand-bur: complete guide
Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk
Discover New Zealand-bur, a low-growing rosaceae with distinctive red spiny fruits. Perfect for rock gardens and wild corners with insects.
Achillea ageratifolia: complete guide
Achillea ageratifolia
Discover this delicate Balkan yarrow with white flowers and fine foliage. Ideal for rock gardens, borders, and dry locations.
Alpine yarrow: complete guide
Achillea alpina
Alpine yarrow (Achillea alpina) features delicate yellow flower clusters and feathery foliage. Learn how to cultivate this alpine beauty in your garden.
AsteraceaeChamomile-leaved yarrow (Achillea chamaemelifolia): complete guide
Achillea chamaemelifolia
Discover the chamomile-leaved yarrow from the Pyrenees. A delicate alpine treasure for rocky slopes and well-drained gardens.
AsteraceaeAchillea pannonica: complete guide
Achillea pannonica
Learn everything about Hungarian yarrow (Achillea pannonica), a graceful alpine plant. Discover how to grow this wild beauty in your rock garden or alpine border.
Yellow monkshood: complete guide
Aconitum anthora
Master Aconitum anthora (yellow monkshood) care, from planting to blooming. Toxicity warnings, ideal conditions, and companion plant suggestions.
Adenostyles alpina: complete guide
Adenostyles alpina
Discover Alpine Adenostyle (Adenostyles alpina), an elegant mountain plant from Europe. Learn how to grow this shade-loving perennial in your woodland garden.
PoaceaeRock bent (Agrostis rupestris): complete guide
Agrostis rupestris
Discover rock bent, an elegant alpine grass for rock gardens and lean soils. Growing guide and garden integration for structural interest.
Small lady's-mantle: complete guide
Alchemilla flabellata
Small lady's-mantle - a beautiful delicate groundcover for shaded areas and corners. Learn about complete care, blooming and companion plants.
Dwarf Garlic: complete guide
Allium chamaemoly
Discover Allium chamaemoly, a delicate Mediterranean dwarf bulb. Learn planting, care and uses in rock gardens and containers.
Allium wallichii: complete guide
Allium wallichii
Discover the Himalaya onion - an elegant alpine allium with white to purple flowers. Learn about this Himalayan mountain flower and its cultivation.
BrassicaceaeDesert madwort: complete guide
Alyssum desertorum
Discover desert madwort, a hardy groundcover with delicate white flowers. Perfect for dry gardens and sunny rockeries. Full care and planting guide.
Mountain anemone: complete guide
Anemone montana
Discover mountain anemone (Anemone montana). An alpine beauty with purple spring flowers for rock gardens and scree borders.
Desert anemone: complete guide
Anemone tuberosa
Discover desert anemone, a delicate spring wildflower from the southwestern USA. Perfect for dry slopes and rock gardens. Full growing and care guide.
Slender parsley-piert: complete guide
Aphanes australis
Discover Slender parsley-piert (Aphanes australis), a delicate wildflower from the Rosaceae family with finely cut foliage.
Einsele's Columbine: complete guide
Aquilegia einseleana
Discover Aquilegia einseleana, a delicate Alpine columbine with unique purple flowers. Perfect for rock gardens and mountain gardeners.
Aquilegia jonesii: complete guide
Aquilegia jonesii
Cultivate Jones' columbine in your alpine garden. Guide to this rare Rocky Mountain plant with unique spurred flowers and precise growing requirements.
Aquilegia nigricans: complete guide
Aquilegia nigricans
Bulgarian columbine displays elegant blue flowers in May-June with characteristic dark stems. This Carpathian alpine flower thrives in dappled shade with well-drained soil. Perfect for rock gardens.
Sierra Columbine: complete guide
Aquilegia pubescens
Learn to grow and care for Sierra Columbine (Aquilegia pubescens). Practical tips for this alpine plant with blue and yellow flowers.
Haller's Rockcress: complete guide
Arabidopsis halleri
Discover Arabidopsis halleri, a resilient Alpine rockcress with white flowers. Perfect for challenging rock gardens and mountain environments.
Arabis planisiliqua: complete guide
Arabis planisiliqua
Learn everything about this hardy European arabis plant with detailed care guide for alpine and rock gardens, scree and walls.
BrassicaceaeRunning rockcress: complete guide
Arabis procurrens
Discover running rockcress, an elegant groundcover with abundant white spring flowers. Perfect for alpine gardens and stonework. Full care guide included.
Arabis scabra: complete guide
Arabis scabra
Discover Arabis scabra, Bristol rock-cress. An elegant alpine plant with delicate white flowers, perfect for rock gardens and alpine troughs.