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42 plants

Delta Maidenhair Fern with characteristic delicate frondsPteridaceae

Delta Maidenhair Fern: complete guide

Adiantum raddianum

Discover Adiantum raddianum, an elegant fern with delicate silky fronds. Care guide for indoor and shaded garden spots.

12 min
Christmas palm with red fruits and graceful frondsArecaceae

Christmas Palm: complete guide

Adonidia merrillii

The Christmas palm (Adonidia merrillii) is an elegant, compact palm with red fruits ripening around Christmas. Perfect beginner palm that grows slowly and adds tropical sophistication to any space.

12 min
Elegant hairgrass with delicate flowering paniclesPoaceae

Elegant hairgrass: complete guide

Aira elegantissima Schur

Discover delicate Aira elegantissima, a fine-textured ornamental grass prized for its ethereal elegance. Perfect lightweight accent for contemporary gardens.

12 min
Green flower spikes of Powell's amaranthAmaranthaceae

Powell's amaranth: complete guide

Amaranthus powellii

Powell's amaranth (Amaranthus powellii) is a resilient annual plant from North America with striking green flower spikes. Discover everything about cultivation, care, and garden uses.

12 min
Yellow saffron spike flowers of Aphelandra squarrosaAcanthaceae

Aphelandra squarrosa: complete guide

Aphelandra squarrosa

Master the care of the stunning zebra plant with this comprehensive guide. Learn watering, lighting, and maintenance for thriving growth.

12 min
Ardisia elliptica plant with red berriesPrimulaceae

Shoe-button Ardisia: Complete Guide

Ardisia elliptica

Learn everything about Ardisia elliptica: care, growing conditions and tips for this tropical ornamental shrub in your front garden.

12 min
Aristolochia macrophylla leaves and flowersAristolochiaceae

Aristolochia macrophylla: complete guide

Aristolochia macrophylla

Discover Aristolochia macrophylla, Dutchman's Pipe. A vigorous climbing plant with large leaves and unique pipe-shaped flowers for pergolas and walls.

12 min
Bridal-creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) with characteristic fine needle-like leavesAsparagaceae

Bridal-creeper: complete guide

Asparagus asparagoides

Discover the Bridal-creeper, an elegant ornamental plant with delicate fern-like foliage from South Africa. Learn care instructions, growing conditions, and interior design ideas.

12 min
Characteristic two spikelets of Brachypodium distachyonPoaceae

Purple false brome: complete guide

Brachypodium distachyon

Comprehensive guide to Brachypodium distachyon, a grass with characteristic two spikelets. Growing and care instructions.

12 min
Panama-hat-palm with characteristic woven leavesCyclanthaceae

Panama-hat-palm: complete guide

Carludovica palmata

Discover Carludovica palmata, a tropical palm for living rooms. Growing tips and care instructions.

12 min
Chinese Catalpa tree with yellow flowers and heart-shaped leavesBignoniaceae

Catalpa ovata: complete guide

Catalpa ovata

Discover the Chinese Catalpa: an elegant tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow flowers. Learn all about cultivation, care and maintenance.

12 min
Fountain grass with characteristic silky plumes in full bloomPoaceae

Fountain grass: complete guide

Cenchrus setaceus

Fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus) is a spectacular ornamental grass with silky plumes. Learn about cultivation, winter protection, and plant pairings.

12 min
Fortune's Plum-yew with needles and red fruitsTaxaceae

Cephalotaxus fortunei: complete guide

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Discover Fortune's Plum-yew: a frost-hardy conifer with decorative fruits. Learn all about cultivation and care.

12 min
Bleeding Heart Glorybower with red and white heart-shaped flowersLamiaceae

Bleeding Heart Glorybower: complete guide

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

The Bleeding Heart Glorybower is a spectacular climbing plant with distinctive heart-shaped flowers. Perfect for creating vertical beauty in warm garden spaces.

12 min
Croton tiglium plant with decorative foliage and brown seed podsEuphorbiaceae

Croton tiglium: complete guide

Croton tiglium

Discover Purging Croton, a tropical plant with historical significance and decorative foliage. Care tips and everything you need to know about this unique shrub.

12 min
Cuphea hyssopifolia shrub with purple-pink flowers and green foliageLythraceae

Cuphea hyssopifolia: complete guide

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Discover Mexican Heather, a decorative shrub with purple-pink flowers and compact growth. Perfect for gardens, borders, and containers.

12 min
Deer-foot fern with characteristic hairy rhizomes and delicate green frondsPolypodiaceae

Deer-foot fern: complete guide

Davallia canariensis

Discover Davallia canariensis, an elegant tropical fern with distinctive hairy rhizomes and delicate cascading fronds.

12 min
Echeveria derenbergii (painted lady) with red-tinted leavesCrassulaceae

Echeveria derenbergii: complete guide

Echeveria derenbergii

Echeveria derenbergii, also known as painted lady, is a compact, colorful succulent from Mexico. Learn everything about cultivation, nutrition, propagation and how to integrate this stunning succulent into your garden.

12 min
Echeveria gibbiflora rosette with blue-grey leavesCrassulaceae

Echeveria gibbiflora: complete guide

Echeveria gibbiflora

Discover Giant echeveria, an impressive succulent. Complete care guide with watering, soil, and growing conditions for indoor or outdoor.

12 min
Veldt grass plumes close-upPoaceae

Veldt grass: complete guide

Ehrharta calycina Sm.

Discover the elegant perennial veldt grass (Ehrharta calycina). Learn about cultivation, care and landscape design applications.

12 min
Three-cornered green stems of Euphorbia lactea with white marblingEuphorbiaceae

Euphorbia lactea: complete guide

Euphorbia lactea

Euphorbia lactea, candelabra spurge, is a striking succulent with architectural candelabra form. Three-cornered stems with white marbling. Minimum 5C, extremely drought-tolerant.

12 min
White flowering bracts of Euphorbia leucocephala among green foliageEuphorbiaceae

Euphorbia leucocephala: complete guide

Euphorbia leucocephala

Euphorbia leucocephala, snow of Kilimanjaro, is a decorative shrub with fine white bracts and wavy foliage. Native to Central America. Minimum 10C, full sun.

12 min
Euphorbia susannae leaf formationEuphorbiaceae

Euphorbia susannae: complete guide

Euphorbia susannae

Meet Euphorbia susannae, a spectacular South African succulent perfect for cactus and succulent gardens. Drought-tolerant and strikingly decorative, the ideal addition to sunny borders.

12 min
Fuchsia corymbiflora Bolivian fuchsia with red-yellow hanging flowersOnagraceae

Fuchsia corymbiflora: complete guide

Fuchsia corymbiflora

Discover Fuchsia corymbiflora, the Bolivian fuchsia. A spectacular blooming shrub with red-yellow flowers. Growth and care guide.

12 min