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PinaceaeAbies 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.
AsteraceaeAchillea ageratifolia: complete guide
Achillea ageratifolia
Discover this delicate Balkan yarrow with white flowers and fine foliage. Ideal for rock gardens, borders, and dry locations.
AsteraceaeAlpine 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.
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.
RanunculaceaeManchurian monkshood: complete guide
Aconitum variegatum
Grow Aconitum variegatum (Manchurian monkshood) successfully. Blue monkshood care, toxicity, and alpine garden design expertise.
AsteraceaeAdenostyles 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.
RosaceaeSmall 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.
AmaryllidaceaeDwarf 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.
RanunculaceaeDesert 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.
RosaceaeSlender parsley-piert: complete guide
Aphanes australis
Discover Slender parsley-piert (Aphanes australis), a delicate wildflower from the Rosaceae family with finely cut foliage.
RanunculaceaeAquilegia 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.
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.
BrassicaceaeArabis 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.
Arenaria balearica: complete guide
Arenaria balearica L.
Mossy sandwort is a stunning, winter-hardy groundcover for dry rocky corners. Learn how to grow and care for this Mediterranean alpine plant throughout the year.
CaryophyllaceaeArenaria ciliata: complete guide
Arenaria ciliata
Discover fringed sandwort - an alpine flower with fine texture and white blooms. Perfect for rock gardens and dry mountain locations.
Arenaria montana: complete guide
Arenaria montana L.
Mountain sandwort is a robust, hardy alpine groundcover for rock gardens with large white flowers. Learn how to grow and care for this Mediterranean plant in your garden.
AsteraceaeArtemisia umbelliformis: complete guide
Artemisia umbelliformis
Discover Artemisia umbelliformis, Alpine wormwood with aromatic leaves. Ideal for rock gardens and dry mountain slopes with native charm.
AspleniaceaeLadder spleenwort: complete guide
Asplenium adulterinum
Discover the Ladder spleenwort (Asplenium adulterinum), an elegant, delicate fern for shady spots. Learn everything about care and placement.
FabaceaePurple milk-vetch: complete guide
Astragalus danicus
Discover the Purple milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus), a green shrubby plant with purple flowers. Learn everything about care and placement.
FabaceaeAstragalus hypoglottis: complete guide
Astragalus hypoglottis
Purple milk-vetch with striking violet flowers and nitrogen-fixing prowess. Perfect for Mediterranean and alpine gardens with dry conditions.