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21 plants

Red Sierra onion in bloom with pink flowersAmaryllidaceae

Allium obtusum: complete guide

Allium obtusum

Discover the Red Sierra onion (Allium obtusum), an elegant alpine bloom with delicate pink flowers perfect for dry gardens.

12 min
Buckler mustard (Biscutella laevigata) displaying bright yellow flowers and distinctive seed-podsBrassicaceae

Buckler mustard: complete guide for rock gardens and alpine zones

Biscutella laevigata

Buckler mustard is a charming alpine plant with bright yellow flowers and unique spectacle-shaped seed pods. Perfect for rock gardens, scree slopes, and alpine troughs. Compact and hardy. Learn cultivation and design via gardenworld.app.

12 min
Campanula alpina alpine bellflower in bloomCampanulaceae

Campanula alpina: complete guide

Campanula alpina

Alpine bellflower: delicate chiming bells for rock gardens. Perfect groundcover for shady spots. Hardy alpina offers year-round greenery with blue flowers.

12 min
Campanula fritschii Fritsch's bellflower with exquisite blue bell flowersCampanulaceae

Campanula fritschii: complete guide

Campanula fritschii

Discover Fritsch's bellflower, a rare dwarf alpine bellflower with exquisite blue flowers, perfect for rock gardens and alpine troughs with excellent drainage and minimal water.

12 min
Stinking sedge in alpine mountain environment showing compact growth habitCyperaceae

Stinking sedge: complete guide

Carex foetida

Stinking sedge (Carex foetida) is a distinctive alpine sedge from European mountains, characterized by unique aromatic properties. Master cultivation techniques for this rare, specialized sedge species.

12 min
Olympic larkspur (Delphinium glareosum) displaying rich blue flowers in rocky alpine habitatRanunculaceae

Delphinium glareosum: complete guide

Delphinium glareosum

Discover the Olympic larkspur, a stunning alpine flower with deep blue blooms. Perfect for sunny rock gardens and alpine sites with excellent drainage.

12 min
Epilobium dodonaei rosemary willowherb with purple flowers and silvery seed plumesOnagraceae

Epilobium dodonaei: complete guide

Epilobium dodonaei

Discover Rosemary willowherb, an elegant alpine plant with pink-purple flowers and silvery seed plumes. Perfect for rocky slopes and drought gardens.

12 min
Viviparous fescue compact mounds in alpine garden settingPoaceae

Festuca vivipara: complete guide

Festuca vivipara (L.) Sm.

Discover viviparous sheep's-fescue, extremely hardy alpine grass from arctic regions. Perfect for alpine gardens and challenging high-altitude locations.

12 min
Galium anisophyllon with white flowers and slender leavesRubiaceae

Unequal-leaved Bedstraw: complete guide

Galium anisophyllon

Discover Unequal-leaved Bedstraw, an alpine bedstraw with white flowers. Garden cultivation tips, care and plant partners for the mountain landscape.

12 min
Geranium rivulare plant with white flowers and finely dissected foliageGeraniaceae

Geranium rivulare: complete guide

Geranium rivulare

Discover the Alpine cranesbill: a delicate mountain plant with white flowers. Ideal for alpine gardens, rock plants, and cool, moist spots with elegant foliage.

12 min
Purple flowers of Iris ruthenica in bloomIridaceae

Iris ruthenica: complete guide

Iris ruthenica

This Eastern European alpine plant with purple flowers is extremely hardy and makes a spectacular rock garden inhabitant. Minimal care, maximum blooms.

12 min
Haller's sermountain with white flowersApiaceae

Laserpitium halleri: complete guide

Laserpitium halleri

Discover Haller's sermountain from the Alps mitt elegant white flowers. Alpine plant mitt finely cut foliage and exceptional winter hardiness.

12 min
Marsh phlox pink flowersPolemoniaceae

Marsh phlox: complete guide

Phlox kelseyi

Discover Marsh phlox (Phlox kelseyi). A low-growing North American alpine with pink flowers, ideal for moisture-loving garden corners and alpine borders. Extremely hardy.

12 min
Poa chaixii broadleaf meadow grass with delicate green paniclesPoaceae

Poa chaixii: complete guide for gardeners

Poa chaixii

Discover all about Poa chaixii, broadleaf meadow grass. Cultivation and care of this elegant alpine grass.

12 min
Seven-leafed Potentilla with yellow bloomsRosaceae

Seven-leafed Potentilla: complete guide

Potentilla heptaphylla

Discover the Seven-leafed Potentilla, a graceful groundcover with yellow flowers. Ideal for rock gardens and sustainable European gardens.

12 min
Staghorn Cinquefoil with yellow blooms and delicate foliageRosaceae

Staghorn Cinquefoil: complete guide

Potentilla multifida

Discover the Staghorn Cinquefoil, a delicate mountain plant with yellow blooms and feathery foliage. Perfect for alpine borders and xeric gardens.

12 min
Potentilla pyrenaica with yellow flowers in rocky mountain settingRosaceae

Potentilla pyrenaica: complete guide

Potentilla pyrenaica

Pyrenean cinquefoil: an alpine plant with golden yellow flowers. Care, growth and ideal conditions for this mountain flora jewel.

12 min
Hairy Primrose with purple-red bloomsPrimulaceae

Hairy Primrose: complete guide

Primula hirsuta

Discover the Hairy Primrose, an alpine primrose with purple-red flowers and hairy foliage. Perfect for alpine troughs and specialized rock gardens.

12 min
Sempervivum grandiflorum flowers in summerCrassulaceae

Sempervivum grandiflorum: complete guide

Sempervivum grandiflorum Haw.

Discover Sempervivum grandiflorum: an elegant succulent for rock gardens. Everything about care, location and winter hardiness. Available now!

12 min
Parnassus dandelion flower headAsteraceae

Taraxacum parnassicum: complete guide

Taraxacum parnassicum

Parnassus dandelion (Taraxacum parnassicum) is an elegant alpine wildflower from central Europe. This guide provides practical tips for cultivation, placement, and care.

12 min
Meadow Flax (Thesium pyrenaicum) slender plant with delicate white flowers in mountain meadowSantalaceae

Meadow Flax: complete guide

Thesium pyrenaicum

Cultivate Meadow Flax (Thesium pyrenaicum): delicate alpine plant, white flowers, acid soil preference, sparse nutrition, and Pyrenean mountain garden care.

12 min