Plant Encyclopedia

Everything about care, pruning, watering and winter hardiness of thousands of plants

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Korean-mint flowers with characteristic purple colorLamiaceae

Korean-mint: complete guide

Agastache rugosa

Discover Agastache rugosa, an aromatic herb with purple flowers and lemon scent. Complete care guide for your kitchen garden.

12 min
German garlic with pink flowers and characteristic slender leavesAmaryllidaceae

German garlic: complete guide

Allium senescens

Discover Allium senescens, a low-growing ornamental with pink flowers and slender leaves. Care guide for borders and rock gardens.

12 min
Alkanet with deep blue flowers in full bloom in a sunny garden bedBoraginaceae

Alkanet: complete guide

Anchusa officinalis

Learn how to grow Alkanet (Anchusa officinalis) successfully: sun, soil, watering, and care. Perfect for wild gardens and pollinator-friendly borders.

12 min
Black horehound with purple flowers in a sunny border gardenLamiaceae

Black horehound: complete guide

Ballota nigra

Learn how to grow and care for Black horehound (Ballota nigra): ideal conditions, companion plants, watering, and winter hardiness for UK and European gardens.

12 min
Yellow-flowering Turkish rocket in a sunny, dry garden bedBrassicaceae

Turkish rocket: complete guide

Bunias orientalis

Discover how to grow and care for Turkish rocket (Bunias orientalis) in your garden. Ideal soil, sunlight needs, blooming season and companion plants.

12 min
Camelina sativa in full bloom under summer sunBrassicaceae

German-sesame: complete guide

Camelina sativa

A detailed guide to growing Camelina sativa: ideal conditions, care tips, companion plants, and how to harvest seeds for oil. Perfect for low-maintenance gardens.

12 min
Campanula garganica in full bloom on a sunny rock gardenCampanulaceae

Adriatic bellflower: complete guide

Campanula garganica

Everything you need to know about Campanula garganica: growth, care, ideal spot and planting partners. Perfect for rock gardens and front borders.

12 min
Spotted knapweed with pink-purple flowers in a sunny, dry garden bedAsteraceae

Spotted knapweed: complete guide

Centaurea stoebe

Everything you need to know about Spotted knapweed: care, location, soil, and ideal plant partners. Perfect for dry, sunny garden spots.

12 min
Cerinthe major with glossy blue bracts and yellow tips in full sunBoraginaceae

Greater honeywort: complete guide

Cerinthe major

How to grow Cerinthe major (Greater honeywort) in your garden: ideal light, soil, watering, and blooming from May to July.

12 min
Cerinthe minor in full bloom with yellow and blue flowers in a sunny garden borderBoraginaceae

Lesser honeywort: complete guide

Cerinthe minor

A full guide to growing Cerinthe minor: care tips, bloom season, ideal conditions and companion planting for sunny borders.

12 min
California thistle with purple flower heads in a sunny meadow gardenAsteraceae

California thistle: complete guide

Cirsium arvense

Learn how to manage California thistle (Cirsium arvense), where to plant it, and how to stop it spreading. Great for wildflower gardens on gardenworld.app.

12 min
Rough hawksbeard in full bloom on a sunny bank in a meadow-style gardenAsteraceae

Rough hawksbeard: complete guide

Crepis biennis

Everything you need to know about Crepis biennis: growing conditions, care, and naturalising potential. Perfect for wildlife gardens in temperate zones.

12 min
Green crepis (Crepis capillaris) in full bloom on a dry sunny slope, with delicate yellow flowers above fine foliageAsteraceae

Green crepis: complete guide

Crepis capillaris

How to grow Crepis capillaris: care, soil, location, companion plants. Ideal for dry, sunny spots. 15–30 cm tall. Use gardenworld.app to design a low-maintenance garden with this plant.

12 min
Crepis-dandelion in full bloom in a sunny, dry garden bedAsteraceae

Crepis-dandelion: complete guide

Crepis vesicaria

Everything you need to know about Crepis vesicaria: sunlight, soil, bloom time, and care. Perfect for dry, sunny gardens in southern Europe.

12 min
Plantain-leaf leopard's-bane in a woodland setting with bright yellow flowers above broad, ribbed leavesAsteraceae

Plantain-leaf leopard's-bane: complete guide

Doronicum plantagineum

A full guide to Doronicum plantagineum: care, ideal spots, bloom time, and garden pairings. Thrives in partial shade, blooms early April to May.

12 min
Blue echium in full bloom on a sunny, dry meadow slopeBoraginaceae

Blue echium: complete guide

Echium plantagineum

Blue echium (Echium plantagineum) is a striking annual with vibrant purple-blue flowers. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Learn more on gardenworld.app.

12 min
Winter-aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) with bright yellow flowers in full bloom under dappled shade in early springRanunculaceae

Winter-aconite: complete guide

Eranthis hyemalis

Complete care guide for Winter-aconite (Eranthis hyemalis): planting, light needs, soil, bloom time and companion planting ideas for your garden.

12 min
Common dogmustard in full bloom with bright yellow flowers on a dry, sunny meadowBrassicaceae

Common dogmustard: complete guide

Erucastrum gallicum

A full guide to Common dogmustard (Erucastrum gallicum): growth, care, ideal location and soil. Perfect for sunny, alkaline gardens.

12 min
Erysimum virgatum with yellow flowers in natural settingBrassicaceae

Erysimum virgatum: complete guide

Erysimum virgatum

Virgin wallflower is a robust cruciferous plant with yellow or purple flowers. Learn to grow this European wildling for maximum winter hardiness and bee value.

12 min
Winged greenweed in full bloom on a sunny slope with golden flowers and slender stemsFabaceae

Winged greenweed: complete guide

Genista sagittalis

Discover how to grow Genista sagittalis: ideal conditions, care tips, blooming season, and companion plants for sunny, well-drained gardens.

12 min
Little-robin with purple-pink flowers in a woodland garden edgeGeraniaceae

Little-robin: complete guide

Geranium purpureum

Everything you need to know about growing and caring for Little-robin (Geranium purpureum) in your garden: light, soil, watering, bloom time, and hardiness.

12 min
Horseshoe-vetch in full bloom on a sunny, rocky slopeFabaceae

Horseshoe-vetch: complete guide

Hippocrepis comosa

Learn how to grow and care for Hippocrepis comosa: ideal conditions, soil, watering and winter hardiness. Perfect for dry, sunny gardens.

12 min
White flowers of Lepidium latifolium in bloomBrassicaceae

Dittander: complete guide

Lepidium latifolium L.

Dittander is a hardy perennial with white flowers, thriving on dry sites with minimal care needed. Very valuable for birds, bees and pollinators.

12 min
Apple mint with fuzzy, round leaves and pale purple flowers blooming in a garden bedLamiaceae

Apple mint: complete guide

Mentha suaveolens

Apple mint (Mentha suaveolens) is a hardy herb that thrives in full sun and moist soil. Learn how to grow, prune, and use it in your garden or kitchen.

12 min