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18 plants

Golden flowers of Agrimonia pilosa with hairy foliageRosaceae

Agrimonia pilosa: complete guide

Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.

Discover Agrimonia pilosa, a hardy garden herb with golden flowers and valuable medicinal properties. Perfect for wildlife-friendly gardens and low-maintenance designs.

12 min
White flowers of serviceberry in MayRosaceae

Garden shadblow: complete guide

Amelanchier spicata

Garden shadblow (Amelanchier spicata), also called serviceberry, is a North American shrub with white flowers, black berries and stunning fall color. Learn about cultivation and landscape use.

12 min
Andrachne telephioides on Mediterranean rocky bankPhyllanthaceae

Andrachne telephioides: complete guide

Andrachne telephioides L.

Mediterranean andrachne, elegant shrubby plant for dry rocky banks with fine leaves and bird seed. Hardy and low-maintenance for arid gardens.

12 min
Berberis glaucocarpa with fine foliage and red berriesBerberidaceae

Berberis glaucocarpa: complete guide

Berberis glaucocarpa

Discover great barberry, a Himalayan shrub with fine foliage and red berries. Learn how to grow this beautiful, winter-hardy plant.

12 min
Bouteloua curtipendula with characteristic drooping flowers and reddish foliagePoaceae

Bouteloua curtipendula: complete guide

Bouteloua curtipendula

Discover sideoats grama, a native American grass with unique hanging flowers. Learn how to grow this ornamental grass in dry front-yard designs.

12 min
Bryonia cretica in flower with white blooms and green foliageCucurbitaceae

Cretan Bryony: complete guide

Bryonia cretica

Discover Bryonia cretica, a vigorous climbing plant from southern Europe. Perfect for pergolas and screens, with delicate white flowers and striking red berries.

12 min
White flowers of Cotoneaster multiflorusRosaceae

Cotoneaster multiflorus: complete guide

Cotoneaster multiflorus

Many-flowered Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster multiflorus) is an Asian shrub bearing white flowers and red berries.

12 min
Crataegus nigra showing dark fruits and white flowersRosaceae

Crataegus nigra: complete guide

Crataegus nigra

Hungarian-thorn is a robust hawthorn species with dark fruit and white flowers. Perfect for wildlife-friendly hedges.

12 min
Western Burning Bush Euonymus occidentalis with broad leaves and branches full of red fruit capsulesCelastraceae

Western Burning Bush (Euonymus occidentalis): complete guide

Euonymus occidentalis

Western Burning Bush grows 4-6 meters tall, offering brilliant red autumn foliage and ornamental orange fruits that attract birds. Ideal for larger borders and woodland edges.

12 min
Chinese holly with characteristic horned leaves and glossy red berriesAquifoliaceae

Ilex cornuta: complete guide

Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton

Chinese holly is an evergreen shrub with characteristic horned leaves and red berries. Learn how to grow this Asian holly species for bird attraction in your front yard.

12 min
Ball mustard plant showing characteristic spherical seed pods and white-yellow flower clusters in natural habitatBrassicaceae

Ball mustard: complete guide

Neslia paniculata

Ball mustard (Neslia paniculata) is a productive wildflower supporting birds and insects. Habitat, characteristics, and ecological benefits.

12 min
White Osyris berries and foliage detailSantalaceae

White Osyris: complete guide

Osyris alba

Discover Osyris alba, a Mediterranean shrub with fine grey-green foliage and red berries. Ideal for dry, sunny gardens and wildlife gardens.

12 min
Rivina humilis coralberry red berries and green foliagePetiveriaceae

Rivina humilis: complete guide

Rivina humilis

Coralberry (Rivina humilis) is a tropical plant with beautiful red berries. Perfect growth, care and garden tips here.

12 min
Rubus cuspidatus leaves in detailRosaceae

Rubus cuspidatus: complete guide

Rubus cuspidatus

Discover pointed hazelleaf bramble: a native European shrub with distinctive foliage. Learn about planting, care requirements, and ideal growing conditions.

12 min
Rubus diversus flowers and ripe berriesRosaceae

Rubus diversus: complete guide

Rubus diversus

Late mouse-bramble from West Europe, wild rambler and late bloomer. Late summer berries for birds. Perfect for natural edges and wildlife gardens.

12 min
Southern elder with white flower plumes and green foliageViburnaceae

Sambucus australis: complete guide

Sambucus australis

Southern elder: a fast-growing shrub with white flowers and dark berries. Learn how to grow this semi-exotic plant in warmer gardens.

12 min
Argentine nightshade with glossy berriesSolanaceae

Argentine Nightshade: complete guide

Solanum physalifolium

Growing Argentine nightshade as a bird-food plant. Soil needs, watering, hardiness and identification tips for this South American Solanum species.

12 min
White swallow-wort with delicate flowersApocynaceae

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria: complete guide

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Discover swallow-wort, an elegant climber for shaded gardens. Growing tips, care and bird food benefits for wildlife gardens.

12 min