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Bailey's acacia: complete guide
Acacia baileyana
Discover Bailey's acacia, a fast-growing Australian tree with fine foliage. Golden flowers, frost-tender but spectacular in mild climates.
Achillea odorata: complete guide
Achillea odorata
Achillea odorata or cream flowered sneezewort is Mediterranean culinary herb mit elegant white flowers. Master cultivation, care and design tips.
Desert rose: complete guide
Adenium obesum
Desert rose (Adenium obesum) is an exotic, drought-tolerant plant with striking pink and red flowers and thick, fleshy stems. Learn care and cultivation methods.
Agapanthus praecox: complete guide
Agapanthus praecox
Agapanthus praecox or African lily is an elegant ornamental plant with striking purple-blue flower heads. Master cultivation, care and design tips here.
Ageratum houstonianum: complete guide
Ageratum houstonianum
Discover Mexican ageratum, a colourful annual flower. Learn cultivation, care and planting ideas for your garden in this comprehensive guide.
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.
Allium oschaninii: complete guide
Allium oschaninii
Discover Allium oschaninii, known as the French grey shallot. Cultivation, blooming and care tips for your kitchen gardens.
Schubert's Garlic: complete guide
Allium schubertii
Schubert's garlic delivers fireworks-like blooms with exceptional beauty. Learn how to grow this Mediterranean treasure, where to place it, and care secrets.
Rendle's meadow foxtail: complete guide
Alopecurus rendlei
Rendle's meadow foxtail (Alopecurus rendlei) is an elegant grass species with distinctive inflorescences. Learn how to grow this ornamental grass in your garden.
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.
Anthemis ruthenica: complete guide
Anthemis ruthenica
Discover Anthemis ruthenica, Eastern Chamomile. A beautiful plant for sunny borders with abundant flowers and simple maintenance.
Sicilian Snapdragon: complete guide
Antirrhinum siculum
Learn to grow and care for Sicilian Snapdragon (Antirrhinum siculum). Tips for blooming, care, and growth of this Mediterranean flowering plant.
Argyreia nervosa: complete guide
Argyreia nervosa
Discover the Argyreia nervosa, also known as Baby Wood Rose. A stunning climbing plant with silvery leaves and beautiful purple flowers. Growing tips and planting advice.
Pale Birthwort: complete guide
Aristolochia pallida
Discover the Pale Birthwort, an elegant Mediterranean climbing vine with distinctive pipe-shaped flowers. Learn care instructions, planting tips, and ideal growing conditions.
Asperula tinctoria: complete guide
Asperula tinctoria
Discover dyer's woodruff, a frost-hardy perennial with delicate flowers. Growing tips, ideal location and practical care instructions.
Astragalus 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.
Bishop's-cap: complete guide
Astrophytum myriostigma
Discover the Bishop's-cap, a fascinating Mexican cactus with five distinct ridges and stunning yellow flowers. Learn care, growth, and succulent garden design.
Azalea alabamensis: complete guide
Azalea alabamensis
Discover the Alabama azalea, an American shrub full of color. Learn how to grow and care for this beautiful plant at home.
Barleria prionitis: complete guide
Barleria prionitis
Growing porcupine flower - tips for planting, flowering, care and feeding of this tropical ornamental plant in containers.
Beaumontia grandiflora: complete guide
Beaumontia grandiflora
Discover the Easter-lily-vine, an exotic climbing plant full of elegance. Learn how to care for this beautiful plant at home.
Begonia fuchsioides: complete guide
Begonia fuchsioides
Discover the Fuchsia begonia, a stunning houseplant with vibrant red flowers. Learn how to successfully grow and care for this Colombian tropical beauty.
BegoniaceaeOblique-leaved begonia: complete guide
Begonia obliqua
Discover Begonia obliqua, a charming flowering houseplant from the Caribbean islands featuring elegant white-pink blooms. Learn care tips, ideal conditions, and propagation methods for this shade-loving plant.
Berberis aristata: complete guide
Berberis aristata
Explore the Himalayan barberry, a stunning shrub with golden flowers and ornamental colored foliage. Perfect for hedges, berries for birds, and garden structure.
Buddleja marrubiifolia: complete guide
Buddleja marrubiifolia
Woolly butterfly-bush from Texas and Mexico. Shrub with soft, hairy leaves and orange-red flowers. Hardy to -5C. Blooms summer-fall. Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance plant.