Plant Encyclopedia

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Cream flowered sneezewort with fine foliage and flat white flower clustersAsteraceae

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.

12 min
Fresh chives with purple flowers growing in a sunny herb gardenAmaryllidaceae

Chives: complete guide

Allium schoenoprasum

Allium schoenoprasum, commonly known as chives, is a hardy perennial herb ideal for sunny gardens and containers. Easy to grow and harvest year after year.

12 min
Chervil with delicate leaves and white flowers in a garden bedApiaceae

Chervil: complete guide

Anthriscus cerefolium

Learn how to grow chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) successfully in your garden. Tips on light, soil, watering, and companion planting.

12 min
Fresh coriander plant in a terracotta pot, lush green leaves and delicate stems with white flowers, placed on a sunny windowsillApiaceae

Chinese-parsley: complete guide

Coriandrum sativum

Grow Coriandrum sativum successfully in your garden or on the balcony. Learn about light, soil, watering, and harvesting. Perfect for culinary use and garden design.

12 min
Trifoliate foliage of Japanese cryptotaeniaApiaceae

Cryptotaenia japonica: complete guide to Japanese cryptotaenia

Cryptotaenia japonica

Japanese cryptotaenia (mitsuba): delicate Asian herb with trifoliate foliage, parsley scent. Loves partial shade and moist soil. Culinary and ornamental in borders and containers.

12 min
Glossy dark green bay laurel leaves (Laurus nobilis) with characteristic shapeLauraceae

Laurel: complete guide

Laurus nobilis

Everything about Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis): cultivation, hardiness, harvesting, culinary uses and winter protection. A prized herb and ornamental shrub.

12 min
Marrubium vulgare showing dense whorled white flower clusters along fuzzy stemsLamiaceae

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare): complete guide

Marrubium vulgare

Cultivate horehound with expert guidance on propagation, medicinal harvesting, winter hardiness and culinary uses of this Mediterranean healing herb.

12 min
Bush basil plant on a sunny windowsill, close-up showing glossy oval leaves and flowering tipsLamiaceae

Bush basil: complete guide

Ocimum minimum

Everything you need to know about Bush basil (Ocimum minimum): care, planting, soil, and harvest. Perfect for herb gardens and Mediterranean borders on gardenworld.app.

12 min
Wild marjoram in full bloom with purple flowers in a sunny garden bedLamiaceae

Wild marjoram: complete guide

Origanum vulgare

Origanum vulgare, or wild marjoram, is a hardy herb that thrives in sunny, dry gardens. Perfect for borders, pots, and kitchen use.

12 min
Garden sorrel plant with green flowers and arrow-shaped leaves in gardenPolygonaceae

Garden sorrel: complete guide

Rumex acetosa

Garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a nutritious culinary herb with tangy leaves. Learn to grow, harvest and use it in cooking.

12 min
Stone Parsley displaying fine foliage and white flower clustersApiaceae

Stone Parsley: complete guide

Sison amomum

Discover Sison amomum, an elegant herb with finely divided leaves and delicate white umbrella flowers, perfect for herb and pollinator gardens.

12 min