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AsteraceaeMusk milfoil: complete guide
Achillea erba-rotta
Discover Achillea erba-rotta, an elegant alpine yarrow with delicate feathery foliage and white flowers. Full growing guide for alpine and rock gardens.
AsteraceaeLigurian yarrow: complete guide
Achillea ligustica
Discover Achillea ligustica, a Mediterranean yarrow with delicate feathery leaves and yellow flowers. Full growing guide for Mediterranean and rock gardens.
Rough Agave: complete guide
Agave asperrima
Agave asperrima is a frost-hardy succulent from Texas and Mexico with compact, gray foliage. Ideal for dry gardens and difficult locations. Minimal maintenance required.
AsparagaceaeAgave chrysantha: complete guide
Agave chrysantha
Discover Golden-flower agave (Agave chrysantha) - a dramatic desert plant with yellow blooms. Perfect choice for dry front gardens with strong structural impact.
AsparagaceaePulque agave: complete guide
Agave salmiana
Discover Agave salmiana, an impressive succulent with massive blue-gray leaves. Care guide for drought-tolerant gardens.
AsteraceaeMaui pamakani: complete guide
Ageratina adenophora
Discover Ageratina adenophora, a subshrub with beautiful pink flowers. Perfect for sunny borders and dry locations.
FabaceaeAlhagi maurorum: complete guide
Alhagi maurorum Medik.
Alhagi maurorum, the Caspian manna - a remarkable desert shrub with spine-like thorns and the ability to produce manna. Perfect for extreme heat and drought gardens.
AmaryllidaceaeAllium crenulatum: complete guide
Allium crenulatum
Discover the Olympic onion, a North American alpine gem with delicate pink flowers. Perfect for rocky alpine borders and scree gardens with minimal maintenance.
AmaryllidaceaeGerman 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.
AsteraceaeAnacyclus pyrethrum: complete guide
Anacyclus pyrethrum
Discover Anacyclus pyrethrum (Atlas daisy), an elegant alpine plant with white flowers and red undersides. Growing tips, care instructions, and planting ideas.
RanunculaceaeWestern columbine: complete guide
Aquilegia shockleyi
Western columbine from Mojave Desert. Native red blooms, drought-tough and hummingbird magnet. Perfect for desert and xeric gardens.
PapaveraceaeArgemone corymbosa: complete guide
Argemone corymbosa
Discover Argemone corymbosa, Mojave pricklypoppy. Learn about this drought-tolerant desert annual with striking white flowers and distinctive spiny leaves ideal for xeriscape gardens.
PapaveraceaePale Mexican-poppy (Argemone ochroleuca): complete guide
Argemone ochroleuca
Discover the pale Mexican-poppy, an impressive Mexican plant with pale yellow flowers and spiny foliage. Perfect for dry gardens and xeriscape design. Read our complete care guide.
AsteraceaeOostenrijkse Bijvoet: complete gids
Artemisia austriaca
Kunstenaarshanden hebben zich al eeuwen bezig gehouden met Artemisia austriaca, de Oostenrijkse Bijvoet. Een harde, droogte-tolerante plant met fijn zilver blad. Zorgtips en gebruiksmogelijkheden.
CactaceaeBishop'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.
AmaranthaceaeAustralian saltbush: complete guide
Atriplex semibaccata
Discover Australian saltbush, a resilient shrub from Australia with fine leaves. Learn about care, salt tolerance, and dry garden design applications.
BerberidaceaeColorado barberry: complete guide
Berberis fendleri
Everything about Berberis fendleri, the Colorado barberry with yellow flowers and red berries. Perfect as a thorny hedge or specimen shrub in dry gardens.
ArecaceaeBrahea armata: complete guide
Brahea armata
The Mexican blue palm is a striking ornamental palm with silvery-blue foliage. Ideal for dry, sunny gardens.
FabaceaeFairy duster: complete guide
Calliandra eriophylla
Everything about Calliandra eriophylla, the fairy duster with pink fluffy blooms. A stunning desert shrub for Mediterranean gardens and dry, sunny borders.
RanunculaceaeHairy clematis: complete guide
Clematis hirsutissima
Discover Clematis hirsutissima, a sturdy sedge-flower for dry mountain gardens. Silky purple flowers, low maintenance, native North America.
CaryophyllaceaeStrapwort: complete guide
Corrigiola litoralis
Discover strapwort, a frugal annual creeper for dry, sunny spots. Guide covering cultivation and Mediterranean garden applications.
CyperaceaeCyperus capitatus: complete guide
Cyperus capitatus
An elegant, fine sedge from the Mediterranean region. Suitable for dry locations and xeriscape gardens.
FabaceaePortuguese Broom: complete guide
Cytisus striatus
Discover the Portuguese Broom, a beautiful shrub with yellow flowers from the Mediterranean. Cultivation, maintenance and care in gardens.
Delosperma nubigenum: complete guide
Delosperma nubigenum
Everything about Delosperma nubigenum: a prolific-flowering succulent from South Africa with orange blooms. Growing tips, care and design ideas for your garden.
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