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17 plants
American cress: complete guide
Barbarea verna
Grow American cress (Barbarea verna) in your garden: a hardy, edible herb that thrives from February. Learn ideal soil, light, and watering needs for strong spring harvests.
Meadow cress: complete guide
Cardamine pratensis
Everything you need to know about growing and caring for Meadow cress (Cardamine pratensis): light, soil, watering, and ideal companion plants.
Chamaemelum fuscatum: complete guide
Chamaemelum fuscatum
Brown chamomile blooms early in the season with white and yellow flowers. Perfect for Mediterranean front gardens with minimal care.
Alpine clematis: complete guide
Clematis alpina
A practical guide to growing Clematis alpina (Alpine clematis) in your garden. Learn about ideal conditions, soil, pruning, and companion planting for this early-blooming climber.
Oriental bladder senna: complete guide
Colutea orientalis
Grow and care for Oriental bladder senna with stunning flowers and inflated seed pods. Pruning, propagation and garden use.
Golden crocus: complete guide
Crocus chrysanthus
Discover everything about the Golden crocus (Crocus chrysanthus): bloom time, care, soil needs and ideal planting spots for an early spring display in your garden.
Crocus imperati: complete guide
Crocus imperati
Early crocus (Crocus imperati) blooms in February with elegant striped purple flowers. A rare, early spring treasure for semi-shaded woodland gardens.
Least purple crocus: complete guide
Crocus minimus
Least purple crocus (Crocus minimus) is the tiniest crocus species from Mediterranean islands. Perfect for rock gardens, troughs, and alpine containers with early spring purple blooms.
Cloth-of-Gold Crocus: complete guide
Crocus reticulatus
Crocus reticulatus is an early-spring bulb with golden-yellow flowers. Hardy and long-lived for rock gardens, borders, and alpine troughs.
Grape-hyacinth: complete guide
Muscari botryoides
A full guide to Muscari botryoides: how to plant, care for, and enjoy blue spring blooms. Perfect for low-maintenance gardens and naturalistic designs.
Muscari parviflorum: complete guide
Muscari parviflorum
Discover small grape hyacinth, a Mediterranean spring bulb with delicate blue flowers. Perfect for borders, dry gardens and containers. Growing tips and care guide.
Paeonia californica: complete guide
Paeonia californica
Discover California peony, a spectacular flowering plant with deep red blooms. Complete growing guide with design tips and care instructions.
Petasites paradoxus: complete guide
Petasites paradoxus
Discover the Alpine butterbur, an alpine plant with early white to purple flowers and spectacular foliage.
Alpine Primrose (Dwarf Primula): complete guide
Primula minima
Primula minima, the tiniest alpine primrose with pink flowers, extreme hardiness to -40C, and compact growth. Perfect for rock gardens and alpine troughs.
Prunus triloba: complete guide
Prunus triloba
Discover flowering almond, striking tree with pink blossoms. Perfect for spring gardens.
Crocus-leaved romulea: complete guide
Romulea bulbocodium (L.) Sebast. & Mauri
Discover Romulea bulbocodium, a charming dwarf bulb with violet and white flowers perfect for alpine gardens.
Scilla luciliae: complete guide
Scilla luciliae
Meet Scilla luciliae, the queen of early spring bulbs with large, brilliant blue flowers and delicate white centers. This exquisite Turkish species creates breathtaking displays and deserves pride of place in every spring garden.