Plant Encyclopedia
Everything about care, pruning, watering and winter hardiness of thousands of plants
Want to see this in your garden?
1 minute, no credit card
184 plants
PinaceaeFarges fir: complete guide
Abies fargesii
Discover the majestic Farges fir, an impressive conifer from China's mountains with elegant foliage and columnar form. Ideal for large gardens.
Summer pheasant's-eye: complete guide
Adonis aestivalis
Everything you need to grow Adonis aestivalis: care, bloom season, ideal conditions and companion plants. Perfect for dry gardens and sunny borders on gardenworld.app.
Aegilops tauschii: complete guide
Aegilops tauschii
Discover Aegilops tauschii, the Tausch's goat grass found worldwide. Learn all about cultivation, maintenance and ideal growing conditions.
California buckeye: complete guide
Aesculus californica
Learn about the California buckeye - a striking ornamental shrub from Oregon and California. Discover growth, blooming season, care tips, and hardiness zones.
Indian horse-chestnut: complete guide
Aesculus indica
Discover the Indian horse-chestnut - a magnificent ornamental tree from the Himalayan region. Learn about cultivation, blooming season, and winter hardiness.
Lily-of-the-Nile: complete guide
Agapanthus africanus
Everything you need to grow Agapanthus africanus: ideal conditions, watering, winter care, and companion planting for UK and US gardens.
AsteraceaeCreeping croftonweed: complete guide
Ageratina riparia
Discover creeping croftonweed, an elegant Mexican shrub with white flowers and creeping growth. Perfect for borders and groundcover applications.
Velvet bent: complete guide
Agrostis canina
Everything you need to know about Agrostis canina: growing conditions, care tips, and ideal garden placement. Perfect for wet, acidic soils and naturalistic landscapes.
Early hair grass: complete guide
Aira praecox
Discover everything about Early hair grass (Aira praecox): care, ideal soil, bloom time, and how to grow it in naturalistic garden designs.
Ground-pine: complete guide
Ajuga chamaepitys
How to grow Ajuga chamaepitys in your garden: ideal sun exposure, soil pH, watering tips, and month-by-month care for this yellow-flowering herb.
St. John's onion: complete guide
Allium cornutum
St. John's onion - a remarkable perennial onion plant with continuous year-round harvest capability. Growing, harvesting, flavor and culinary uses.
Aloe pluridens: complete guide
Aloe pluridens
Discover Aloe pluridens, the French aloe with distinctive tooth-like leaf margins. Growing tips, propagation methods, and ideal growing conditions for this South African succulent.
Aloe rupestris: complete guide
Aloe rupestris
Discover Aloe rupestris, the remarkable bottle-brush aloe with stunning yellow flower spikes. Growing guide, care requirements, and native range in Southern Africa.
Aloe spicata: complete guide
Aloe spicata
Discover Aloe spicata, the Lemombo aloe from Zimbabwe and South Africa. Care tips, growth habits, and the natural habitat of this robust succulent.
Book Aloe: complete guide
Aloe suprafoliata
Discover how to grow and care for the Book Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata). Practical tips for growth, watering, and ideal growing conditions.
Van Balen's Aloe: complete guide
Aloe vanbalenii
Learn to grow and care for Van Balen's Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii). Tips for growth, watering, and maintenance of this South African succulent.
Black twitch: complete guide
Alopecurus myosuroides
Everything you need to know about Black twitch (Alopecurus myosuroides): growth habits, soil needs, maintenance and ideal UK garden conditions.
Redroot: complete guide
Amaranthus retroflexus
Learn how to grow and care for Redroot (Amaranthus retroflexus): ideal location, soil, watering, and companion plants. Full seasonal care included.
Sweet sultan: complete guide
Amberboa moschata
Sweet sultan - an exotic annual flowering plant with delightful fragrance and beautiful colorful blooms for your garden. Growing, care and tips.
Dunbible-weed: complete guide
Ambrosia psilostachya
Learn how to grow and care for Ambrosia psilostachya. A practical guide covering sun needs, soil, watering, and allergy risks in the garden.
Undulate Alkanet: complete guide
Anchusa undulata
Grow stunning Undulate Alkanet in your garden: location, soil, watering and care. A colourful Mediterranean choice for sunny gardens.
Loose silky-bent: complete guide
Apera spica-venti
Discover how to grow and care for Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti): ideal conditions, soil, watering, and companion plants for this graceful grass.
Mouse-ear cress: complete guide
Arabidopsis thaliana
Everything you need to know about growing and caring for Mouse-ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana). Ideal for dry spots, rock gardens, and low-maintenance planting.
Beggar's-buttons: complete guide
Arctium lappa
Learn how to grow and care for Arctium lappa (Beggar's-buttons) in your garden – ideal for wild, low-maintenance spaces with full sun and neutral soil.