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23 plants

Sweet yarrow in full bloom on a sunny bank, showing clusters of soft purple flowers and finely divided foliage

Asteraceae

Sweet yarrow: complete guide

Achillea ageratum

Discover how to grow and care for Achillea ageratum: ideal conditions, pruning tips, and companion planting for a thriving garden.

12 min

Achillea distans in full bloom in a sunny garden border

Asteraceae

Tansyleaf milfoil: complete guide

Achillea distans

How to grow Achillea distans in your garden: light, soil, watering and care. Ideal for sunny, dry borders in temperate climates.

12 min

Apocynum androsaemifolium displaying delicate pink flowers and oval leaves

Apocynaceae

Apocynum androsaemifolium: complete guide

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Discover Apocynum androsaemifolium, spreading dogbane. Learn about this native North American perennial, its care, habitat preferences, and delicate pink flowers perfect for wild gardens.

12 min

Fat-hen (Atriplex prostrata) growing along a coastal path, showing silvery-green triangular leaves and compact, spreading growth habit.

Amaranthaceae

Fat-hen: complete guide

Atriplex prostrata

Discover how to grow and care for Fat-hen (Atriplex prostrata): ideal conditions, soil needs, and companion plants for coastal and dry gardens.

12 min

Bartsia alpina in full bloom on a rocky slope, showing its velvety stems and purple-white tubular flowers.

Orobanchaceae

Velvetbells: complete guide

Bartsia alpina

A comprehensive guide to growing Velvetbells (Bartsia alpina) - a hardy alpine herb with soft purple flowers, ideal for rock gardens and naturalistic plantings.

12 min

Corn gromwell in full bloom on a sunny meadow bed, with delicate white flowers and rough foliage

Boraginaceae

Corn gromwell: complete guide

Buglossoides arvensis

A complete guide to Corn gromwell: light needs, soil pH, bloom season, and care. Perfect for pollinators and dry borders. 150–160 characters.

12 min

Solitary clematis with nodding blue-purple flowers in a summer border setting

Ranunculaceae

Solitary clematis: complete guide

Clematis integrifolia

Everything you need to know about Clematis integrifolia: ideal growing conditions, care, pruning, and companion plants for your garden.

12 min

Pignut growing in dappled woodland light, showing fine foliage and small white flower umbels

Apiaceae

Pignut: complete guide

Conopodium majus

Learn how to grow Conopodium majus (Pignut) successfully in your garden. Info on light, soil, care, edible tubers and companion planting.

12 min

Convolvulus betonicifolius flowering stems with small funnel-shaped blooms

Convolvulaceae

Betony-leaved bindweed: complete guide

Convolvulus betonicifolius

Full guide to betony-leaved bindweed (Convolvulus betonicifolius): origin, appearance, ideal site, soil, watering and garden uses.

12 min

Sea-kale (Crambe maritima) in full bloom on a sunny, salty coastal strip

Brassicaceae

Sea-kale: complete guide

Crambe maritima

Grow Crambe maritima (Sea-kale) successfully in coastal or dry gardens. Learn about care, soil needs, and companion planting for this hardy perennial.

12 min

Cheddar pink in full bloom with pink-purple flowers and blue-green foliage

Caryophyllaceae

Cheddar pink: complete guide

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Grow Dianthus gratianopolitanus successfully: care, soil, watering, pruning and ideal garden placement. Perfect for rock gardens and borders.

12 min

Great willowherb in full bloom by a pond, showing purple flowers and hairy stems

Onagraceae

Great willowherb: complete guide

Epilobium hirsutum

Discover how to grow and care for Great willowherb in your garden. A tall, purple-flowering perennial perfect for moist borders and wildlife gardens.

12 min

Hemp-agrimony in full bloom in a damp garden corner, surrounded by other late-summer flowering perennials

Asteraceae

Hemp-agrimony: complete guide

Eupatorium cannabinum

Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) is a hardy, native perennial that thrives in partial shade and moist soils. A magnet for pollinators in mid to late summer.

12 min

Broad spurge in full bloom in a sunny garden border

Euphorbiaceae

Broad spurge: complete guide

Euphorbia platyphyllos

Everything you need to grow and care for Broad spurge (Euphorbia platyphyllos): sunlight, soil, watering, companion plants, and seasonal maintenance tips.

12 min

Great yellow gentian in full bloom on a rocky, sunny slope

Gentianaceae

Great yellow gentian: complete guide

Gentiana lutea

Discover how to grow Gentiana lutea: ideal conditions, care tips, and companion plants. A hardy perennial for sunny, well-drained gardens.

12 min

Geranium columbinum in full bloom, showing slender stems and pale purple flowers

Geraniaceae

Long-stalk crane's-bill: complete guide

Geranium columbinum

Everything you need to know about Geranium columbinum: planting, care, soil needs, and ideal companion plants for UK and northern European gardens.

12 min

Hedgerow crane's-bill in full bloom in a natural border setting with dappled sunlight

Geraniaceae

Hedgerow crane's-bill: complete guide

Geranium pyrenaicum

Learn how to grow Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow crane's-bill) successfully in your garden. Full care guide with tips on light, soil, and companion planting.

12 min

Glycyrrhiza echinata with spiny pods and purple flowers in full growth

Fabaceae

Glycyrrhiza echinata: Growing German Liquorice in Your Garden

Glycyrrhiza echinata

A complete guide to growing Glycyrrhiza echinata in temperate gardens. Learn care tips, companion planting, and sourcing from garden centres via gardenworld.app.

12 min

Flowering American licorice plant with white flower spikes

Fabaceae

American licorice: complete guide

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Everything about American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota): cultivation, location, soil, care and companion planting in your garden.

12 min

Lupinus hyacinthinus, San Jacinto lupine in bloom in the hills of Southern California

Fabaceae

San Jacinto lupine: complete guide

Lupinus hyacinthinus

Everything about Lupinus hyacinthinus, the San Jacinto lupine from Southern California with hyacinth-like flower spikes and rapid growth.

12 min

Ternate-leaf cinquefoil blooming in a sunny border during midsummer

Rosaceae

Ternate-leaf cinquefoil: complete guide

Potentilla norvegica

Discover how to grow and care for Ternate-leaf cinquefoil: ideal conditions, blooming season, companion plants, and maintenance tips for a thriving garden.

12 min

A cluster of primroses in soft pastel shades blooming under a hazel tree in early spring

Primulaceae

Primrose: complete guide

Primula vulgaris

Learn how to grow Primula vulgaris successfully in your garden. Covers light, soil, watering, pruning and month-by-month care tips.

12 min

Bigbract verbena (Verbena bracteata) with small purple flowers on dry sunny ground

Verbenaceae

Bigbract verbena: complete guide

Verbena bracteata

Full guide to Verbena bracteata, the creeping North American vervain. Growth habit, care, soil needs, and use as ground cover in drought-tolerant gardens.

12 min