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Ajuga iva plant with purple flowers in bloomLamiaceae

Ajuga iva: complete guide

Ajuga iva

Discover Ajuga iva, a hardy Mediterranean plant with elegant purple flowers. Perfect groundcover for dry gardens and rock walls. Full care guide included.

12 min
Ajuga orientalis with purple flowers in bloomLamiaceae

Ajuga orientalis: complete guide

Ajuga orientalis L.

Discover eastern bugle, a hardy Mediterranean groundcover with purple flowers from Sicily to Iran. Nitrogen-fixing, low-maintenance beauty.

12 min
Clerodendrum chinense plant with pink-white flowersLamiaceae

Clerodendrum chinense: complete guide

Clerodendrum chinense

Discover the Chinese Glory-bower with its enchanting pink-white flowers and powerful fragrance. A tropical wonder shrub for warm gardens.

12 min
Gmelina arborea tree with golden-yellow flowers in full bloomLamiaceae

Gmelina arborea: complete guide

Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm.

Gmelina arborea: yellow flowers with rapid growth reaching 8-15m. Tropical shade tree perfect for warm climates, excellent timber production and sustainability.

12 min
Northern dead-nettle growing in natural habitatLamiaceae

Northern dead-nettle: complete guide

Lamium confertum

Northern dead-nettle (Lamium confertum) is a versatile groundcover for shaded gardens. Discover planting tips, care advice, and companion planting strategies.

12 min
Purple dead-nettle showing characteristic reddish-purple foliage and flowersLamiaceae

Purple dead-nettle: complete guide

Lamium purpureum

Discover purple dead-nettle, a versatile groundcover for moist shaded areas. Learn how to cultivate, maintain, and enjoy this low herbaceous plant year-round.

12 min
Leonurus cardiaca with pink-purple flowersLamiaceae

Leonurus cardiaca: complete guide

Leonurus cardiaca

Discover Leonurus cardiaca (Motherwort), a robust perennial from the Lamiaceae family. Learn cultivation tips, care requirements, and ideal growing conditions.

12 min
Leonurus sibiricus pink flowers attracting pollinatorsLamiaceae

Leonurus sibiricus: complete guide

Leonurus sibiricus

Leonurus sibiricus is a valuable medicinal herb from East Asia with pink flowers and traditional healing properties. Learn how to cultivate this herb easily.

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
Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophyllum) in bloom with white and purple bicoloured flowers in natural woodland edgeLamiaceae

Bastard Balm: complete guide

Melittis melissophyllum

Discover everything about Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophyllum). Complete care guide with planting, location, maintenance and pollinator value tips.

12 min
Monarda fistulosa with characteristic purple flowers in dense head clustersLamiaceae

Monarda fistulosa: complete guide

Monarda fistulosa

Discover Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), a beautiful perennial with fragrant purple flowers in dense clusters. Ideal for pollinator gardens and natural landscapes.

12 min
Shrubby blue sage (Salvia ballotiflora) with blue flowersLamiaceae

Shrubby blue sage: complete guide

Salvia ballotiflora

Learn everything about shrubby blue sage: cultivation, care, bloom, and perfect growing conditions for this Texas shrub in your garden.

12 min
Salvia canariensis flowers detailLamiaceae

Salvia canariensis: complete guide

Salvia canariensis L.

Discover the Canary Sage: exotic scarlet-red flowers, cultivation, care and applications in warm, dry front garden designs.

12 min
Purple-blue flowers of thistle sage with spiny leavesLamiaceae

Salvia carduacea: complete guide

Salvia carduacea

Discover thistle sage (Salvia carduacea), a unique annual sage with stunning purple-blue flowers. Growing tips, care advice, and plant pairings for dry, sunny gardens.

12 min
False blue sage (Salvia chamelaeagnea) with orange flowersLamiaceae

False blue sage: complete guide

Salvia chamelaeagnea

Discover the false blue sage from South Africa: cultivation, care, bloom, and perfect growing conditions for this Mediterranean ornamental shrub.

12 min
Salvia divinorum diviner's sage with characteristic foliageLamiaceae

Salvia divinorum: complete guide

Salvia divinorum

Discover diviner's sage, rare Mexican sage with impressive foliage. For advanced growers.

12 min
Salvia jurisicii flowersLamiaceae

Salvia jurisicii: complete guide

Salvia jurisicii Kosanin

Discover the Serbian Sage: Macedonian mountain plant, blue flowers, cultivation in alpine front garden designs and rock gardens.

12 min
Salvia lanigera verbena sage with woolly foliage and red flowersLamiaceae

Salvia lanigera: complete guide

Salvia lanigera

Discover verbena sage, Mediterranean sage with woolly foliage and red flowers. For dry.

12 min
Moroccan sage with characteristic toothed leavesLamiaceae

Moroccan Sage: complete guide

Salvia taraxacifolia

Discover Moroccan Sage - an exotic herb plant with finely toothed leaves and purple flowers. A captivating addition to Mediterranean gardens and herb gardens.

12 min
Bog sage flower with sky-blue flower clustersLamiaceae

Bog Sage: complete guide

Salvia uliginosa

Bog Sage (Salvia uliginosa) is a South American perennial with sky-blue flowers and fine aromatic leaves. Grows well in partial shade, flowers from summer to autumn. Ideal for bee and butterfly lovers.

12 min
Somerset skullcap (Scutellaria altissima) displaying blue flower spikesLamiaceae

Somerset Skullcap (Scutellaria altissima): complete guide

Scutellaria altissima

Somerset skullcap is a striking perennial with vibrant blue flowers. Learn about cultivation, care, location, and integration in your garden.

12 min
Chinese skullcap displaying blue flowers in full bloomLamiaceae

Scutellaria baicalensis: complete guide

Scutellaria baicalensis

Discover the Chinese skullcap, an elegant herb with blue flowers perfect for sunny gardens. Learn cultivation, medicinal uses, and complete care instructions.

12 min
Stachys affinis plant with purple flowers in summer bloomLamiaceae

Chinese-artichoke: complete guide

Stachys affinis

Discover Chinese-artichoke (Stachys affinis), also called Crosne. A food crop with distinctive knobby roots and purple flowers, perfect for edible gardens and unique vegetable cultivation.

12 min
Field stachys plant with white flowers and green foliageLamiaceae

Field stachys: complete guide

Stachys arvensis

Stachys arvensis, commonly known as field stachys or field woundwort, is a frost-hardy annual plant from the Lamiaceae family. This modest garden plant blooms from March to October and grows throughout Europe.

12 min