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Allium oschaninii French grey shallotAmaryllidaceae

Allium oschaninii: complete guide

Allium oschaninii

Discover Allium oschaninii, known as the French grey shallot. Cultivation, blooming and care tips for your kitchen gardens.

12 min
Anadenanthera peregrina tree with pods and foliageFabaceae

Anadenanthera peregrina: complete guide

Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg.

Cohoba or yopo tree is an impressive tropical tree from South America with distinctive seed pods. Learn care requirements, growing conditions, and how to successfully cultivate this remarkable tree.

12 min
Peanut plants in full bloom with bright yellow flowers and low-growing green foliageFabaceae

Goober: complete guide

Arachis hypogaea

How to grow goobers (Arachis hypogaea) in your garden: planting time, soil needs, watering, and harvest tips. Ideal for small-space and edible gardeners.

12 min
Yellow milk-vetch flowers in full bloomFabaceae

Yellow milk-vetch (Astragalus boeticus): complete guide

Astragalus boeticus

Discover the yellow milk-vetch, a Mediterranean legume with sunny golden flowers. Care, cultivation and origins of this remarkable plant from the Mediterranean region.

12 min
Yellow milk-vetch with characteristic yellow flower spikes and hooked podsFabaceae

Astragalus hamosus: complete guide

Astragalus hamosus

Discover yellow milk-vetch (Astragalus hamosus), a Mediterranean legume with yellow flowers. Full care guide: location, soil, watering and maintenance for sustainable gardens.

12 min
Green foliage of Malabar spinach on climbing stemsBasellaceae

Basella alba: complete guide

Basella alba

Growing Malabar spinach in the garden - everything about cultivation, harvesting, care and feeding of this edible climbing plant.

12 min
Arabian pea with blue flowers and characteristic fragrant foliageFabaceae

Bituminaria bituminosa: complete guide

Bituminaria bituminosa

Discover Arabian pea (Bituminaria bituminosa), a Mediterranean legume with unique fragrance. Full care guide: location, soil, watering and maintenance for sustainable gardens.

12 min
Canavalia gladiata with green and red sword-like podsFabaceae

Scimitar-bean: complete guide

Canavalia gladiata

Canavalia gladiata is a tropical climbing plant with decorative green and red pods. Learn cultivation and harvesting tips for this nutritious food crop.

12 min
Crotalaria juncea plant with bright yellow flowers and green foliageFabaceae

Crotalaria juncea: complete guide

Crotalaria juncea

Discover Sunn Hemp, a fast-growing legume with bright yellow flowers and nitrogen-fixing properties. Perfect for sustainable gardening and green manure practices.

12 min
Diplotaxis catholica flowers and leaves close-upBrassicaceae

Diplotaxis catholica: complete guide

Diplotaxis catholica

Learn about Diplotaxis catholica, a nutritious vegetable-like plant. Growing, harvesting, taste and culinary uses for the front yard garden.

12 min
Soya plant with mature soybean podsFabaceae

Soya: complete guide

Glycine max

Discover Glycine max soybean plant. Practical cultivation tips, nutrition and harvest advice for growing soya at home in temperate climates.

12 min
Lotus tenuis with yellow flowers and fine foliage in natural garden settingFabaceae

Lotus tenuis: complete guide to narrow-leaved bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus tenuis

Discover Lotus tenuis (narrowleaf bird's-foot trefoil), an elegant legume with delicate foliage. Growing guide, cultivation tips and design ideas at gardenworld.app.

12 min
Lotus tetragonolobus with red flowers and distinctive winged podsFabaceae

Lotus tetragonolobus: complete guide to asparagus-pea

Lotus tetragonolobus

Discover Lotus tetragonolobus (asparagus-pea), a unique legume with remarkable winged pods. Growing guide and design tips at gardenworld.app.

12 min
Disk Medick displaying yellow flowers and characteristic disk-shaped seed podsFabaceae

Disk Medick: complete guide

Medicago disciformis

Discover Disk Medick (Medicago disciformis), a Mediterranean plant with unique disk-shaped seed pods. Full care guide, planting tips, and maintenance calendar.

12 min
Medicago murex, commonly called Spiny medickFabaceae

Medicago murex: complete guide

Medicago murex

Discover Medicago murex, a Mediterranean legume combining resilience with ornamental value. Expert care, planting and cultivation tips.

12 min
Melilotus italicus, commonly called Italian MelilotFabaceae

Melilotus italicus: complete guide

Melilotus italicus

Discover Melilotus italicus, Italian melilot with fragrance and bird food value. Growing and care tips for sunny gardens.

12 min
Mountain sainfoin with purple flowers on alpine meadowFabaceae

Mountain sainfoin: complete guide

Onobrychis montana DC.

Learn everything about mountain sainfoin, a beautiful alpine plant with purple flowers. Full guide for cultivation, location, maintenance, and planting in dry mountain areas.

12 min
Physalis philadelphica fruit in papery huskSolanaceae

Physalis philadelphica: complete guide

Physalis philadelphica

The Mexican husk-tomato (Physalis philadelphica) offers nutritious, flavorful fruits for cooking. Easy to grow in warmer gardens. Cultivation, cooking tips and nutritional information.

12 min
Purslane plant with yellow flowers and succulent leavesPortulacaceae

Purslane: complete guide

Portulaca oleracea

Master purslane (Portulaca oleracea) cultivation and harvesting. Learn growing tips for this nutritious herb.

12 min
Rheum rhaponticum plant with large green leavesPolygonaceae

Rhubarb: complete guide

Rheum rhaponticum

Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum) is a robust perennial with imposing leaves and tart edible stems. Discover everything about growing, caring for and harvesting this classic garden plant.

12 min
Patience dock plant with large green leaves in garden settingPolygonaceae

Patience dock: complete guide

Rumex patientia

Discover patience dock (Rumex patientia), a useful garden plant with large nutritious leaves. Learn how to grow this robust species successfully for culinary and ornamental purposes.

12 min
Gilo plant with red fruitsSolanaceae

Gilo: complete guide

Solanum aethiopicum

Discover gilo, an African eggplant with red fruits and nutritional value. Complete guide for cultivation, harvesting and culinary use.

12 min
Snake gourd flower and fruitCucurbitaceae

Snake Gourd: complete guide

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) is a fascinating climbing vegetable from Asia. Learn how to grow, maintain, and harvest this exotic plant successfully.

12 min
Southern clover white flowersFabaceae

Southern Clover: complete guide

Trifolium cherleri L.

Discover Southern clover (Trifolium cherleri), a Mediterranean ground cover perfect for sunny spots. Growth tips and care advice on gardenworld.app.

12 min