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Indian-licorice with red seeds in green pods and purple flowersFabaceae

Indian-licorice: complete guide

Abrus precatorius

Discover the exotic Indian-licorice (Abrus precatorius), a tropical climbing plant with red seeds and medicinal properties. Learn about cultivation, precautions, and traditional uses.

12 min
Aegle marmelos bael tree with characteristic round fruitsRutaceae

Aegle marmelos: complete guide

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

The bael: a sacred Indian tree with nourishing fruits and medicinal value. Guide to cultivation, harvest, and health benefits.

12 min
Yellow flowering spikes of Agrimonia eupatoria in summer sunRosaceae

Agrimony: complete guide

Agrimonia eupatoria

Discover Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria), a classic European plant with yellow flowers and traditional medicinal properties. Learn about cultivation, benefits, and care.

12 min
Golden flowers of Agrimonia pilosa with hairy foliageRosaceae

Agrimonia pilosa: complete guide

Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.

Discover Agrimonia pilosa, a hardy garden herb with golden flowers and valuable medicinal properties. Perfect for wildlife-friendly gardens and low-maintenance designs.

12 min
Alkanna tinctoria displaying blue flower clustersBoraginaceae

Alkanna tinctoria: complete guide

Alkanna tinctoria

Discover Alkanna, a Mediterranean herb with blue flowers and red roots. Learn cultivation, harvesting and traditional uses in this guide.

12 min
Aloe vera plant with thick, fresh green leavesAsphodelaceae

Aloe vera: complete guide

Aloe vera

Master aloe vera cultivation. Growing guide for placement, watering, and harvesting the precious medicinal gel.

12 min
Angelica archangelica with its distinctive large trifoliate leaves and impressive umbrella-like flower clustersApiaceae

Angelica archangelica: complete guide

Angelica archangelica

Discover the imposing garden angelica: a stately medicinal plant with stunning biennial architecture. Growing guide with location, soil and harvesting.

12 min
Arnica angustifolia narrow-leaved arnica displaying characteristic yellow flowersAsteraceae

Arnica angustifolia: complete guide

Arnica angustifolia

Arnica angustifolia, the narrow-leaved arnica or arctic arnica, is a robust alpine plant with bright yellow flowers and traditional medicinal value. Perfect for cool mountain gardens.

12 min
Artemisia scoparia plant with characteristic structureAsteraceae

Artemisia scoparia: complete guide

Artemisia scoparia

Discover redstem wormwood - an Eurasian herb with feathery foliage and traditional medicinal value. Growing tips and garden applications.

12 min
Aleutian Mugwort with characteristic finely divided silvery-gray foliageAsteraceae

Aleutian Mugwort: complete guide

Artemisia tilesii

Learn everything about Artemisia tilesii, the Aleutian Mugwort. A cold-hardy plant from North America with fine silvery-gray foliage. Complete growing tips and usage advice.

12 min
Red silk-cotton Bombax ceiba tree with red flowersMalvaceae

Red silk-cotton tree: complete guide

Bombax ceiba

Red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), also called Indian kapok, is an impressive tropical tree renowned for its spectacular red flowers and large pod fruits. This tree is valued for its use in traditional medicines. Learn how to cultivate this majestic tree in your warm garden.

12 min
Boswellia serrata frankincense tree with distinctive foliageBurseraceae

Boswellia serrata: complete guide

Boswellia serrata

Explore the Indian frankincense tree: cultivation, care and applications. A unique plant with valuable properties for gardens and wellness.

12 min
Bridelia micrantha shrub with elliptical leavesPhyllanthaceae

Bridelia micrantha: complete guide

Bridelia micrantha

Bridelia micrantha, or Mitzeerie, is a tropical African shrub supporting bird populations. This native plant provides food and shelter throughout the year.

12 min
Byrsonima crassifolia with golden flowers and nance fruitsMalpighiaceae

Byrsonima crassifolia: complete guide

Byrsonima crassifolia

Discover the nance fruit: a tropical fruit tree with golden flowers and medicinal properties. Growing guide for warm climates.

12 min
Bright orange and yellow calendula flowers in full bloom, growing in a sunny garden bed.Asteraceae

Calendula: complete guide

Calendula officinalis

Everything you need to know about growing and caring for Calendula: from sowing to blooming, ideal conditions, and companion planting.

12 min
Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) displaying distinctive heart-shaped seed pods and leafy rosetteBrassicaceae

Shepherd's purse: complete guide

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is an edible wildflower with distinctive heart-shaped pods. Learn about growing, harvesting, and medicinal uses.

12 min
Carapa guianensis crabwood tree in habitatMeliaceae

Carapa guianensis: complete guide

Carapa guianensis

Crabwood from South America: impressive tree for warm climates. Valuable timber and medicinal oil. Strong grower for large gardens.

12 min
Centella asiatica - Asian water pennywortApiaceae

Centella asiatica: complete guide

Centella asiatica

Discover Centella asiatica, also known as Asian water pennywort. Learn how to care for and grow this medicinal plant in your garden.

12 min
Kinkeliba plant with fine foliageCombretaceae

Kinkeliba: complete guide

Combretum micranthum

Discover Kinkeliba (Combretum micranthum), an African shrub with medicinal value. Warm-climate lover, fine foliage, traditionally used in herbal medicine.

12 min
Temu lawak plant with yellow flowersZingiberaceae

Temu Lawak: complete guide

Curcuma zanthorrhiza

Learn all about temu lawak (Curcuma zanthorrhiza), a tropical plant from Indonesia. Growing advice, health benefits and cultivation requirements for warmer climates.

12 min
Dioscorea villosa vine with heart-shaped leavesDioscoreaceae

Dioscorea villosa: complete guide

Dioscorea villosa

Discover Dioscorea villosa (Wild yam), an elegant climbing vine from North America. Growing tips, care, and ornamental applications.

12 min
Jerusalem-tea plant with characteristic green foliage and dense flower clustersAmaranthaceae

Jerusalem-tea: complete guide

Dysphania ambrosioides

Discover Jerusalem-tea (Dysphania ambrosioides): aromatic herb, medicinal properties, easy to grow. Perfect kitchen garden addition.

12 min
Eclipta prostrata white twinheads in full growthAsteraceae

Eclipta prostrata: complete guide

Eclipta prostrata

White twinheads is a compact, fast-growing plant with medicinal value. Learn about care, watering, and using it in gardens and containers. Ideaal voor divers...

12 min
Crested late-summer-mint plant with leavesLamiaceae

Elsholtzia ciliata: complete guide

Elsholtzia ciliata

Crested late-summer-mint: Asian herb with camphor fragrance and medicinal value. Semi-hardy plant with pink-purple flowers and aromatic leaves.

12 min