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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aloe vera: complete guide
Aloe vera
Master aloe vera cultivation. Growing guide for placement, watering, and harvesting the precious medicinal gel.
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.
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.
Artemisia scoparia: complete guide
Artemisia scoparia
Discover redstem wormwood - an Eurasian herb with feathery foliage and traditional medicinal value. Growing tips and garden applications.
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.
MalvaceaeRed 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ZingiberaceaeTemu 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.
Dioscorea villosa: complete guide
Dioscorea villosa
Discover Dioscorea villosa (Wild yam), an elegant climbing vine from North America. Growing tips, care, and ornamental applications.
Jerusalem-tea: complete guide
Dysphania ambrosioides
Discover Jerusalem-tea (Dysphania ambrosioides): aromatic herb, medicinal properties, easy to grow. Perfect kitchen garden addition.
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...
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.