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Alchemilla straminea with rounded lobed leaves and yellow-green flower sprays in a European mountain garden settingRosaceae

Straw lady's mantle: complete guide

Alchemilla straminea

Full care guide for Alchemilla straminea - location, soil, watering, pruning and winter hardiness. Ideal for shaded borders and rock gardens.

12 min
Alchemilla strigosula with stiff-bristly stems and delicate yellow-green flower sprays along a shaded garden pathRosaceae

Bristly lady's mantle: complete guide

Alchemilla strigosula

Full care guide for Alchemilla strigosula: location, soil, watering, pruning and winter hardiness. Great for shaded borders and naturalistic planting schemes.

12 min
Lamium garganicum with pink-purple flowers growing as a groundcover in dappled shadeLamiaceae

Gargano dead-nettle: complete guide

Lamium garganicum

Gargano dead-nettle (Lamium garganicum) is a beautiful Mediterranean groundcover perennial with pink flowers, thriving in part shade. Full growing guide.

12 min
Fetterbush lyonia shrub with clusters of pink tubular flowers in early springEricaceae

Fetterbush lyonia: complete guide

Lyonia lucida

Everything about Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida): location, soil, bloom cycle, pruning and ideal companion plants for this reliable evergreen shrub.

12 min
Malva moschata pink flowers and fine foliageMalvaceae

Malva moschata: complete guide

Malva moschata

Musk mallow: European perennial with pink or white flowers May-September, reaching 45-75 cm tall. Self-seeding, pollinator magnet, tolerates part shade well.

12 min
Close-up of Viola rostrata flower showing its long spurViolaceae

Viola rostrata: complete guide

Viola rostrata

Discover Viola rostrata, the long-spur violet: a rare North American woodland wildflower with a long spur and lilac blooms, perfect for shaded gardens.

12 min
Creamy white, striped flower of Viola striataViolaceae

Viola striata: complete guide

Viola striata

Discover Viola striata, the striped violet: a sturdy woodland wildflower with creamy, purple-veined blooms, perfect for moist, shaded borders.

12 min
Zenobia pulverulenta with dangling white bell-shaped flowers and blue-grey foliageEricaceae

Zenobia pulverulenta: complete guide

Zenobia pulverulenta

Everything about Zenobia pulverulenta (honeycup): siting, acid soil, pruning and the fragrant white bells, in this complete care guide.

12 min

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