Plant Encyclopedia
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Arctotheca calendula: complete guide
Arctotheca calendula
Discover African marigold - a sun-loving flower with yellow blooms and low maintenance needs. Growing tips and decorative uses.
Campanula kachethica: complete guide
Campanula kachethica
Kakhetian bellflower is a rare alpine plant with delicate purple flowers for rock gardens.
Alpine Bittercress: complete guide
Cardamine bellidifolia
Discover Cardamine bellidifolia, a delicate alpine plant with white flowers. Perfect for rock gardens and alpine gardens in cold, moist mountain climates.
Carex leptopoda: complete guide
Carex leptopoda Mack.
Taperfruit shortscale sedge (Carex leptopoda) is a mountain plant from the Rocky Mountains. Fine blade structure, adapted to dry rock and sparse alpine meadows. Hardy and perfect for xeriscaping.
Dianthus glacialis: complete guide
Dianthus glacialis
Dianthus glacialis is a rare alpine carnation for rock gardens. Tiny pink flowers above grey-green mats. Extremely hardy to -25C and needs excellent drainage.
Heart-leaved Globe Daisy: complete guide
Globularia cordifolia
Master Heart-leaved Globe Daisy (Globularia cordifolia) growing conditions, care requirements, blooming period, and ideal companion plants for rock gardens.
Gnaphalium supinum: complete guide
Gnaphalium supinum
Discover Dwarf Cudweed, a compact alpine plant with woolly leaves. Perfect groundcover for sunny gardens with excellent drainage and minimal water needs.
Helianthemum apenninum: complete guide
Helianthemum apenninum
Guide to white rockrose: cultivation, blooming, drought tips and styling for gardenworld.app
HypericaceaeHypericum richeri: complete guide
Hypericum richeri Vill.
Meet alpine St John's-wort, a robust mountain plant with golden summer flowers. Ideal for alpine gardens and rock gardens.
Crocea Iceplant: complete guide
Malephora crocea
Discover Crocea Iceplant (Malephora crocea), a South African succulent with coppery-orange flowers. Perfect for dry, sunny gardens and rock gardens.
Potentilla grammopetala: complete guide
Potentilla grammopetala
Discover Potentilla grammopetala, a rare alpine plant with delicate narrow petals and robust growth. Ideal for rock gardens and dry front borders.
Smooth pearlwort: complete guide
Sagina glabra
Sagina glabra, also known as smooth pearlwort, is a delicate alpine plant with characteristic white flowers. Learn how to plant and care for this rare mountain plant in specialized growing conditions.
CaryophyllaceaeUpright Pearlwort: complete guide
Sagina micropetala
Sagina micropetala is a delicate ground-cover plant for rock gardens and between paving stones. Fine leaves, purple flowers and extremely frost-hardy. Ideal for wildlife lovers and natural gardens.
Scree saxifrage: complete guide
Saxifraga androsacea
Master the elegant Scree saxifrage - a high-alpine rock plant with white blooms and minimal care demands. Perfect for alpine troughs and rocky gardens.
Stiff-haired saxifrage: complete guide
Saxifraga aspera
Discover the striking Stiff-haired saxifrage with its distinctive bristly leaves and delicate white blooms. Perfect for alpine troughs and specialist rock gardens.
Meadow saxifrage: complete guide
Saxifraga granulata
Complete care guide for meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata): ideal for rockeries, bloom cycle, soil needs, and winter hardiness in USDA zones 4-9.
Mossy saxifrage: complete guide
Saxifraga hypnoides
Complete care guide for mossy saxifrage (Saxifraga hypnoides): fine moss-like foliage, pink flowers, alpine rockeries, and hardiness in USDA zones 4-9.
Sedum hirsutum: complete guide to this Mediterranean succulent
Sedum hirsutum
Discover Sedum hirsutum, a rare Mediterranean stonecrop. Learn cultivation tips, growing conditions, and care for this hairy sedum.
Silene bellidifolia: complete guide
Silene bellidifolia
Daisy-leaved catchfly from South Europe: delicate alpine flower with pink petals. Perfect for rocky outcrops and scree gardens.
Silene flos-jovis: complete guide to Flower of Jove
Silene flos-jovis
Discover Silene flos-jovis (Flower of Jove), an alpine beauty with bright pink flowers. Learn cultivation, care, and growing tips for this hardy alpine plant.
Arctic meadow-rue: complete guide
Thalictrum alpinum
Arctic meadow-rue (Thalictrum alpinum) is an exquisite alpine plant with feathery foliage and delicate purple flowers. Master growing this rare mountain treasure in well-draining, acidic sites.
Caraway thyme: complete guide
Thymus herba-barona
Discover Caraway thyme (Thymus herba-barona). A Corsican thyme with caraway-like aroma. Ideal for rockeries and culinary use.
Teesdale violet: complete guide
Viola rupestris
Discover Viola rupestris, a diminutive alpine violet perfect for rock gardens. Specialized care for miniature plantings and challenging sites.