Plant Encyclopedia
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Acacia mangium: complete guide
Acacia mangium
Discover the Black Wattle, a fast-growing tree from Australia with delicate fern-like foliage. Perfect shade tree for warm climates.
Coralwood: complete guide
Adenanthera pavonina
Coralwood (Adenanthera pavonina) is a tropical tree from Asian regions with graceful feathery leaves and striking red seeds. Learn cultivation, care, and uses.
Rough Maidenhair Fern: complete guide
Adiantum hispidulum
Discover the Rough Maidenhair Fern, an elegant, low-growing fern from tropical regions with delicate fine-textured foliage. Perfect for humid, shaded locations and humid indoor environments.
PteridaceaeNorthern maidenhair: complete guide
Adiantum pedatum
Learn all about growing Adiantum pedatum (Northern maidenhair). Practical growing tips and maintenance advice for this elegant shade-loving fern.
SapindaceaeAesculus chinensis: complete guide
Aesculus chinensis
The Chinese horse chestnut is a magnificent deciduous tree with striking white flowers. Learn about cultivation, care, and maintenance calendar.
SapindaceaeJapanese Horse-chestnut: complete guide
Aesculus turbinata
The Japanese horse-chestnut is an imposing deciduous tree from Japan with large feathery leaves. Learn how to grow, maintain, and guarantee a green lifespan for this stately tree.
AsteraceaeWhite Snakeroot: complete guide
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot is a delicate wildflower from North America with clusters of tiny white flowers. Learn how to grow, maintain, and use this pollinator-rich plant in gardens.
FabaceaeBroome Raintree: complete guide
Albizia lebbeck
The Broome raintree is a beautiful tropical tree of Indian origin. Learn how to grow, maintain, and enjoy this majestic tree with its elegant flowers and foliage.
Alchemilla acutiloba: complete guide
Alchemilla acutiloba Opiz
Sharply lobed lady's mantle: fine ornamental with yellow flowers and dew-catching ability. Perfect for borders, shade gardens, and naturalistic designs.
Wood anemone: complete guide
Anemone quinquefolia
Discover the wood anemone, a delicate spring-flowering plant with white flowers. Perfect woodland bloom for shaded gardens.
Sierra Columbine: complete guide
Aquilegia pubescens
Learn to grow and care for Sierra Columbine (Aquilegia pubescens). Practical tips for this alpine plant with blue and yellow flowers.
Aralia nudicaulis: complete guide
Aralia nudicaulis
Virginia-sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) is a North American woodland plant with fine foliage and red berries. Perfect for shade, underplanting and ecological gardens.
Arisarum vulgare: complete guide
Arisarum vulgare
Discover Arisarum vulgare, a fascinating Mediterranean plant with unique spathes. Our guide covers cultivation, care, propagation tips, and design integration.
Aristolochia macrophylla: complete guide
Aristolochia macrophylla
Discover Aristolochia macrophylla, Dutchman's Pipe. A vigorous climbing plant with large leaves and unique pipe-shaped flowers for pergolas and walls.
Aristolochia paucinervis: complete guide
Aristolochia paucinervis
Discover Aristolochia paucinervis, Green-flowered Birthwort. A Mediterranean plant with remarkable greenish pipe-shaped flowers and elegant foliage.
Wild Ginger: complete guide
Asarum caudatum
Asarum caudatum is a frost-hardy groundcover for shady sites with attractive heart-shaped leaves. Small burgundy flowers hidden beneath foliage in spring.
Asplenium cirrhatum: complete guide
Asplenium cirrhatum
Discover the chestnut scale spleenwort, a tropical fern full of elegance. Learn how to care for this exotic plant at home.
Walnut Spleenwort: complete guide
Asplenium juglandifolium
Explore Asplenium juglandifolium, a rare tropical fern with delicate, deeply dissected fronds. Perfect for shaded indoor spaces and humid environments.
AspleniaceaeAsplenium onopteris: complete guide
Asplenium onopteris
Irish spleenwort fern with dark-green fronds.
West Indian Spleenwort: complete guide
Asplenium pteropus
Explore Asplenium pteropus, an elegant West Indian fern with feathery-like fronds. Ideal for shaded indoor gardens and greenhouse environments.
Azalea alabamensis: complete guide
Azalea alabamensis
Discover the Alabama azalea, an American shrub full of color. Learn how to grow and care for this beautiful plant at home.
BegoniaceaeOblique-leaved begonia: complete guide
Begonia obliqua
Discover Begonia obliqua, a charming flowering houseplant from the Caribbean islands featuring elegant white-pink blooms. Learn care tips, ideal conditions, and propagation methods for this shade-loving plant.
SaxifragaceaeChinese bergenia: complete guide
Bergenia pacumbis
Chinese bergenia (Bergenia pacumbis), known as rock begonia and Chinese elephant's ears, is an impressive foliage plant from the Himalayan region. Discover cultivation and care tips.
Blechnum penna-marina: complete guide
Blechnum penna-marina
Discover the Antarctic hard fern, an elegant low-growing fern perfect for shady moist spots, offering delicate foliage and remarkable winter hardiness for temperate gardens.