Plant Encyclopedia
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Hawthorn maple: complete guide
Acer crataegifolium
Discover the elegant Hawthorn maple, a refined Japanese tree with delicate hawthorn-like foliage, red fruits, and autumn color. A perfect specimen tree.
Actinidia arguta: complete guide
Actinidia arguta
Hardy kiwi is a productive, ornamental climbing plant from Asia. Discover everything about cultivation, harvesting sweet fruits and perfect support.
Desert agave: complete guide
Agave deserti
Discover the Desert agave (Agave deserti), an architectural succulent from California with blue-green foliage and extreme drought tolerance. Ideal for water-wise gardens.
Frosted-curls: complete guide
Carex comans
Frosted-curls (Carex comans) is a spectacular New Zealand sedge with fine, curly foliage and golden-brown tints. Learn how to cultivate this ornamental plant.
Dusty-miller: complete guide
Cerastium tomentosum
Complete care guide for Dusty-miller (Cerastium tomentosum): ideal location, soil, pruning and companion plants for this drought-tolerant groundcover.
Cinna latifolia (Drooping Woodreed): complete guide
Cinna latifolia
Discover Cinna latifolia, an elegant grass for moist woodland areas. Care guide for northern Europe.
Clematis dioica: complete guide
Clematis dioica
Discover the tropical vine Cabellos de Angel with delicate filiform tendrils and white flowers. Elegant climber for warm sheltered gardens. Attracts hummingbirds.
Cunninghamia lanceolata: complete guide
Cunninghamia lanceolata
Discover Chinese Fir, an elegant conifer with distinctive structure and rapid growth. Perfect for large gardens and landscape plantings.
Cupressus cashmeriana: complete guide
Cupressus cashmeriana
Kashmiri cypress is an elegant, weeping conifer with blue-green foliage. Discover how to grow this graceful cultivar for vertical structure and refinement.
Cupressus funebris: complete guide
Cupressus funebris
Funeral cypress is a slender, elegant weeping conifer with drooping branches. Learn how to grow this classic cultivar for poignant beauty in your garden.
Smooth flat sedge: complete guide
Cyperus laevigatus
Discover Cyperus laevigatus, an elegant tropical sedge with fine grass-like foliage and delicate flowering spikelets perfect for water gardens.
Delphinium halteratum: complete guide
Delphinium halteratum
Discover Delphinium halteratum (Long-pediceled Larkspur), a Mediterranean larkspur with elegant blue flowers. Complete cultivation and care guide.
Grassleaf Spurge: complete guide
Euphorbia graminea
Discover Euphorbia graminea, a tropical plant with delicate grass-like foliage. Ideal for warm climates, containers and ornamental gardens.
Spotted cat's-ear: complete guide
Hypochaeris maculata
Discover spotted cat's-ear (Hypochaeris maculata): a refined wildflower with distinctive spotted leaves, easy care, bloom time and growing requirements. Add elegance to your garden.
CampanulaceaeLobelia tupa: complete guide
Lobelia tupa
Discover tupa, a dramatic South American plant with red flowers. Perfect statement-maker for contemporary front garden designs.
Red Natal grass: complete guide
Melinis repens
Discover everything about Red Natal grass (Melinis repens): appearance, bloom, location, and maintenance calendar. A graceful ornamental grass for warm gardens.
Najas guadalupensis: complete guide
Najas guadalupensis
Discover this aquatic plant with fine foliage for water gardens. Excellent oxygen producer and water purifier. Easy to grow.
Phyteuma spicatum: complete guide
Phyteuma spicatum
Alpine plant mit tall elegant white flower spikes from May to July. Learn to grow and care for this charming mountain perennial.......................
Solomon's Seal: complete guide
Polygonatum multiflorum
Discover the classic Solomon's Seal with its elegant pendant flowers. Learn how to successfully grow this shade-loving plant in woodland gardens with full support.
Intermediate polypody: complete guide
Polypodium interjectum
Discover the Intermediate polypody, an elegant evergreen fern with broader foliage. Ideal for woodland floors and moist shaded corners.
Siberian primrose: complete guide
Primula nutans
Everything you need to know about Primula nutans: growing conditions, care, hardiness and ideal companion plants for moist garden areas.
Liver-leaf Wintergreen: complete guide
Pyrola asarifolia
Discover all about Liver-leaf Wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia): from appearance and bloom to location, care, and hardiness. Create a natural woodland garden.
Rose acacia: complete guide
Robinia hispida
Discover rose acacia, an elegant shrub with pink flowers. Growing advice, pruning, and year-round beauty.
Rubus parvifolius: complete guide
Rubus parvifolius
Discover Rubus parvifolius, the Japanese raspberry. An elegant East Asian bramble shrub with small red-purple fruit and compact foliage. Dense ground cover, ideal for small gardens and shaded areas.