Plant Encyclopedia

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Hawthorn maple leaves and branchesSapindaceae

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.

12 min
Actinidia arguta with green fruits and leavesActinidiaceae

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.

12 min
Desert agave (Agave deserti) foliageAsparagaceae

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.

12 min
Frosted-curls sedge with fine, curling golden-brown foliageCyperaceae

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.

12 min
Dusty-miller in full bloom on a sunny rock garden with silver foliageCaryophyllaceae

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.

12 min
Cinna latifolia drooping panicles in natural woodland settingPoaceae

Cinna latifolia (Drooping Woodreed): complete guide

Cinna latifolia

Discover Cinna latifolia, an elegant grass for moist woodland areas. Care guide for northern Europe.

12 min
Clematis dioica with delicate tendrils and white flowersRanunculaceae

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.

12 min
Cunninghamia lanceolata tree with distinctive needles and brown conesCupressaceae

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.

12 min
Cupressus cashmeriana with delicate, pendulous branches and blue-green foliageCupressaceae

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.

12 min
Cupressus funebris with characteristic drooping branches and deep green foliageCupressaceae

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.

12 min
Smooth flat sedge with fine grass structure and brown flower spikesCyperaceae

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.

12 min
Delphinium halteratum with blue flower spikes and long stemsRanunculaceae

Delphinium halteratum: complete guide

Delphinium halteratum

Discover Delphinium halteratum (Long-pediceled Larkspur), a Mediterranean larkspur with elegant blue flowers. Complete cultivation and care guide.

12 min
Grassleaf Spurge with fine grass-like foliageEuphorbiaceae

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.

12 min
Spotted cat's-ear (Hypochaeris maculata) displaying yellow flowers above distinctively red-spotted leavesAsteraceae

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.

12 min
Dramatic red flowers of Lobelia tupa in bloomCampanulaceae

Lobelia tupa: complete guide

Lobelia tupa

Discover tupa, a dramatic South American plant with red flowers. Perfect statement-maker for contemporary front garden designs.

12 min
Red Natal grass (Melinis repens) displaying pink-red flower spikes in full growthPoaceae

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.

12 min
Najas guadalupensis with fine green leaves in waterHydrocharitaceae

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.

12 min
Phyteuma spicatum tall white flower spikeCampanulaceae

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.......................

12 min
Solomon's Seal displaying pendant white flowers along arching stems in woodland settingAsparagaceae

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.

12 min
Intermediate polypody with broad serrated fronds in woodland settingPolypodiaceae

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.

12 min
Siberian primrose with nodding stems and soft pink-cream flowers in a natural wetland settingPrimulaceae

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.

12 min
Liver-leaf Wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia) with distinctive round leaves and hanging pink flowersEricaceae

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.

12 min
Rose acacia displaying pink flower clusters and finely divided foliageFabaceae

Rose acacia: complete guide

Robinia hispida

Discover rose acacia, an elegant shrub with pink flowers. Growing advice, pruning, and year-round beauty.

12 min
Rubus parvifolius red fruit with fine foliageRosaceae

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.

12 min