Plant Encyclopedia
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Lamb succory: complete guide
Arnoseris minima
Everything you need to know about Arnoseris minima: light needs, soil pH, flowering season and care tips for UK and European gardens.
Water-gladiolus: complete guide
Butomus umbellatus
Everything you need to grow Butomus umbellatus: ideal conditions, care tips, bloom period, and perfect pond-side planting. Great for beginners.
Spreading bellflower: complete guide
Campanula patula
Discover everything about Campanula patula: ideal growing conditions, care tips, bloom season and companion plants. Perfect for cottage gardens and borders.
Prairie gourd: complete guide
Cucurbita foetidissima
Discover the Prairie gourd, a vigorous vine with yellow flowers and striking round, bright yellow fruits. Learn everything about cultivation, care, and maintenance of this unique desert plant.
Cut-leaf crane's-bill: complete guide
Geranium dissectum
How to grow Cut-leaf crane's-bill (Geranium dissectum) successfully: light, soil, watering, and ideal placement in your garden. Great for natural borders and pollinators.
Incarvillea delavayi: complete guide
Incarvillea delavayi
Bring exotic beauty to your garden with the Chinese trumpet-flower. Bright blooms, slow-growing, perfect for borders and rock gardens.
Ixia paniculata: complete guide
Ixia paniculata
Bring South African exotic beauty with the tubular corn-lily. Long-flowering, elegant, perfect for pots and borders.
Lactuca sibirica: complete guide
Lactuca sibirica
Discover Lactuca sibirica (Siberian lettuce), a hardy biennial with yellow flowers. Excellent for wild gardens and naturalistic landscaping.
Humboldt lily: complete guide
Lilium humboldtii
This spectacular American lily reaches heights of 180cm with thousands of orange-yellow flowers with red spots. Exotic yet grows in Europe. Full cultivation guide.
Perfoliate honeysuckle: complete guide
Lonicera caprifolium
Grow Lonicera caprifolium with confidence: ideal conditions, care tips, pruning, and companion plants for this fragrant, hardy climber in USDA zones 5-9.
Malva alcea: complete guide
Malva alcea
Greater mallow: a European hardy perennial with pink flowers blooming July-September, reaching 80-120 cm tall. Drought tolerant and important wildlife plant.
MalvaceaeRoyal mallow: complete guide
Malva trimestris
Malva trimestris is a cheerful annual from the Mediterranean with large purple flowers. Discover easy growing, sowing, and care for summer-long blooms in your garden.
Persicaria orientalis: complete guide
Persicaria orientalis
Prince's feather is a striking garden plant with purple flower spikes. Learn how to grow this attractive annual or perennial plant.
Shining Scabious: complete guide
Scabiosa lucida
Discover Scabiosa lucida, a stunning alpine flower with glossy blue blooms. Growing guide, bloom time, and companion planting for your garden.
Cambridge milk-parsley: complete guide
Selinum carvifolia
Discover Cambridge milk-parsley (Selinum carvifolia), an elegant plant from the carrot family with feathery foliage and delicate white flowers. Perfect choice for partially shaded gardens with well-draining soil.
Country-mallow: complete guide
Sida cordifolia
Discover country-mallow (Sida cordifolia), a tropical shrub with heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. Perfect for warm climates, containers, and contemporary gardens.
Meadowsweet: complete guide
Spiraea alba
How to grow Spiraea alba: ideal conditions, soil, watering, pruning tips, and companion plants for healthy meadowsweet in your garden.
Tipuana tipu: complete guide
Tipuana tipu
The Tipu tree is a stunning large South American tree with golden flowers. Learn how to grow, care for and integrate this exotic tree into your garden design.