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Carex hispida: complete guide
Carex hispida
Bristly sedge thrives in Mediterranean gardens and xeriscaping projects. Discover this heat-loving, drought-tolerant plant with spiky fruit heads.
Orange Cestrum: complete guide
Cestrum aurantiacum
Discover the Orange Cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum), a semi-evergreen shrub with stunning golden-orange flowers. This heat-loving plant blooms continuously in warm climates and attracts pollinators.
Daphne oleoides: complete guide
Daphne oleoides
Olive-like daphne: a Mediterranean shrub with elegant foliage and delicate flowers. Learn to grow this southern beauty successfully.
Wild tantan: complete guide
Desmanthus virgatus
Everything about Desmanthus virgatus, the tropical legume subshrub. Location, soil, watering, pruning, and care tips - plus design ideas at gardenworld.app.
PoaceaeDigitaria longiflora: complete guide
Digitaria longiflora
A full guide to Digitaria longiflora, a tropical grass from Africa and Asia. Habitat, appearance, care, and design ideas at gardenworld.app.
Euphorbia hyssopifolia: complete guide
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Discover hyssop-leaf sandmat, a tropical plant with fine foliage and delicate flowers. Perfect for containers, borders, and warm locations.
Warty Bedstraw: complete guide
Galium verrucosum
Galium verrucosum is a distinctive Mediterranean plant with white flowers and characteristic warty fruits. Discover growth, care and companion plants.
Heliotropium curassavicum: complete guide
Heliotropium curassavicum
Discover Heliotropium curassavicum, the smooth heliotrope. A tropical plant with delicate white to purple flowers.
False Roselle: complete guide
Hibiscus acetosella
False roselle (Hibiscus acetosella): tropical shrub with dramatic red-purple foliage and coral-pink flowers. Heat-loving, container-friendly. Perfect for patios and summer displays.
Hibiscus vitifolius: complete guide
Hibiscus vitifolius
Discover tropical rose-mallow, a spectacular shrub with large showy flowers and grape-like foliage. Learn to cultivate this exotic beauty in your garden.
Lythrum junceum: complete guide
Lythrum junceum
Elegant pink-red flowers on slender stems. Lythrum junceum thrives in warm Mediterranean regions. A refined loosestrife for sun-drenched gardens.
Sapodilla: complete guide
Manilkara zapota
Sapodilla is a tropical fruit tree with sweet, brown flesh and large green leaves. Ideal for warmer climates and gardens with plenty of space and sunshine.
Myoporum laetum: complete guide
Myoporum laetum
Discover the ngaio tree: a Mediterranean shrub with white flowers and glossy foliage. Ideal for sunny Mediterranean and coastal gardens.
Nicotiana glauca: complete guide to growing tobacco bush
Nicotiana glauca
Learn how to grow and care for Nicotiana glauca (tobacco bush). Growing conditions, maintenance tips and garden advice for this elegant plant from South America.
Nicotiana rustica: complete guide to growing Aztec tobacco
Nicotiana rustica
Learn how to grow and maintain Nicotiana rustica (Aztec tobacco). Growing conditions, plant care and garden tips for this historic species from Peru.
Nicotiana tabacum: complete guide to growing tobacco plant
Nicotiana tabacum
Learn how to grow and care for Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco plant). Growing conditions, maintenance tips and garden advice for this medicinal plant from Bolivia.
PoaceaeHairy-seed paspalum (Paspalum pubiflorum): complete guide
Paspalum pubiflorum
Full guide to Paspalum pubiflorum: a warm-season clump-forming grass from North America for moist banks, pond edges, and sunny borders.
Sophora tomentosa: complete guide to Silverbush
Sophora tomentosa
Sophora tomentosa, known as Silverbush or Seacoast laburnum, is a stunning tropical shrub with golden flowers and silvery foliage. Learn how to grow and care for this exotic plant in your garden.
FabaceaeGum arabic tree: complete guide
Vachellia nilotica
Full guide to Vachellia nilotica, the thorny tropical tree prized for gum arabic. Origin, care, hardiness zones, and garden use explained in detail.
Vigna unguiculata: complete guide
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Vigna unguiculata, cowpea, is a tropical legume producing nutritious edible pods. Fast-growing and heat-loving. Learn cultivation, care, and harvesting in this guide.
Xanthosoma sagittifolium: complete gids
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Tanja is een tropische bladplant met spectaculaire pijlvormige bladeren. Leer hoe je deze exotische plant kweekt, verzorgt en optimaal presenteert.
RhamnaceaeIndian jujube: complete guide
Ziziphus mauritiana
Everything about Ziziphus mauritiana: cultivation, care, location and harvest. A versatile fruit tree for warm and sheltered gardens.