Plant Encyclopedia
Everything about care, pruning, watering and winter hardiness of thousands of plants
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21 plants
Carya cordiformis: complete guide
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch
Bitternut hickory: a majestic North American hardwood with golden fall foliage, native value, and wildlife-friendly nuts.
Castanea dentata: complete guide
Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
American chestnut: a historically significant North American tree with ecological importance and nut production despite modern threats.
Cornus amomum: complete guide
Cornus amomum
Discover the silky dogwood with white flowers and blue berries. Ideal for moist gardens and natural landscapes. Read our comprehensive care guide now.
American Persimmon: complete guide
Diospyros virginiana
The American Persimmon is a cold-hardy fruit tree with delicious, sweet fruits and autumn color. Learn how to grow this native tree successfully in your garden.
Epilobium angustifolium: complete guide
Epilobium angustifolium
Discover the Rosebay Willowherb - dramatic purple-pink flowers and stunning fall foliage. Care requirements, design tips, and ecological benefits.
Field fescue: complete guide
Festuca arvernensis
Discover this rare alpine grass with silvery-blue foliage. Ideal for rock gardens and modern low-maintenance designs with bird food value.
Malus yunnanensis: complete guide
Malus yunnanensis
Discover how to grow Malus yunnanensis or Yunnan crabapple. Spectacular spring blooms and colorful autumn fruit display.
Oxydendrum arboreum: complete guide
Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood: elegant tree with white flowers and red autumn foliage. Growth, care and maintenance.
Four-needle pinyon: complete guide
Pinus quadrifolia
Discover the four-needle pinyon (Pinus quadrifolia) from California. Practical guide for cultivation, care, and landscape use.
FabaceaeProsopis juliflora: complete guide
Prosopis juliflora
Discover Mesquite - a robust, drought-tolerant tree from tropical America with fine green foliage and yellow flowers. Ideal for hot, dry climates.
Wild-goose Plum: complete guide
Prunus rivularis
Prunus rivularis is a native North American shrub with white spring flowers and edible red fruits. Hardy, bird food, ideal for wildlife gardens and streamside plantings.
Wax currant: complete guide
Ribes cereum
Wax currant produces attractive pink flowers and red berries on drought-tolerant shrub. Discover cultivation, care, and benefits.
White-stemmed Bramble: complete guide
Rubus cockburnianus
Discover the White-stemmed Bramble with striking white canes and black fruit. An ornamental structure for year-round gardens. Cultivation, care and winter hardiness.
Fierce bramble: complete guide
Rubus ferocior
Fierce bramble is a European wild blackberry with red fruits and sturdy thorns. Discover cultivation, care, and ecological benefits in this guide.
Rubus fissipetalus: complete guide
Rubus fissipetalus
Rubus fissipetalus, or split-flowered bramble, is a fascinating species native to Western Europe. Learn how to cultivate this wild shrub sustainably.
Guessphalia Bramble: complete guide
Rubus guestphalicus
The Guessphalia Bramble is a rare European bramble with fine leaves and wildlife fruit. Native to West Europe. Growth and management for natural gardens.
Round Woodland Bramble: complete guide
Rubus ignoratus
The Round Woodland Bramble is a modest native bramble from West Europe with dark fruit. Suitable for natural woodland planting. Growth and biodiversity value.
Japanese Rowan: complete guide
Sorbus commixta
Discover Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta), an elegant tree with delicate leaves and orange berries. Perfect for small gardens, autumn colour and wildlife feeding.
Stenocereus thurberi: complete guide
Stenocereus thurberi
Discover the organ-pipe cactus, a unique columnar cactus from Arizona and Mexico. Grows to 7 meters with tubular flowers and edible fruits.
Indian-almond: complete guide
Terminalia catappa
Discover Indian-almond (Terminalia catappa), a magnificent tropical shade tree with striking foliage and edible fruits. Perfect for warm climates.
Lingonberry: complete guide
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Master the cultivation of red lingonberries. Detailed guide for compact evergreen berries, traditional food, and winter bird food.