Plant Encyclopedia

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33 plants

Small lady's-mantle with fan-shaped leavesRosaceae

Small lady's-mantle: complete guide

Alchemilla flabellata

Small lady's-mantle - a beautiful delicate groundcover for shaded areas and corners. Learn about complete care, blooming and companion plants.

12 min
Fine foliage and red berries of Aralia nudicaulis Virginia-sarsaparillaAraliaceae

Aralia nudicaulis: complete guide

Aralia nudicaulis

Virginia-sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) is a North American woodland plant with fine foliage and red berries. Perfect for shade, underplanting and ecological gardens.

12 min
Arisaema dracontium plant with green flower spatheAraceae

Anemone cylindrica: complete guide

Arisaema dracontium

Discover Arisaema dracontium, green dragon. An exotic North American herb with fascinating flower spathe. Growing and care tips.

12 min
Little grapefern growing in dappled shade under deciduous forest canopyOphioglossaceae

Little grapefern: complete guide

Botrychium simplex

How to grow Botrychium simplex in your garden: light, soil pH, watering tips, and companion plants for this delicate fern.

12 min
Greater bittercress in a forest setting with delicate flowers and textured leavesBrassicaceae

Greater bittercress: complete guide

Cardamine flexuosa

A practical guide to growing Cardamine flexuosa: a low-maintenance herbaceous perennial thriving in moist, neutral soils. Ideal for woodland gardens and shaded borders.

12 min
White flowers of Pinnate CoralrootBrassicaceae

Pinnate Coralroot: complete guide

Cardamine heptaphylla

Discover the Pinnate Coralroot, an elegant spring flower with distinctive feathered seven-leaflet leaves and delicate white to purple blooms for shady woodland areas.

12 min
Purple flowers of Five-leaflet Bitter-cressBrassicaceae

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress: complete guide

Cardamine pentaphyllos

Discover the Five-leaflet Bitter-cress with distinctive five-part leaves and soft purple flowers. A reliable woodland plant for shaded garden spaces.

12 min
Carex blanda colony with fine gray-green foliage and subtle seed heads on forest floorCyperaceae

Carex blanda: complete guide

Carex blanda

Eastern woodland sedge thrives in forest edges and shaded moist borders. Discover ideal placement, moisture requirements, and establishing natural woodland aesthetics.

12 min
Carex careyana woodland sedgeCyperaceae

Carex careyana: complete guide

Carex careyana

Meet Carex careyana, also known as Carey's sedge. A frost-hardy woodland plant for shaded gardens. Learn about care, growth, and planting.

12 min
Carex deweyana in woodland habitat with fine, densely-growing foliageCyperaceae

Carex deweyana: complete guide

Carex deweyana Schwein.

Carex deweyana, the Dewey sedge, is a native North American sedge for woodland and moist areas. Learn how to cultivate and maintain this elegant native plant in your garden.

12 min
Finger sedge (Carex digitata) in a natural woodland setting with light green foliage and purple flowering spikesCyperaceae

Finger sedge: complete guide

Carex digitata

Learn how to grow and care for Carex digitata in your garden. This sedge thrives in partial shade with moist, acidic soil and blooms purple in spring.

12 min
Slender grass-textured sedge in woodland landscapeCyperaceae

Carex jamesii: complete guide

Carex jamesii

Grass sedge from North America grows in woodland habitats from Ontario to Texas. Guide for moist soils, partial shade, and maintenance-free growth in Dutch gardens.

12 min
Carex pensylvanica forms dense green mats under wooded areasCyperaceae

Carex pensylvanica: complete guide

Carex pensylvanica

Pennsylvania sedge: The perfect groundcover for shaded gardens. Read our guide on cultivation, care, and pairing with other shade plants.

12 min
White helleborine blooming in dappled shade under deciduous trees, white flowers glowing in filtered lightOrchidaceae

White helleborine: complete guide

Cephalanthera damasonium

Everything you need to grow Cephalanthera damasonium: ideal spot, soil pH, watering tips and bloom care. Perfect for shaded woodland gardens.

12 min
Early coralroot in a natural forest setting with pale stems and small white flowersOrchidaceae

Early coralroot: complete guide

Corallorhiza trifida

Discover how to grow Early coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida), a rare, chlorophyll-lacking orchid thriving in cool, shaded woodlands with acidic, humus-rich soil.

12 min
Austrian leopard's-bane with bright yellow flowers in springAsteraceae

Austrian leopard's-bane: complete guide

Doronicum austriacum

Austrian leopard's-bane is an early spring bloomer with cheerful yellow flowers. Discover how to cultivate this reliable woodland edge plant effortlessly.

12 min
Evergreen wood fern with delicate frondsPolypodiaceae

Dryopteris intermedia: complete guide

Dryopteris intermedia

Discover the evergreen wood fern (Dryopteris intermedia), an elegant shade-loving fern perfect for woodland gardens.

12 min
Mueller's epipactis with subtle greenish flowersOrchidaceae

Mueller's epipactis: complete guide

Epipactis muelleri

Mueller's epipactis is an elusive native orchid thriving in cool, moist woodlands. Learn how to create conditions for this rare gem in your garden.

12 min
Erythronium americanum yellow flowers with mottled foliageLiliaceae

Erythronium americanum: complete guide

Erythronium americanum

Trout-lily is an elegant spring bloomer from North America. This woodland plant grows low and blooms with yellow, tulip-like flowers above mottled leaves.

12 min
Woodruff in full bloom under deciduous trees, showing delicate white star-shaped flowers and fresh green foliageRubiaceae

Woodruff: complete guide

Galium odoratum

A practical guide to growing and maintaining Galium odoratum in your garden. Learn about soil, light needs, blooming period and companion plants.

12 min
Willow gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea) with deep blue flowers in a shaded garden settingGentianaceae

Willow gentian: complete guide

Gentiana asclepiadea

Discover everything about Gentiana asclepiadea: ideal growing conditions, care tips, and companion plants for a thriving garden.

12 min
Yellow flowers of Bennet's-root in a woodland edge setting, surrounded by lush green foliageRosaceae

Bennet's-root: complete guide

Geum urbanum

Geum urbanum, or Bennet's-root, is a hardy perennial with bright yellow flowers from May to September. Prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soil.

12 min
A cluster of musk orchids blooming in dappled woodland light, showing their small yellow flowers along a moist forest edgeOrchidaceae

Musk orchid: complete guide

Herminium monorchis

Everything you need to know about Herminium monorchis: care, bloom time, ideal garden spots, and companion plants. Perfect for natural garden designs on gardenworld.app.

12 min
English bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) displaying delicate blue hanging flowers in woodland settingAsparagaceae

English bluebell: complete guide

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Discover the English bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta): planting tips, blooming time, care requirements, soil needs and winter hardiness for stunning spring displays.

12 min