Plant Encyclopedia
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PinaceaeAbies bracteata: complete guide
Abies bracteata
Santa Lucia fir - rare, elegant conifer. Pyramidal form, fine needles. Statement tree for larger front yards. Refined landscape focal point.
PinaceaeTaiwan fir: complete guide
Abies kawakamii
Discover the magnificent Taiwan fir, a rare evergreen conifer from Taiwan's mountain regions. Learn growth requirements, care tips, and why this beautiful tree is perfect for collectors of unique garden specimens.
Spring adonis: complete guide
Adonis vernalis
Discover Spring adonis (Adonis vernalis), a rare and exceptional spring-flowering plant with golden-yellow blooms. Learn about care, planting, and cultivation techniques.
Titan arum: complete guide
Amorphophallus titanum
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is the world's largest unbranched inflorescence with an infamous putrid smell. Learn how to grow this extraordinary rare plant at home.
Rose-of-Jericho: complete guide
Anastatica hierochuntica L.
Rose-of-Jericho is a botanical wonder with unique resurrection ability. Discover appearance, cultivation and the magical revival process.
Anchusa crispa: complete guide
Anchusa crispa Viv.
Curled alkanet is a rare and beautiful plant from southern Europe with blue flowers. Learn care requirements, growing conditions, and how to successfully cultivate this special plant.
Desert anemone: complete guide
Anemone tuberosa
Discover desert anemone, a delicate spring wildflower from the southwestern USA. Perfect for dry slopes and rock gardens. Full growing and care guide.
Blue Aphyllanthes: complete guide
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis
Discover Blue Aphyllanthes, rare Mediterranean plant with fine stems and stunning blue flower clusters. Ideal for chalky, dry locations.
Indian Aloewood: complete guide
Aquilaria malaccensis
Discover Aquilaria, famous Eaglewood tree from tropical Asia with fragrant wood. Unique collector plant requiring warmth and humidity.
Bertoloni's columbine: complete guide
Aquilegia bertolonii
Bertoloni's columbine is a delicate alpine flower with elegant blooms in soft hues. Everything about growing this rare Italian alpine species successfully.
Aquilegia eximia: complete guide
Aquilegia eximia
Van Houtte's columbine (Aquilegia eximia) is a rare California flower with red spurs and yellow blooms. Perfect for mountain gardens and partial shade.
AspleniaceaeAsplenium balearicum: complete guide
Asplenium balearicum
Mediterranean fern with delicate fronds: Asplenium balearicum belongs to the miniature ferns. Discover how to cultivate this rare treasure indoors successfully.
Desert Date: Complete Guide
Balanites aegyptiaca
Discover Balanites aegyptiaca, the desert date tree from Africa. Extreme drought tolerance and unique character - perfect for dry regions and arid gardens.
BegoniaceaePeacock begonia: complete guide
Begonia pavonina
Discover the stunning Peacock Begonia from Malaysia, featuring dramatic red-backed leaves with striking green patterns. Learn specialized care, humidity requirements, and propagation for this rare collector's plant.
OphioglossaceaeNorthern moonwort: complete guide
Botrychium boreale
Northern moonwort (Botrychium boreale), also called boreal moonwort, is a rare fern from northern regions with distinctive moon-shaped leaflets. Discover cultivation and care tips.
OphioglossaceaeBotrychium matricariifolium: complete guide
Botrychium matricariifolium
Master cultivation of daisy-leaf grape fern: habitat requirements, propagation challenges, and specialized forest garden care.
Calypso orchid: complete guide
Calypso bulbosa
Calypso bulbosa is a rare woodland orchid with enchanting pink-red flowers. Learn about shade growing, moisture needs, and winter hardiness.
Yellow Camellia: complete guide
Camellia petelotii
Discover the Golden Camellia with its rare yellow blooms. Learn how to grow this Asiatic shrub for exotic garden beauty and winter color.
Campanula sabatia: complete gids
Campanula sabatia
Campanula sabatia, de campanula van Savona, is een bergbloem uit Italie. Ontdek verzorgingstips, ideale groeiomstandigheden en combinatieideen voor uw tuin.
Stinking sedge: complete guide
Carex foetida
Stinking sedge (Carex foetida) is a distinctive alpine sedge from European mountains, characterized by unique aromatic properties. Master cultivation techniques for this rare, specialized sedge species.
Sea centaury: complete guide
Centaurium maritimum
Discover Centaurium maritimum, the Mediterranean sea centaury. Garden design, growing conditions, and care tips.
Cerbera odollam: complete guide
Cerbera odollam
Discover the rare Pong-pong tree with white flowers and golden-yellow fruits. Tropical plant ideal for greenhouses. Full care guide for this botanical treasure.
Button mangrove: complete guide
Conocarpus erectus
Grow and care for button mangrove in containers. Salt tolerance, coastal climate and care for tropical conditions explained.
Pygmy hawksbeard: complete guide
Crepis pygmaea
Learn all about pygmy hawksbeard (Crepis pygmaea), a diminutive alpine plant. Discover cultivation methods, site requirements, soil preferences, watering, and maintenance for this rare mountain flower.