Enciclopedia de Plantas

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Purple lablab bean flowers on climbing stemsFabaceae

Lablab bean: complete guide

Lablab purpureus

Lablab purpureus is a nutritious climbing plant with purple flowers and edible pods. Learn how to cultivate this African crop in your vegetable garden.

12 min
Alpine laburnum displaying golden yellow drooping flower clusters above green foliageFabaceae

Alpine laburnum: complete guide

Laburnum alpinum

Alpine laburnum (Laburnum alpinum) is a stunning mountain shrub with cascading yellow flowers. Learn everything about planting, care, and the best cultivars for your garden.

12 min
Laburnum watereri displaying cascading golden-yellow flower chainsFabaceae

Laburnum watereri: complete guide

Laburnum watereri

Discover Laburnum watereri (Waterer's Laburnum), famous for its magnificent golden-yellow hanging flowers. Perfect ornamental tree. Full growing and care guide.

12 min
Long golden-yellow flower racemes of Laburnum x watereri hanging in full bloomFabaceae

Golden chain tree: complete guide to growing Laburnum x watereri

Laburnum x watereri

Everything you need to know about the golden chain tree: planting, pruning, toxicity warnings, and companion planting for a stunning May display.

12 min
Lactuca indica yellow flowers and leavesAsteraceae

Indian Lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca indica

Lactuca indica is a versatile wild lettuce from Asia with yellow flowers and interesting leaf structure. Grows in shade and partial light.

12 min
Wild lettuce plant with yellow flower clustersAsteraceae

Wild Lettuce (Lactuca inermis): complete guide

Lactuca inermis

Learn about cultivating wild lettuce. Growth requirements, care tips and traditional uses of this African species.

12 min
Wall-lettuce plant with delicate purple flowers on fine stemsAsteraceae

Wall-lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca muralis

Wall-lettuce (Lactuca muralis) is an elegant wild plant with delicate purple flowers. Learn everything about this versatile herb and how to use it in garden design.

12 min
Blue lettuce plant displaying bright blue flowers against silvered foliageAsteraceae

Blue lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca perennis

Blue lettuce (Lactuca perennis) is a remarkable perennial mountain plant with blue flowers. Learn everything about growing this stunning plant and incorporating it into gardens.

12 min
Lactuca plumieri yellow flowers and foliage in natural settingAsteraceae

Lactuca plumieri: complete guide

Lactuca plumieri

Lactuca plumieri is a charming European wildflower with elegant yellow summer blooms. Learn how to grow this hardy perennial easily in your garden with care.

12 min
Lactuca quercina plant with yellow flowers and characteristic leavesAsteraceae

Lactuca quercina: complete guide

Lactuca quercina

Lactuca quercina (wild lettuce) is an interesting biennial plant with delicate yellow flowers and striking foliage. Discover care tips and growing conditions for this remarkable plant.

12 min
Least lettuce displaying delicate yellow flowers above slender silvery foliageAsteraceae

Least lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca saligna

Least lettuce (Lactuca saligna) is an elegant wild plant with narrow leaves and yellow flowers. Learn everything about this extremely drought-tolerant summer bloomer.

12 min
Assorted fresh lettuce varieties growing in raised bedsAsteraceae

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa): complete growing guide

Lactuca sativa

Learn how to grow fresh lettuce at home with this comprehensive guide. Tips for continuous harvesting, ideal growing conditions, and popular varieties for spring to fall production.

12 min
Prickly lettuce plant with yellow flowersAsteraceae

Lactuca serriola: complete guide

Lactuca serriola

Prickly lettuce grows wild across Europe and Asia. This hardy plant tolerates dry conditions and provides food for wildlife while supporting pollinators.

12 min
Lactuca sibirica with yellow flowers in wild garden settingAsteraceae

Lactuca sibirica: complete guide

Lactuca sibirica

Discover Lactuca sibirica (Siberian lettuce), a hardy biennial with yellow flowers. Excellent for wild gardens and naturalistic landscaping.

12 min
Blue lettuce flowers and leavesAsteraceae

Blue lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca tatarica

Discover blue lettuce, a resilient wild plant with distinctive blue flowers. Learn about cultivation, location and maintenance in this practical guide.

12 min
Lactuca tenerrima with pale-blue flowers on slender stems on a sunny limestone slopeAsteraceae

Tender Wild Lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca tenerrima

Lactuca tenerrima, the tender wild lettuce from the western Mediterranean, bears pale-blue flowers on slender stems. Ideal for dry rocky sites and warm gardens.

12 min
Tuberlactuca plant with developing tubers in garden bedAsteraceae

Tuberlactuca (Lactuca tuberosa): complete growing guide

Lactuca tuberosa

Learn how to grow tuberlactuca, a fascinating wild relative of lettuce that produces edible tubers. Complete guide from sowing to harvest, with tips for root and leaf production.

12 min
Pliant lettuce: complete guideAsteraceae

Pliant lettuce: complete guide

Lactuca viminea

Discover pliant lettuce, an elegant plant with delicate yellow flowers blooming July through September.

12 min
Acrid lettuce plant with bright yellow flowersAsteraceae

Lactuca virosa: complete guide

Lactuca virosa

Acrid lettuce grows wild across Europe and North Africa. This intriguing plant contains alkaloid compounds and deserves ecological appreciation.

12 min
Lagarosiphon major underwater plant in clear pond waterHydrocharitaceae

Lagarosiphon major: complete guide

Lagarosiphon major

South African oxygen weed is a popular aquarium plant thriving in pond systems. This fast-growing plant oxygenates water and suppresses algae growth naturally.

12 min
Calabash flower and developing fruit on climbing vinesCucurbitaceae

Lagenaria siceraria: complete guide

Lagenaria siceraria

Calabash is an ornamental and food crop from tropical Africa. This vigorous climber produces distinctive bottle-shaped fruits suitable for crafting.

12 min
Purple flowers of Lagerstroemia indica with characteristic crinkled flower crownsLythraceae

Lagerstroemia indica: complete guide

Lagerstroemia indica

Discover Lagerstroemia indica, or Crepe-myrtle, an exceptional ornamental shrub featuring stunning flowers and distinctive bark structure.

12 min
Queen's Crape-Myrtle tree with large purple flower clustersLythraceae

Queen's Crape-Myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa): complete guide

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Learn how to grow and care for Queen's Crape-Myrtle. Expert tips on blooming, climate needs and cultivation of this tropical tree.

12 min
Lagoecia cuminoides with delicate flower heads and fine structureApiaceae

Lagoecia cuminoides: complete guide

Lagoecia cuminoides

Discover wild cumin from Mediterranean regions. Learn everything about cultivation, care, and tips for this special umbelliferous plant.

12 min