Many orchids grow as epiphytes in their natural environment. These epiphytes colonize trees and form hanging roots in the air that they feed on. Above a certain moisture content, these air roots can absorb nutrients and moisture from the water contained in the air. This is how these orchids manage to stretch themselves towards the light high up…
No, it is not – as far as one can claim against the background of the famous Paracelsus saying “The crowd makes the poison”; after all, you can die if you drink too much water. The constituents of the penny tree may be irritating, as has been proven for some of its relatives, and you should certainly…
The harlequin willow is a willow and, like all willows, is characterized by powerful growth and growth speed. In the wild, that doesn’t matter because the pioneer plants colonize areas free of vegetation where they can spread without competition. You can certainly imagine the size of this pasture in the Hessian Kirchhain (Marburg-Biedenkopf district) with a trunk…
We have had a new Sansevieria since 2004, meanwhile this “Sansevieria cylindrica” has conquered almost half of the Sansevieria market – speaks for itself. Just as easy to care for as every Sansevieria, it differs from the good, old Sansevieria trifasciata (our most popular traditional Sansevieria) in terms of its growth habit, which brings some exciting…
There are a good 22,000 species of orchids in our world that grow naturally in the lowlands or in the mountains, are used to humid or sometimes dry environments, take root in the ground or (more often) sit on trees as epiphytes to develop. The epiphytic growing orchids always develop aerial roots, the orchids growing in…
The genus Sansevieria belongs to the asparagus family, as do the aloes and agaves that grow in a similar way. 70 species of Sansevieria are known, the majority of which are native to Africa. They conquered the world a long time ago – the botanical name of the genus honors Pietro Antonio Sanseverino, a horticultural patron who…
The completely natural development of a ready-to-harvest kitchen onion requires patience from the gardener: sown onions do not “create” much more in the first year than many beautiful green leaves, because the first vegetation period is not enough for them to develop flowers, and certainly no onions worth mentioning are produced can. Only in the second…
There are various reasons why strawberries do not want to bloom, we differentiate here between strawberries planted as young plants and strawberries that you have grown yourself. Strawberries grown as young plants 1. Obvious maintenance errors If this is the first time you have planted strawberries, overzealous and insufficiently trained salespeople may assure you that…
After a furious finale at the end of the season, the beauty of our roses fades noticeably in autumn. In view of withered rose blossoms, every year gardeners disagree about pruning before winter. Proponents see compelling benefits for the health and vitality of their royal flowering shrubs. Opponents consider the pruning to be long out of date. This guide…
There may be various reasons why the lemon tree does not bloom. The three main points relate to age , location , environmental conditions and care as well as origin (generative or vegetative breeding). Due to the logical structure of the guide, it is easy to proceed according to the principle of exclusion in order to find out what is decisive for…