The bright blue flowers are extremely noticeable, you can hardly miss them. This blue is of course not real, there is no such blue in orchids. In the meantime (February 2013) Japanese researchers have actually bred a blue orchid. The color is not that gaudy, but the flower looks somehow more real. However, this blue color is not natural…
Many species of ornamental sage come from Asia and Central and Southeastern Europe and, given their warmer home, are not exactly hardy. Salvia nemorosa, its scientific name, is a perennial plant. It becomes 30 to 50, sometimes up to 70 cm high. Their strong lilac-blue to dark purple flower candles, which look very elegant and graceful, are striking. The…
The plum family of plants has produced a subspecies that has been talked about under the name Reneklode or noble plum since the 17th century. The spherical fruits with the characteristic notch taste sweet as sugar and can be used in many ways. Fresh from the tree, the yellow-green or red-purple vitamin bombs are refreshingly juicy; They also…
Star umbels belong to the umbelliferae family and impress with their pinnate, star-shaped leaves, but above all with their unmistakable, elegant flowers. If these are cut off after they have faded, the star umbels will in most cases bloom a second time. It usually takes 2-3 years for this plant to develop its full splendor. At first glance,…
The lingonberry is also known in Germany under the names croonsberry, cranberry and reef berry. The evergreen, hardy dwarf shrub with a stature height between 10 cm and 40 cm is popular in the ornamental garden as underplanting of tall trees. In addition to the beautiful flowers of the small shrub, it is above all the small,…
The purple loosestrife or Lythrum salicaria, as it is also known under its botanical name, is one of the rather unknown plants for gardens and bouquets. Its spike-shaped flowers are a real splendor and the plant is extremely easy to care for. However, if you want to get the purple loosestrife as an ornament in your own…
Saffron root (Curcuma alismatifolia) belongs to the ginger family and comes from Asia and Australia. The bulbous plant not only grows upright in height, but also in width. The roots of the plant are also used as a spice for preparing food. The first flowering shoots form in late spring, the color of the flowers varies from purple…
Easy to care for and robust, the hazelnut bush is a popular garden plant that can also produce rich nut harvests. In order for the hazelnut to thrive right from the start and not soon overgrow everything else, it must be given the right care. And there are a few points to consider. Find the right location…
The club lily belongs to the asparagus family. It grows as a tree-like plant or a single-stemmed shrub. In this country it is mainly cultivated as a container plant. Their long-stalked leaves are green, yellow or purple, as well as multi-colored leaves, depending on the variety. These are always green in the beginning in young plants of all species. The…
The gall mites, which are no more than 0.5 mm in size, still make life difficult for the hobby gardener when they mess with the plants in the garden. The sucking pests cause nodule- and cone-shaped deformations known as galls. In late summer and autumn, the often red-colored galls can be seen with the naked eye. But then…