The Columbine is one of the “old” garden flowers. But it is anything but old-fashioned, thanks to breeders and enthusiasts who keep bringing new varieties onto the market. A wide variety of colors and color combinations are available, each flower more beautiful than the other. An example of this is Aquilegia vulgaris ‘William Guiness’, a black-purple flower with…
The flower colors of the Delosperma vary from white to pink, purple, yellow, salmon-colored, orange and rust-red. The flowers only open in sunshine and then close again. The leaves of the shrubby growing plant are very fleshy and very soft to the touch. They are semicircular in shape with an inwardly curved top and a rounded, outwardly curved…
The topped lavender grows bushy and can reach a height of up to 100 cm. Coming from the central area, this plant prefers to grow on lime-free soil. She loves the sun and feels most comfortable near the sea, on sandy ground and at the foot of mountains. The lavender belongs to the mint family and has the…
The perennial perennial, which is often used as a mass bloomer, reaches a height of between 25cm and 200cm, depending on the variety. The plant produces flowers in different colors, for example in white, lavender, pink, red or purple. Originally native to Canada and North America, autumn asters are a little more demanding when it comes to…
The papyrus plant was already known in ancient times for its versatility and resilience. The African perennial was still used by the ancient Egyptians as a building material and for the production of writable documents. In our latitudes, Cyperus papyrus is now one of the popular ornamental grasses, but it is extremely sensitive to incorrect husbandry conditions…
In terms of appearance, the magic bells are very similar to petunias, to which there is a relationship, but which belong to a different genus. The robust and blooming plant is available in many attractive colors, such as white, red, yellow, blue, purple or orange. Their strong, overhanging growth can be up to 50 cm long. With proper…
With us you can usually find annual varieties of the bellflower family from Africa. Lobelia originally come from South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho, which is why they prefer a sunny location in our latitudes. As a ground cover and in rock gardens, the plant is an ideal enrichment for biodiversity. Faithful to men lends itself very well to…
Its popularity is also due to the fact that the wild wine is very fast-growing and turns a wonderful red color in autumn. It is therefore hardly surprising that the self-climbing maiden vine is the most common climbing plant alongside ivy. The blue, small berries that appear in autumn are inedible for humans, but they are in…
The evergreen shrub, which belongs to the spindle tree family, grows bushy upright, prostrate or climbing, which is why it can be used in a variety of ways in the garden. Depending on the species, the imposing plant reaches a total height of 40 to 100 cm, whereby either green, yellow or reddish patterned leaves are…
In popular parlance, the Märzenbecher is also called the March bells, forest snowdrops, spring knot flowers or large snowdrops. The Märzenbecher was given the name spring knot flower because of its enlarged ovary. Another distinguishing feature from the snowdrop is the yellow-green spot in the white petals. Its flower stalks can be 20 cm to a maximum of…