The record sheet with the botanical name Rodgersia is a long-lived perennial with imposing, emerald-green to dark red decorative leaves, which are decorated with off-white or pale pink inflorescences from June to July. If the hobby gardener gives the Rodgersia enough space, a structure plant develops, which gives the garden a visual abundance. Record sheets are available…
The subshrub Helianthemum, better known as sun rose, is one of the species of plants that keep gardening enthusiasts enjoying their hobby. During their flowering period from May to September or October, they align their glowing calyxes with the sun as soon as the thermometer exceeds the 20 ° mark. In the dark, cold and wet, they…
Peonies have the botanical name peonies and form beautiful flowers in early summer. To the delight of all gardeners, the flowering of the perennials usually becomes more abundant as the perennials get older. However, the beautiful flowers are delicate and delicate when it comes to care and location conditions. If errors creep in in these areas, which are…
It is its flowering time that makes a Christmas rose a very special plant. Sometime between December and February the flowers can be seen, when all the other perennials capitulate to the cold. Which nutrients give you the strength to enjoy the winter so much? Read here what the ideal soil for the Christmas rose is like and…
With its natural charm and colorful flowers, the lungwort awakens dreary garden niches from the winter slumber. As a vigorous ground cover, the rustic predatory plant makes itself useful in poorly lighted, damp locations. Anyone who is familiar with naturopathy knows how to appreciate the valuable ingredients of the real lung herb to alleviate diseases of the…
The pseudo-berry with its low growth and the bright red berries is by no means an inconspicuous plant. Despite its low height of a maximum of 20 cm, the dwarf shrub knows how to assert itself visually. Planted in groups, Gaultheria procumbens quickly forms a dense carpet of plants. The evergreen carpet berries decoratively enhance the garden and…
A rock garden is anything but dreary, as the bitter root shows quite impressively. The purslane plant can even be used for planting planters on the balcony or terrace. The flowers of the evergreen and deciduous plants vary in different colors. The porcelain rose reaches a maximum height of about 20 centimeters, which makes it ideal as a…
The flowers of the Pasque Flower, also called Pasque Flower, are delicate and bell-shaped and show an exciting color contrast between the outer, purple to violet shining petals and the inner, rich, yolk-yellow stamens. In the lower area and on the outside of the petals, the pasque flower has acquired “a fur” to allow water to…
The silver leaf originally comes from southern Mediterranean Europe. As an ornamental plant, however, it was planted in our gardens very early on. Since it tends to become wild, it is now also at home in Germany in forests and on railway embankments. For some time, the plant has therefore been listed under the status of neophyte. Neophytes are…
When children in the garden stand in front of a plant, fascinated, and watch the flower gradually unfold at dusk, it can only be about the decorative evening primrose. The individual parts of the plant can be used as food as well as medicinally and pharmaceutically. Location and soil Most of the species that can be…