Chrysanthemums are popular garden flowers. They originally come from Asia, mainly from China. Flowers have a special meaning for the Japanese. There the chrysanthemum is the symbol of the imperial family. The throne there is called the chrysanthemum throne. Chrysanthemums are perennial flowering plants. They can reach heights of growth of 20 to 150 cm. The flower colors range from green and…
The reason for this is their frequent occurrence in forests, in which they are considered unwood, i.e. a woody variant of the weed. In the garden as a hedge plant or in a tub, the holly, pod or Ilex plant is extremely decorative, easy to care for and especially popular with birds. And even in winter, because…
Don’t you really dare to approach succulents, maybe because you curse the dusty cactus in the office every day? There are much more exciting succulents, for example the elephant’s foot or bottle tree, a real eye-catcher for home culture. The elephant’s foot – easier to look after than most people think. The fact that the elephant…
The convertible rose available from us bears the botanical name Lantana camara and originally comes from a more temperate than tropical warm zone, which extends from southern North America to Central America. From there it was able to spread and, once introduced, hold up very well, only in the German winter is it too cold for…
As extraordinary as this beautiful flowering plant looks: Caring for the passion flower can be described as quite easy with a clear conscience. Most of the passion flowers are native to the Neotropic, a biogeographical region that consists of South America and neighbors, the other species also come mainly from sun-drenched regions. As a rule, they…
The pampas grass is actually called “American pampas grass”, which is also imprecise because this beautiful grass is native to South America. It belongs to the sweet grasses and thus to an obviously more than assertive plant family, the sweet grasses have developed and spread all over the world and in all climatic zones. The grasses…
The common privet (Ligustrum vulgare), the only one indigenous to Europe, is a deciduous plant. The black-green privet (Ligustrum vulgare ‘Atrovirens’) is better suited as a hedge, as its leaves are retained on the plant until the new ones develop in spring. The winter green privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium), which originally comes from Japan, is also suitable as…
Some types of lily are among the oldest ornamental plants. However, lilies are also used as food and are used as medicinal plants. There are an incredible number of species of lily around the world. Numerous hybrids have been added since the last century. There is a thriving lily industry. Many are grown as pure cut plants for bouquets. Lilies are…
The balloon flower, which is also called the Chinese bellflower, takes its name from the blooming flower buds before they open. The whole appearance is like a balloon, flower after flower. Unfortunately there is only one species with several different breeds. Balloon flowers reach heights of 20 to 80 cm, depending on the species, and form tap roots. The…
Dogwood grows up to 10 meters tall,but can be well contained. There are deciduous and evergreen species. The flowers are often quite inconspicuous, usually white, yellowish or greenish. The bracts around it, on the other hand, are very noticeable and decorative. The best known are probably the red dogwood, the flower dogwood, the white dogwood…