The globe flower belongs to the buttercup family and is also known regionally as buttercup, goldhead or ball ranunculus. The beautiful yellow flowers grow wild in wet meadows and on the banks of streams, on bodies of water, banks and above all in mountains. They like altitudes of over 3,000 m and grow there in tall forb…
Straw flowers or helichrysum, as the decorative and species-rich plants are also called, are frugal and easy to care for. And with the right measures, they can continue to bring joy long after flowering. location and substrate Everlasting flowers are available in many different types. Different flower colors, sizes and growth forms, annual, perennial or hardy –…
Daphne, sometimes sold under its botanical name Daphne, is a flowering shrub for the garden. A very versatile flowering shrub, as it (in most species) with a maximum growth height of 1.5 meters and its correspondingly narrow growth habit belongs to the shrubs that really fit anywhere. Below you will find out more about the care and…
If the leaves of the decorative roses curl up in spring after the leaves have sprout and before the flowers form, then this is usually an infestation of scroll wasps. The damage is caused by the larvae, which feed on the top layers of the leaves and cause them to curl up. However, the pests can be…
The attractive steppe candle (Eremurus robustus) from the Asphodelaceae family (Asphodelaceae) is one of the imposing, stately perennials that are a real eye-catcher in any home garden. With its large, candle-like flowers, which shine in soft white-pink or apricot-pink from June to July, the beautiful solitary plant forms a wonderful contrast to the other sun-loving flowering…
The black-eyed Susanne, whose botanical name is Thunbergia alata, is a beautiful climbing plant that is ideal as a privacy screen on the terrace or balcony. Thunbergia belongs to the acanthus family and is native to the south-eastern regions of Africa. Depending on the variety, their flowers shine in the colors yellow, white, orange-yellow, lemon-yellow or even…
The plant family of the asparagus family offers the garden lover a hardy perennial that shows charming, white flowers in the form of small bells in May and June. The Solomon’s seal with the botanical name Polygonatum odoratum grows between 15 cm and 70 cm and is hardy to -32 degrees. The perennial, herbaceous plant forms a…
The crown of fame originally came from Asia and Africa. But it can also be made to bloom in our latitudes. The crown of fame, also called magnificent lily, flame lily or tiger claw, lives up to its four common names in German-speaking countries with its graceful flowers. These have a diameter of 8 to just over 10…
The nightshade family represents a large plant family, well staffed with multi-faceted characters. Some representatives are literally on everyone’s lips every day, such as potatoes and tomatoes. Other members of the family go unrecognized because they are rarely identified as Solanaceae, like petunias. With a few exceptions, the nightshade family has one attribute in common: under certain circumstances,…
A plum tree can live for several decades. However, its fruit shoots age quickly. After just a few years, they are so exhausted that the yield decreases noticeably. If you don’t want to do without the delicious fruit, you have to stimulate the plum tree to form new fruit wood in good time. This is done by appropriate cutting…