Like so many plants, the Montbretia also have numerous other names, which often cause confusion among hobby gardeners. About 100 years ago, the delicate beauties were traded under the name Montbretia Aura. It was later renamed to the Latin name Crocosmia, which is common today. The old garden plants, which were already very popular in grandmother’s time, belong…
The corydalis (Corydalis) are herbaceous plants that include both annual and perennial species. Their outlasting or storage organs are fibrous tubers or bulbous, fleshy rhizomes, from which the stems then grow. These can grow erect or creeping, as well as simple or branched. These plants reach heights of growth of up to 30 cm and widths of up…
Anyone who describes the liver balm from the daisy family as a filler is doing this versatile and persistently flowering plant an injustice, because it is a true all-rounder. Depending on the variety, it grows between 10 cm and 70 cm in height, so that it looks just as good in the perennial border as it…
The annual, herbaceous cornflower with its bright blue flower head is one of the typical symbols of summer. It adorns the garden from May until late autumn. Before the farmers drove them out of the grain fields, they swayed in the gentle summer wind together with poppies and chamomile. Their coloring is no longer limited to the bright…
A magnificent specimen is the amaryllis with its flowers at Christmas time. With the high-stemmed plant, however, there is a risk that the leaves will buckle. Care errors on bent leaves are mainly responsible. The plant expert gives ideas on what to do in this case and how to prevent twisting in the future. need for action If…
From the heather family of plants, a genus of flowering shrubs has emerged whose exquisite beauty and charisma is hard to beat. The laurel rose with the botanical name Kalmia latifolia grows very slowly, but in return produces beautiful, delicate flowers, each of which is a gem of nature. They are surrounded by shiny green leaves that…
Living stones look a bit bizarre. They look confusingly similar to stones, but if you take a closer look, you can see the plant. When she’s wearing flowers, it looks even weirder. Their strange appearance is probably due to the fact that the plants had to protect themselves from predators. They simply took on the appearance of rocks in…
The first signs are yellow and brown needles on the shoot tips or inside a fir tree. In the early stages, these symptoms only catch the eye of the attentive observer. If the problem that caused it is not addressed, Korean, Colorado, and other popular fir species will eventually lose most of their needles. Instead of coming to…
When the hot, dry California desert turns into a golden carpet of flowers after a rain shower, yellow California poppies are responsible for this natural wonder. The official state flower of the sun-drenched country is also on hand when a lean, sunny rock garden needs to be planted in your ornamental garden. The vote for ‘poison flower…
Gold lacquer was already known as a fragrant plant in antiquity and belongs to the cruciferous plant family and to the hollyhock genus. It is also known as Cheiranthus cheiri, but its current Latin name is Erysimum cheiri. Gold lacquer came to Central Europe from south-eastern Europe, mainly from the Mediterranean region, around 1200 to 1300. The plant…