Native bushes are perennial and woody plants. They do not have a continuous trunk, but rather several lignified and thin shoots that branch out near the ground or grow directly out of the ground. There are ground-covering, flowering, deciduous and evergreen bushes, as well as fragrant, slow-growing and fast-growing and covered with thorns and prickles. They can grow…
Has your hippeastrum faded? Just don’t carry the enchanting flowering plant to the compost heap as a thank you. An amaryllis certainly has enough vitality to continue to delight you with its distinctive blooms for several winters to come. It depends on the right care after flowering. This is based in particular on the consideration of an inverted life…
There are many balcony plants and balcony flowers. The choice is enormous. The question is which ones go together, visually and in terms of care. If you decide to plant all year round, which plants are suitable? Seasonal planting is a little easier. Which plants are very difficult to care for and which are easy to care for? Which plants are…
Japanese aralia spread exotic flair in every garden. Not only do they fit into Asian gardens, but they do well in general. They impress with their flowers, their unusual foliage, the berries, the bizarre growth (bush shape) and the prickly trunk. The wood offers an attractive eye-catcher all year round. The Japanese Aralia works best in atrium gardens and…
When the colorful leaves have fallen in autumn, bright red dots can be seen in many places in the forest. These are the rose hips, the fruit of wild roses. Rose hips are particularly rich in vitamin C and contain a variety of valuable ingredients. They can be used fresh or dried to make tea, jam and desserts. When…
Garden owners love them for their versatility, their beauty and their undemanding nature: anemones. These plants are ideal for adding variety to the face of the garden. It doesn’t matter whether you want white, pink, bluish or crimson flowers to decorate the bed, whether you prefer tall or low-growing plants or whether you want an inconspicuous green…
The amaryllis, also known as the knight’s star, is one of the bulb flowers with around 80 species and more than 600 cultivated forms. Hybrids are usually available commercially or in nurseries. The amaryllis opens its magnificent, funnel-shaped flowers every year in winter or early spring, provided the care is right. Properties of Amaryllis With this plant,…
Very few people know amaranth as a plant. At first I too thought more of the food, of the small grains. The cereal-like amaranth grains are very healthy. They are a staple food in many Latin American countries. The plants have been cultivated for 9,000 years. It is also called “Inca wheat”. With us, amaranth is mainly known to those who…
Each May, it seems as if a painter has applied bold bright red brushstrokes to the landscape. There is no painter behind this color explosion, but a delicate plant, the poppy. Poppies are cultivated in different variants. In addition to the usual red corn poppy, the morphine-containing opium poppy and the blue poppy used as a baking ingredient…
The juggler flower, which is often also referred to as the monkey flower, occurs most frequently as a herbaceous, annual and perennial plant. Depending on the variety, its flowers thrive in bright colors, from white to yellow and red to blue or even multicolored spots. One attribute of the juggler flower contributes significantly to the fact that…