Mushrooms in the flower pot show up as a white coating or as a real mushroom with a cap. Contrary to popular belief, however, fungus formation in the pot has less to do with too much moisture. When it occurs, the question arises whether the fungus in the pot could be harmful or poisonous. The following article sheds…
The amaryllis is to be found in many households around the holiday season. Its large flowers, whose color spectrum mainly includes various shades of red, are particularly impressive. As soon as flowering is over, preparation for the next season must be started, as this is the only way for the plant to survive. The advantage of the amaryllis…
Blue-black berries appear at the end of June. They look like blueberries, but are the pear fruits edible or even poisonous? We do the fact check. The garden wood with a lot of potential The rock pear belongs to the rose family. Most of the known varieties come from North America. The only rock pear found in Europe is…
The Dieffenbachia belong to the arum family, a plant family represented worldwide with the tropics as the focus of species development. There are a total of 115 genera of arum family with around 4,000 mostly very decorative species. Only a few of them have their home in Central Europe. These are the arum sticks and three genera of…
The vanilla flower is for what it can do – namely to equip balconies, terraces or summery beds with a flowery and wonderfully fragrant decoration – certainly still far too little widespread here. The following article tells you everything you need to know about handling the beautiful flowering plant, in terms of care, propagation and wintering….
Due to its striking flower structure, the plant always attracts everyone’s attention. – The foxglove (digitalis), which belongs to the plantain family, has become a very popular plant in domestic gardens in recent years. The plant develops its decorative effect mainly through its large, bell-shaped single flowers, which sit close to the long flower candles. The thimble presents…
The Deutzia belongs to the hydrangea family and is native to the temperate zones of Asia (especially Japan and China) and Central America. In our latitudes, the Deutzia is also known as the may flower bush or star bush. There are around sixty different species, most of which are deciduous shrubs of medium height. growth The Deutzias…
The Skimmia japonica is a plant from East Asia, which thrives in its home in the shade and undergrowth of dense mountain forests. For this reason, the robust ornamental plant prefers darker locations with diffuse lighting conditions. Once rooted in the preferred location, even cooler temperatures and periods of frost can hardly harm it. It is therefore not…
With their pompous flowers and the great variety of colors, hydrangeas exude a special charm. But the ornamental shrub does not always present itself as expected. Pests and diseases cause an unsightly appearance. What methods of prevention are suitable so that the leaves do not wither? What measures should be taken if a flower does not form? And what are…
The garden gloxinia belongs to the trumpet tree family and you can see that. The flowers are reminiscent of this instrument. They are available in white, or pink, and allegedly also in purple, but I haven’t found any of them. The throat of the flower is always yellow. The flowers are quite large, up to 8 cm in diameter. They…