Once again a flower that looks a bit like “the flower itself”, and it also has magical colors to offer, probably every conceivable hue in the range of white, yellow, pink, red and purple. The cape baskets are definitely an asset to the garden, here you will find out how to really get a cape daisy…
Ball trees have the advantage that, unlike other trees, they do not grow so big. Their size remains manageable. Depending on the species, there are trees that are up to 10 meters high with their crowns, but also smaller ones that rarely reach 4 meters. So you have to choose well. The expected final size and also the annual…
We all love chocolate. Unfortunately, only a few people know where it really comes from or which tree the fruits from which it is made come from. The cocoa tree Theobroma cacao L. is the only tree of its kind that is used for production. However, there are different varieties that differ in their aroma. They are roughly divided…
Haworthia belong to the aloe family and to the succulent plants. There are about 160 species. Most of them can be recognized by their rosette-like leaves growing out of the stem axis. There are quite different varieties, so that it is difficult to describe them in general. Many have very interestingly shaped colored or patterned leaves. The Haworthia originally comes…
The tobacco plant is not only an interesting flowering plant that belongs to the nightshade family. In many of the 75 or so species, the roots produce nicotine or other alkaloids and store them in the leaves. This is a very clever method to repel edibles. The species Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica are mainly used to produce…
The corkscrew hazel is a showy shrub. Its corkscrew-like branches look particularly bare or chic during flowering. In summer, with foliage on it, the overall impression is special, the branches are then not so noticeable. However, the leaves are often twisted somehow. A highlight of this shrub is the flowering, often as early as February. The hanging kittens look really…
The name, saxifrage, comes from the places where the plant grows. It likes to grow out of crevices in the rock. It used to be thought that the plant blasted or broke the rock there. There is also another explanation. Saxifrage was used as a medicinal plant, as a remedy for kidney and gallstones. There are 450 to 480 species…
The farmer’s orchid is a wonderful flower for natural gardeners, with the beauty of an orchid and yet wild charm. And so a lot of gardening fans actually see the farmer’s orchid, it is just about to soar to a new trend plant. Here you will learn the important facts about this beautiful flower. The origin of…
Large white flowers, willingness to climb, a fine and never intrusive fragrance – all of this characterizes the Solanum jasminoides, which can be wonderfully kept as a container plant. It is very floriferous and shows this thankfully until late autumn. In the following, you will learn the most important things about caring for and hibernating summer jasmine…
The Ismenen are really exceptionally beautiful bulb flowers. Without any exaggeration, its exotic flowers are simply a sensation. The bulb flowers are suitable as container plants or as seasonal bedding. The onions can be overwintered and used for the propagation of the Ismene, as they develop daughter onions. blossoms The flowers of the Ismene appear from June to…