As an easy-care bloomer that has few demands, the splendid gap is ideal for all relaxed gardeners – who do not make any effort but still want to enjoy beauty. In order for the unusual plant to really thrive, it still needs coordinated care measures and a suitable location. Otherwise, even the sturdy splendor will quickly bless…
The magnificent candle Gaura is a filigree, deciduous perennial that belongs to the evening primrose family. The plant, also known as prairie candle, is persistent and grows hoarse-forming, herbaceous and weakly branched. Depending on the variety, it reaches heights of 50 to 150 cm and a width of about 100 cm. The numerous 2-3 cm large, white, pink…
The scented nettle is a herbaceous and perennial perennial that is also known under the names anise hyssop, mountain mint, anism mint, Korean mint, mosquito nettle and blue nettle. It is one of the butterfly bloomers. The aromatic scent of anise or mint comes from the flowers and leaves of the scented nettle. The upright, pleasantly scented flower…
Many species of ornamental sage come from Asia and Central and Southeastern Europe and, given their warmer home, are not exactly hardy. Salvia nemorosa, its scientific name, is a perennial plant. It becomes 30 to 50, sometimes up to 70 cm high. Their strong lilac-blue to dark purple flower candles, which look very elegant and graceful, are striking. The…
Star umbels belong to the umbelliferae family and impress with their pinnate, star-shaped leaves, but above all with their unmistakable, elegant flowers. If these are cut off after they have faded, the star umbels will in most cases bloom a second time. It usually takes 2-3 years for this plant to develop its full splendor. At first glance,…
The purple loosestrife or Lythrum salicaria, as it is also known under its botanical name, is one of the rather unknown plants for gardens and bouquets. Its spike-shaped flowers are a real splendor and the plant is extremely easy to care for. However, if you want to get the purple loosestrife as an ornament in your own…
The stone seed is particularly noticeable for the luminosity of its flowers and for its rather rare flower color. There are not many plants that have such strong, even bright blue flowers. The evergreen plant is an asset to every garden, easy to care for and beautiful to look at, an ideal ground cover. The stone seed is…
The perennial, also known as the Japanese toad lily, only enchants the viewer late in the year with a wonderful flower that is very reminiscent of noble orchids. The perennial herbaceous plant grows up to 100 cm in height and only unfolds its colorful splendor from September to October from the bulbs that were planted in…
A few years ago, carnations in the garden had almost been forgotten. Completely wrongly, because the green or gray-blue leafy upholstery plants are very easy to care for and also bring color to garden areas that hardly any other flowering plant would like to inhabit. But now the mostly wonderfully fragrant flowers in the rock garden, on…
The well-known plant genus houseleek from the thick-leaf family is not only to be found in their homeland, the European mountains, but also in rock gardens and dry stone walls. Anyone who knows how to interpret its botanical name Sempervivum will immediately understand the reason, because translated it means ‘ever-living’. The name and origin of the houseleek…