Bamboo is a fascinating plant that is noticeable for its particularly rapid growth. Of the approximately 1500 different types of bamboo, around 100 are sufficiently hardy in Germany and are preferably planted as fast-growing privacy screens or in Asian-designed gardens. How fast bamboo grows and when it is fully grown depends on the one hand on the…
The different types of lavender bloom at different times. The crested lavender or butterfly lavender shows its lush blossoms from May, while the warmth-loving variants of the real lavender and the spotted lavender open their flowers from June at the earliest. Basically, what has faded should be cut off, but not if the lavender does not bloom…
Today there are innumerable cultivars with simple and double, white, yellow, orange-red, red, rose-red, salmon-colored, dark-red, purple and even multi-colored flowers. That is why there is not one flowering time for peonies, but many different ones, because the flowering time depends on the cultivar; here is the overview. The heyday of the well-known commercial peonies 1. Paeonia…
From June to October, Celosia pulls out all the floral registers in beautiful shades of color. As a border, in flower borders or in the balcony box, the annual summer flowers draw picturesque garden images with delicate flower clouds in red, yellow, purple or white. The name plume couldn’t be more apt, given its fluffy inflorescences. Discover here…
They bloom in beautiful shades of color in the bed, on the balcony and on the windowsill on long or short flower stalks, in swamps or forests up to chalky rock crevices. The genus of the primroses gives us a motley palette of diverse species for almost every location. So that you don’t miss the perfect Primula…
Just a few years ago, the yellow-flowering Adonis was found growing in the wild in almost all of Europe. It has become a rarity in Germany. This may be because Adonis vernalis has been valued as a medicinal plant since ancient times. The displacement and development of the natural locations, such as grasslands and sunny slopes, also contribute…
Shrub peonies can reach heights of 150 to 300 cm and a width of 80-150 cm. The shoot is reddish and then changes to different shades of green. The single or double large flowers appear between April and June, depending on the species. The flower colors also depend on the respective species or the wild or cultivated form. These…
As the only genus of the peony family, they not only adorn the garden in the form of perennials or herbaceous subshrubs, but are also very popular in cultivation as shrub peonies. The Asian bush peonies are among the noblest representatives of these decorative spring bloomers and have already attracted the attention of Chinese emperors. To this…
The roof root, Sempervivum tectorum, is a very old cultivated plant that appears in the plant and herb books that were written towards the end of the Middle Ages. Its natural range begins in southern Germany and extends in a wide belt down to Asia Minor, where the roe root originally inhabited mountains, all of Europe…
Steinquendel (actually Alcinos as a botanical name, but often under Calaminthen, the old name) is an evergreen, herbaceous plant that convinces with its numerous small flowers and its peppermint-like scent. There are numerous different types. On average, Steinquendel becomes about 50 cm high. Some species lignify a bit from below. Steinquendel belongs to the mint family. Its scent is really…