Quiver flowers (hyssop-leaved, but you usually save that), Japanese myrtle, false heather, Japanese false myrtle … the many German names already indicate that it is a much-loved plant. Rightly so, quiver flowers grow as dainty subshrubs, give us a sea of violet-blue (pink, white) flowers for months, hardly need any care and can be overwintered….
The fire sage delights every garden lover because of its brightly colored, mostly fiery red flowers, which adorn the plant continuously between May and October. It is also very suitable for laypeople or gardeners who do not have a green thumb. The Salvie also grows in places where some other plants can no longer be cultivated due…
The midday gold opens its colorful flowers only on sunny days between late morning and early afternoon. This behavior gave the Gazanie, which originally came from South Africa, its German name. On cloudy days and when it rains, the flowers of the sun-hungry flower remain closed. The color variations range from creamy white, pink and pink to shades…
In Europe, this little plant was only introduced a good 200 years ago. There are only 7 types of hussar heads, but many varieties. They are mainly used as hanging plants, balcony flowers, but also as bedding plants. They are good ground cover, suitable for underplanting or for underpainting higher or larger-flowered types of flowers. The hussar heads find…
Do you fancy unusual plants that bring color to the tub or bed? Then maybe you should take a closer look at the colored nettle, which impresses not with its flowers, but with its leaves. At first they are wonderfully soft and almost like velvet to the touch, but what is actually unusual is that there are…
Originally, the zinnias grew in the warm regions of South America. From the beginning of May until September you can buy flowering zinnias in garden shops. These magnificent flowers with their compact, colorful flower carpets enrich the flower beds of the gardens even in late summer. As cut flowers, zinnias can be kept in the vase for up…
The splendor of flowers and the variety of colors of this plant species, which comes from the south of America, is legendary. Decorative baskets have been an integral part of many ornamental gardens for years, and are decorative and easy to care for at the same time. One of the most prominent, positive traits of these composites…
The flower colors of the Delosperma vary from white to pink, purple, yellow, salmon-colored, orange and rust-red. The flowers only open in sunshine and then close again. The leaves of the shrubby growing plant are very fleshy and very soft to the touch. They are semicircular in shape with an inwardly curved top and a rounded, outwardly curved…
Depending on the variety, the marigold has single or double yellow, red or orange flowers that enrich the garden throughout the summer from June to October. Hobby gardeners not only cultivate them as ornaments in beds, but also as cut flowers for the vase and as an ideal meadow for bees and butterflies. The marigold has also…
In the past, lupins were mainly used in agriculture. Today they are rarely to be found there. But you can find them in many gardens, especially in farm and country house gardens. There are around 200 different types, some in very strong colors, others less conspicuous. Their size and growth alone are impressive, especially when planted in groups. The colors…