MY GARDEN GUIDE

Sedum   Origin and appearance Sedum Acre belongs to the thickleaf family (Crassulaceae). Carpet-forming specimens are also called wall pepper. There are about 400 species, which occur...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) January to February December flower form leaf colour leaf shape Ornamental or utility value Utilization winter hardiness growth characteristics upright bushy polycyclic light soil type soil moisture pH value lime tolerance nutritional requirements humus garden style roof garden inner courtyard Mediterranean garden pot...

General information When growing beans, a distinction is made between low-growing bush beans and climbing pole beans. Bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus) usually cause...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) flower form leaf colour leaf shape tripartite incised Ornamental or utility value Utilization groundcover underplanting wildlife winter hardiness light semi-shady to shady soil type soil moisture pH value weakly alkaline to weakly acidic lime tolerance nutritional requirements humus garden style natural...

fact sheet flower colour violet red pink whitely multicolored Flowering time (month) January to April September to December flower form leaf colour leaf shape Ornamental or utility value flower decoration leaf decoration Utilization interior greening planters winter garden winter hardiness growth characteristics light sunny to semi-shady soil type soil...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) flower form leaf colour leaf shape grassy linear slender Ornamental or utility value flower decoration picturesque growth Utilization flower beds single position privacy screen winter hardiness growth characteristics light soil type soil moisture moderately dry to fresh pH...

Topic: lavender Origin Even the Romans used lavender to make fragrant bath essences: The name of this plant derives from the Latin word lavare = "wash"....

Anthurium The flamingo flower or Anthurium comes from the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and belongs botanically to the Arum family (Araceae). As...

lamprocapnos spectabilis Bleeding Heart   Origin The bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) grows naturally in light deciduous forests in China and Korea. In 1997 the "Herzerlstock", as the...

Philadelphus coronarius - Sweet mock orange Origin The common pipe-shrub (Philadelphus coronarius), also known under the names Bauernjasmin or Duftjasmin, comes from the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae)...

Barrenwort (Epimedium) General information Barrenwort (Epimedium) are also called Sockenblumen and there are about 50 different types, that are resident from south of the Alps and...

fact sheet flower colour violet blue red pink whitely Flowering time (month) flower form single flower tubularly leaf colour leaf shape incised entire sawn lanceolate narrowly lanceolate narrowly lanceolate Ornamental or utility value flower decoration native wild plant Utilization flower beds bouquets flower meadows group planting planters wildlife growth characteristics upright self-sowing slack light soil type soil moisture moderately dry...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) flower form leaf colour leaf shape Ornamental or utility value fruit jewellery leaf decoration picturesque growth Utilization embankments single position group planting house tree planters winter hardiness growth characteristics discharging foothills polycyclic light soil type soil moisture moderately dry to moist pH...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) flower form leaf colour leaf shape ovate elliptical serrated Ornamental or utility value Utilization single position cut hedges contour cut landscape wood privacy screen bird protection hedges winter hardiness growth characteristics spherical discharging overhanging light soil type soil moisture pH value alkaline...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) flower form leaf colour leaf shape double pinnate palmate stalked Ornamental or utility value Utilization interior greening planters winter garden winter hardiness growth characteristics light soil type soil moisture fresh to moderately moist pH value lime tolerance nutritional requirements moderately...

Hebe Plant Origin The shrub veronica or hebe plant (Hebe x andersonii) is a New Zealand shrub from the family of the brown-root family (Scrophulariaceae). Among...

fact sheet flower colour Flowering time (month) flower form leaf shape Ornamental or utility value leaf decoration picturesque growth Utilization single position group planting house tree planters winter hardiness growth characteristics umbrella-shaped discharging slack light soil type soil moisture fresh to moderately moist pH value neutral to...

Origin The genus Tillandsia belongs to the Bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae) and is by far the largest among the pineapple plants with more than 550 species....

Origin Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a plant species of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). The natural home of the ginger plant is not certain. It may...

Topic: daylilies Origin Almost all wild species of the daylily (Hemerocallis), which like many garden shrubs and bulb flowers belongs to the large family of the...