Summer Flowers Care InstructionsWonder Flower, Mirabilis Jalapa: 10 Care TipsPlants

Wonder flower, Mirabilis jalapa: 10 care tips

The miracle flower rightly bears its name! You can discover up to five different flower colors on a single specimen. If you take our care tips into account, you can enjoy the splendor of flowers every summer.CharacteristicsBotanical name: Mirabilis jalapaFamily: NyctaginaceaeLocation: sunnySubstrate: fresh, sandy, humicHeight: 60 to 100 centimetersFlower color: white, pink, yellow, orange, red or multicoloredFlowers: round, pleasantly fragrantLeaves: oval to round, slightly pointedUse: flower...

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Summer Flowers Care InstructionsPlants

Ornamental basket, cosmos, cosmos bipinnatus: care from A to Z

Cosmos bipinnatus has an upright, richly branched habit with heights of more than 80 cm. The elegant, dahlia-shaped flowers sit on filigree stems with finely divided foliage. The simple beauty earned her the name 'jewelry basket'. Another specialty is the edibility of the flowers. They taste slightly sweet and decorate salads and desserts. As a result, this perennial is not poisonous, which makes it the ideal garden flower for children and pets.CharacteristicsPlant family: compositesBotanical...

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Summer Flowers Care InstructionsPlants

Trollblume, Trollius: care instructions from A

The initially spherical flowers of this yellow flowering perennial have an immense luminosity. It is rarely found in the wild, which is due to the fact that its natural habitats are increasingly disappearing.CharacteristicsPlant family: Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)Botanical name: TrolliusGerman names: Trollblume, Goldköpfchen, Butterblume, ButterroseGrowth: persistent, herbaceous, clump-formingHeight: 20-60 cmFoliage: green, pinnate, dull, coarse, leaf margin roughly serrated, shedding le...

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Is Gazania hardy? 6 tips for winter

The Gazania is a popular ornamental plant that grows in parks and gardens during the summer months. The large flowers create a summery atmosphere. Your requirements are special in winter.Choose frost-resistant cultivation formsGold midday flowers grow in their homeland as herbaceous plants that survive with the help of woody rootstocks. They rarely develop into semi-shrubs, the shoots of which lignify at the base. Since the climatic conditions in Central Europe differ greatly from the South A...

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Knotweed, Fallopia baldschuanica: care of A

Knotweed is a plant that attracts bees because of its many flowers and therefore belongs in every natural garden. Due to the rapid multiplication, special attention must be paid to care.CharacteristicsFallopia aubertii, also Fallopia baldschuanica or Polygonum aubertiiKnotweed family (Polygonaceae)Climbing plantGrowth height up to fifteen metersSpread up to six metersloops and expansively growingwhite, yellow or pink flowers on paniclesgive off a light, pleasant fragranceFlowering period from...

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Cacti & SucculentsPlants

Hatiora salicornioides, club-rush cactus

Originally native to eastern Brazil, the club cactus is an ideal houseplant that likes to stand on a light window sill. In spring it delights its owner with bright yellow flowers, but with good care it can bloom several times a year. With its often overhanging shoots, the succulent plant is more reminiscent of a small bush than a cactus. Hatiora salicornioides can also move from its place on a light window sill outside to a sheltered place in the warm summer months.LocationThe club cactus is ...

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Delphinium: is it poisonous? Tips on sowing, care and varieties

Where blue flower lances sway gently in the wind in summer, delphiniums show themselves in all their glory. Settled in a group or as an imposing solitaire, the popular perennial sets eye-catching accents in beds and tubs. The multi-faceted Delphinium genus scores with wonderful breeds in all imaginable shades of blue as well as in soft pink and elegant white. Encounter the most beautiful varieties for the garden here. A transparent guide shows how to sow and care for it, including an answer t...

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Faithful to men, lobelia: care instructions from A

Faithful men do not forgive mistakes in grooming. There are only a few points to consider; if the plants are neglected, they are usually more susceptible to disease and bloom only moderately.CharacteristicsBotanical name: Lobelia erinusPlant family: bluebell family (Campanulaceae)Height: up to 35 cmGrowth habit: bushy, covering the groundOrigin: South AfricaFlowers: racemose inflorescences, single flowers, blue, violet, white, red, pinkFlowering period: May - SeptemberLeaves: green, lanceolat...

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Cacti & SucculentsPlants

Easter cactus: care from A-Z

The Easter cactus, whose botanical name is Hatiora gaertneri, is a very grateful and, above all, relatively undemanding houseplant. It grows in structured shoots and forms magnificent flowers in the months of March and April, around Easter time. It is no great art to actually make it bloom - provided, of course, that the location and care are right.ArtHatiora gaertneri, the Easter cactus, belongs to the cactus family. It originally comes from Brazil and is found there mainly in the states of ...

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Agave neomexicana, hardy variety

The agave neomexicana is a medium-sized agave species and impresses above all with its hardy properties. Therefore, the succulent is not only suitable for cultivation in the tub, but also for planting in the garden area. The plant's water and nutrient requirements are at a medium level, longer periods of drought are better tolerated than permanent wetness. Although the Agave neomexicana prefers long-term exposure to the sun, it can also arrange itself with partially shaded places. Despite the...

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