Red-Hot-Pokers come from Africa, mainly from Southafrica. Unfortunately only a few of them are hardy in Central Europe. From those few hardy ones many hybrids were risen. You can rely on their hardiness and the will bring the sun of Africa into your garden. To keep them healthy for many...
Once motherwort was to be found in every rural garden, but nowadays it is available in few nurseries only. It is a plant of disturbed soils, open soils and uncovered paths. In the past it was an important pharmaceutical plant, and it is still used in medicine. It is a typical member...
This is a very nice selection of the native Ox-Eye-Daisy. Despite its name (`Maikönigin`= `Queen of May`) it blooms in early June, but flowering season continues until autumn.
Lovage is a giant for the herbal garden. A single plant is more than a family will use up. The foliage smells intensively of Maggi Seasoning, it can be used for soups and stews.
The Maltese Cross is a classical plant of Cottage Gardens, although it appeared pretty late in our gardens. The first to grow it in Europe was probably Konrad Gessner, a 16th century botanist from Zürich. We do not know how he got hold of it. Perhaps he bought seed of it from Venetian merchants, who controlled trade with the Ottoman Empire at that time. The scientific name of ...
Yunnan Loosestrife originates from Chinese province Yunnan, where it can be found on moist meadows. Its flowers are quite large for a loosestrife, they are cream coloured with a darker eye. It came to European gardens only recently, but for sure it will have a future as excellent garden plant here.
A loosestrife that knows how to behave. If you plant it in extremly shallow water, it will form just a little clump and not become invasive. It is a beautiful plant with wooly foliage and lemon-yellow flowers in early spring. It is also good for cutting. However if you plant it in...
Musk Mallow have a strong frangrance, and as the name indicates, the fragrance really contains musk. So it is a heavy and sensual fragrance the plant emanates. It grows up to half a meter and from June to autumn it bears white mallow-shaped flowers. It prefers moist soils in a sunny to partial shady position.
Bees love this plant, and they rightfully do so! The fragrant foliage can be use for many purposes: for infusions, for baths, in salads, with bread and butter ... there are no limits for your creativity.
How got this one the name Ginger-Mint? I guess it went like this: gardener Rembremerdeng of Mingharting had learned in school the basics of logical conclusions. When he received a mint that was new to him, he found that its taste was completely new to him and not to compare with anything he...
Among the varieties of Mentha x piperita var. citrata there are many that produce a clear citrus frangrance. With this variety it is the taste of lime cest - or for those who know only the processed product: the taste of Caipirinha.
This Chinese Silver Grass is aptly named, for it is one of the larges varieties. In autumn it bears brown-reddish plumes that are visible from afar. They make good material for floristic, too. If you can restrain the temptation to cut down the plant before winter (and you should cut down...
The flowers of this Silver Grass are silvery white. It is one of the smaller varieties, about 150 cms high. Like all Chinese Silver Grasses it looks very good during winter, especially on days when it is glazed with frost.
The leaves of this variety bear white edges on both sides, giving the plant the impression of heat flickering from it. It is only a slow grower among the Chinese Silver Grasses.
The foliage of all varieties of Chinese Silver Grass changes colour in autumn, but no one changes so dramatically as `Purpurascens` does. There can be found every colour from yellow to orange to purple. Best of all is: the foliage is kept during winter, for Chinese Silver Grass doesn`t...
This variety was created already in 1955 by Simon Nursery at Marktheidenfeld. It is a true classic that is still a standard in many nurseries. Its flowers are yellowish, if kept well, the plant will grow taller than a man stands.
This is one of the first Silver Grasses to bloom as early as August. But this is not the only reason why we treasure it in the garden. A few months later it starts to `bloom` for a second time: the foliage turns reddish in autumn, and this colour remains till spring, for Chinese Silver Grass does not die back in winter or drop its foliage.
This variety of Bee Balm (its name translates `Prairy Night`) looks much like the wild form, its foliage smells of bergamotte and roses. The flowers are purplish and also fragrant. The foliage can be used to prepare herbals.
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