Alexanders is native to the north-east of the USA. It grows in all kinds of wetlands, mainly only really wet soil. Since it becomes quite large, it is a plant for larger water features when it can be used in the background. If it is well watered, it will also grow in an ordinary border. The stalks of...

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Of all the American Milkweeds this is the one that behaves best, that is to say it has just a little tendency to spread. It plays an important role in nature being the main forage plant of the Monarch butterfly. This butterfly doesn`t occur in Europe, but we got many other butterflies, bees, bumblebees...

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This aster grows along the eastern shore of Northamerica from Ontario to Florida in all kinds of wetlands. In European waterplant nurseries however it is rarely available. It grows on soils that are wet or temporarily flooded and may form large populations. Sometimes the stalks can`t bear their own...

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At first glance the snakeweed looks like a kind of sorrel - but a sorrel with bright pink flowerspikes! On the right spot this plant will soon form large colonies.

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A plant from the seashores, very rarely found in the inland. It grows in ditches and along banks and can tolerate quite a lot of salt in the soil. Its stalks are shaped triangular. In summer the tips of the stalks are adorned with redbrown spikes.

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The Doll`s Daisy is an example that plants can be endangered not only in densely populated Europe but also in regions you wouldn`t expect. In the past this plant grew widely along the shores of River Illinois and the Mississippi, for hundreds of kilometers it could be found. Today it is very rare in...

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The largest variety of Marsh Marygold and quite sturdy - don`t plant it near weaker plants, they won`t survive for long. Except for size it looks exactly like the common marsh marygold.

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This variety of Marsh Marygold grows high in the Himalayas. It blooms in white and demands more sun than the other varieties.

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The common native variety of Marsh Marygold, grown from seed so you can expect some variation. In early spring it is the star among the flowers at the pond. An especialy nice contrast you can create by combining it with the pink blooming Primula rosea.

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A selection of Marsh Marygold with double flowers. The flowers are very double and resemble small dahlias in golden yellow.

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The Slender Sedge is a typical plant of wet meadows. Those meadows were once used to harvest litter hay from them, but modern agriculture has no more need of litter hay. So most wet meadows were meliorated and are gone. Gone with them is their special fauna. The Slender Sedge however found recently ...

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This sedge grows very upright. It bears in spring yellowish spikes over gray-green foliage. In the course of time it can form dense tussocks.

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Quite different to most other sedges it bears spikes that resembel tiny `morning star` weapons. Its` foliage is yellow-green, flowering season in summer.

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Another sedge from Northern America. It shows bright green leaves and golden brown spikes in summer. The plant forms loose tussocks.

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Seldom in the south, more common in the north of Germany. The leaves are purplish brown, the spikes brownish.

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Here is a plant for all those who dislike botanical names. It got just one common name in English, and this name is taken from Maori: Purei. Much easier to remember than Carex secta - isn`t it? As the name indicates Purei comes from New Zealand. There it grows in swamps of the southern island...

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The Fox Sedge got its name from the fox-colour of its flower spikes. It grows in shallow water of waterbodies rich in nutrients. Although its range is huge (from Siberia to Europe) it is quite rare in Germany, it being the extreme west of its range. In Germany it is considered endangered in all union states.

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 We received this one by the name Scirpus cyperoides, which is just a synonym of Cyperus cyperoides, the Pacific Island Sedge. Can that be this plant? We are very doubtfull. The Pacific Island Sedge occurs only in the South Pacific, in Africa, in tropical Asia and in South America. With ...

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Scouring Rushes or Horsetails are plants of prehistoric times. For millions of years they didn`t change. This species from North America would have been considered a dwarf when the dinosaurs dominated the earth (at that time there were horsetails as big as trees), but today it is a giant among horsetails. ...

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A beautiful cottongrass that forms dense tussocks and thrives on wet soils. Sometimes it spreads into very shallow water. In May it bears globular `dabbers` on its stalks that are much in demand for flower bouquets. This cotton grass grows best on acid soils.

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