Persicaria belongs to the Polygonaceae group of plants and was formerly included in the genus Polygonum, but because of the confusion with the genera Polemonium; Polygala and Polygonatum the name of the genus Polygonum has been changed to Persicaria, however, with...
Writing an article about Pulmonaria seemed to be quite easy at the first view since Pulmonaria had been relegated to grandmother’s shade garden for so many years. The last thing a self-respecting gardener would do in the past, was to give a so-called old fashioned...
A well-known nursery in the United States of America run by modern Vikings. From the 8th till the 11th Century- known as the Viking Age- big parts of the world, from East to West to South were colonized by the so-called Vikings(Norseman), the Danes and the Swedish....
Common name: Meadow Rue There are a few perennial plants that stand out from the crowd. Thalictrum is a perfect sample. It is a plant with buds that unfold into perfect parasols. It is also a plant to ‘fell in love’ for, and though the genus Thalictrum is not so...
A brief story of how the world-famous Chinese Paeonia Suffriticosa came to Europe If one ever will visit the RoyalKewGardens in the United Kingdom it is a must to visit the Chinese Style Greenhouse, where more than 1700 plants, introduced from China, are growing. The...
Brunnera macrophylla belongs to the group of so-called harsh-leaved plants, Boraginacea. Many plants belong to this family, for example Symphytum officinale and Borago officinalis The plant is named after Samuel Brunner,a famous botanist and plant collector who was...
