Blue-green leaves that look like they have been sprayed with milk (hence the name). Evergreen in mild climates or on the porch. Also suitable for growing indoors or on the porch (from November to March they are sent to vegetative rest without leaves, but they vegetate again in the heat).
Iris nano di un vivido rosa scuro, sfumato di azzurro, con il centro dei petali porpora.
A classic peony with large and long-lasting flowers, anemone-like, very fragrant, with dark fuchsia petals; central petaloids very dense, rather broad.
Perennial succulent ground cover with unusual needle-like foliage; the small and thin leaves are variegated: light glaucous green in color with very thin creamy white margins. During the summer it produces bright yellow star-shaped flowers above the foliage.
Insolita colorazione oro delle foglie, sempreverde perenne che forma fitti tappetti o in vaso belle macchie tonde (di qui il nome della cultivar), produce fiori gialli stellati a mazzi a fine primavera.
La maggiorana è una perenne con bei fiori e attraente fogliame autunnale. Ricca di proprietà nutritive e dall'ottimo sapore, questa cultivar ha fiori più scuri e foglie purpuree da tarda estate.
An ancient, long-lived perennial chrystanthemum (also called pyrethrum or tansy), it features daisy-like flowers that are magnificent as cut flowers. The foliage is bright green and reminiscent of a fern, with upright stems bearing individual daisies with striking yellow centers, varying in color from pale pink to carmine. To rejuvenate the evergreen...
Pianta sempreverde perenne utilizzata come tappezzante coprente molto rapida o ricadente: le chiome ricadono per un paio di metri se non trovano terreno sui cui radicare. Foglie lucide verdi, fiori azzurro-viola (color pervinca) in primavera.
Arbusto erbaceo con base legnosa (riparte dal basso ogni anno raggiungendo i 120-150 cm circa) interessante per la lunga fioritura dalla primavera all’autunno a fiori azzurro-blu, e le foglie glauche aromatiche.
Elleboro a fiore doppio che evoca il fiore di una ninfea, ogni petalo color porpora è finemente bordato di bianco, attorno ad un cuore di stami evidenti.
This is a long-lived allium (which does not shrink over the years, but rather expands by forming colonies) that forms tufts. Each rhizome does not produce single isolated flowers, but various stems so the mass of flowers is very showy. It blooms in July and August, like all alliums it keeps annoying insects away.
Showy hosta, medium-large in size, with white leaves edged with green. Lilac flowers in summer. Evergreen in mild climates or on the veranda. Also suitable for growing indoors or on the veranda (from November to March they are sent to vegetative rest without leaves, but they vegetate again in the heat).
Rhizomatous perennial plant, with leaves reaching 150 cm in diameter, very early flowering (even in the snow), produces cream-colored stars grouped in bunches that look like small bouquets. Then it develops the huge leaves; being very rustic and resistant to intense frost, it is an excellent substitute for Gunnera manicata (which, on the other hand, does...
Farfugium cultivar with gray green leaves with wavy edges. This showy plant, native to Japan, provides year-round interest as it is evergreen contrary to exotic appearance. The yellow daisy flowers appear in the autumn months. It has a compact growth (about 60x 60cm) and can be easily used both in a container and on the ground, in a semi-shaded place. It...
Hemerocallis scarlet red (difficult to capture the tone in photography) with yellow-green throat. tetraploid. Flowering diameter 14 cm. Height approx 65 cm. It blooms mid-flowering season with re-flowering. Semi-evergreen winter foliage (evergreen in mild climates).
An easily recognizable hemerocallis that is a must have for any garden. The deep dark purple red flowers in the shape of a spoon are 20 cm. The large green, and wide, throat is a nice contrast to the dark petals. It blooms mid-season in early July. Deciduous foliage. tetraploid.
Butterfly-attracting nectarine perennial, great for cut flowers has showy blooms and provides erosion control. It can be used in low maintenance gardens, perennial borders and on roadsides. Plants contain alkaloids that some species of male butterflies need to make pheromones. The alkaloid content, however, makes the plants bitter and unpleasant to deer...
Rare fast-growing perennial fern with unmistakable thin silver-white variegated leaves, resistant up to -6°C. Below 4° C the leaves burn more or less evidently; it then grows back in spring. Indoors and in any case above 5°C it grows all year round.
Variegated form with white tips, evergreen, glossy and leathery foliage. Shade plant. Aspidistra 'Asahi', in its youth, has green leaves. Over time, the new leaves will develop the characteristic white spots on the tip, typical of the Asahi variety. This transformation is part of its unique charm. Each plant comes from a single selected cultivar,...
Viburno a fioritura invernale i cui fiori rosa si schiudono sui rami nudi, prima delle foglie. Profumo celestiale.
Perenne usata comunemente per i fiori recisi, a spiga, color oro. Si allarga sotto terra con le radici rizomatose, formando ampie bordure. Si adatta dal sole all’ombra leggera, fiorisce a lungo a fine primavera inizio estate. Necessita di minimo apporto idrico.
Perilla purpurea is an invasive plant whose seeds do not fear frost. It has large and unusual leaves, very ornamental, of an intense metallic color with purple-purple tones.
Questa rosa antica rubusta e vigorosa, ma senza spine, fa bene anche in mezz'ombra; magnifico il tono lilla-malva dei fiori.
Sempreverde arbustivo, magnifico tutto l’anno: ai fiori bianchi e abbondanti primaverili seguono mazzi vistosi di bacche rosse invernali.
Arbusto o piccolo albero tollernate sole, calore, siccità, gelo e salinità. Ha rami eleganti arcuati, germogli purpurei e foglie aghiformi verde-grigie, fiori a 4 petali rosa chiaro primaverili.
With the cold of autumn and even more the cold of winter, the color of the bark becomes almost fluorescent. The color of the leaves is a light green that appears very bright in contrast with the beautiful coral-colored bark.
Shrub with orange flowers, autumn flowering evergreen, very fragrant. It prefers the morning sun.
Rosa polyantha molto resistente e rifiorente; prolifica, dai rami arcuati e perfetta in bordi misti.Arbusto coprente e pieno, che fa bene anche in climi caldi. Inizia fiorire un po' più tardi rispetto alla maggior parte delle rose, tuttavia fiorisce ininterrottamente fino al gelo e la neve spesso copre le rose.
Hybrid of sterile buddleja that does not produce seeds, so it is not invasive. Dwarf and compact cultivar that forms a "ball", producing pink flowers from early to late summer.