Creeping maze (Mazus reptans)
It will seem like a lie, but very little is known about the Mazus reptans or better known as the creeping labyrinth. However, we have collected some interesting information and ...
lambwing (Phillyrea angustifolia)
Today we come to talk about a type of shrub that is perfect for warm areas. If the place where you live has temperatures so ...
Black Labyrinth (Phillyrea latifolia)
Phillyrea latifolia is a tree that can well be used as a protection hedge as a potted plant. As it remains evergreen, also during the ...
lactuca serriola
In the field we can find many plants that, apparently, do not have to have any use but when we start to investigate them they usually surprise us. A…
David's Tears (Polygonatum odoratum)
Today we give the opportunity to a rather simple and peculiar plant that draws a lot of attention thanks to its flowers that surprisingly are not ...
Giant Baby Tears (Pilea depressa)
Surely the Pilea depressa will be a plant that you will like very much and that you will want to have in your home or garden. Do you usually have a special taste and ...
laminaria
Within the group of brown algae there is one well known for its beneficial properties for the body called Laminaria alga. This seaweed is rich ...
Lamium maculatum (Spotted nettle)
Surely you have understory areas in your garden that are left barren for whatever reason. These spots on the ground where there is no vegetation ...
Creeping Lantana (Lantana montevidensis)
Lantana montevidensis is a creeping plant that you can use as ground cover in your garden, patio or terrace. Every spring it produces flowers of ...
Lapacho (Handroanthus impetiginosus)
The lapacho is one of the most beautiful tropical deciduous trees. During the flowering season, its branches sprout a large amount of ...
Larix decidua
The Larix decidua is one of the conifers that best resists cold and frost; not in vain, thanks to this he can live in ...
Latania, a very beautiful palm tree
Palm trees are a type of plants that always look good, regardless of where they are placed. There are so many species, and all so different, that surely…
Laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Have you heard of laurel? This is a very interesting tree to plant in gardens with low or no maintenance, because once ...
laurel
Plants of the botanical genus Laurus are usually very loved in gardens and orchards since, being perennial and growing to a certain ...
Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
Prunus laurocerassus is a magnificent shrub or tree that can be kept as an isolated specimen or as a medium-height hedge. Its maintenance is ...
Spotted laurel (Aucuba japonica)
Today we are going to talk about a plant that is used outdoors and indoors for decoration. It is the Aucuba japonica. Your name…
Portuguese laurel (Prunus lusitanica)
Evergreens are a real wonder. They are relatively large plants that provide shade and privacy (depending on the species) and that ...
Sea lavender (Limonium vulgare)
The Limonium vulgare stands out for its great resistance. Others have it more valued more for its ornamental value that comes from its beautiful flowers, although ...
Lavender lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
People will always choose different objects to decorate their home, however, there are those who think that the best decoration is given through a ...
French lavender (Lavandula pedunculata)
The Lavandula pedunculata plant, also known as French lavender, belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is characterized by its striking butterfly-shaped petals on ...
Lavandula stoechas: Characteristics, care and uses of Cantueso
The Lavandula stoechas, also known as lavender or also known as borriquero thyme, is a shrub that has many branches that count ...
Lavandula x allardii
There are a few dozen species of Lavandula: many of them are well known, like L. lanata or L. stoechas, and there are others…
Cape Milkmaid (Polygala myrtifolia)
Polygala myrtifolia is, from my own experience, one of the most beautiful and easy-to-care shrubs that exist. Usually grows like a tree ...
Tree Milkweed (Euphorbia dendroides)
The Euphorbia dendroides or also known as arboreal milkweed is a shrub that belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. The plant is widely distributed by ...
Thin Milk (Euphorbia segetalis)
The genus of euphorbia is very, very broad: there are annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, and even trees. Many of them are grown as plants ...
Wonder lettuce
One of the best known types of lettuce that can be consumed throughout the year is wonder lettuce. Its scientific name is Lactuca ...
Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. Longifolia)
Romaine lettuce is one of the most widely cultivated herbaceous plants in vegetable gardens and pot-gardens. Its maintenance is very simple, since it does not need much ...
Wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
In some rural areas of Spain and France there is still a tradition that consists of drinking wild lettuce infusion. The scientific name of this ...
Ox tongue (Anchusa officinalis)
Anchusa officinalis is the name that this plant has adopted in the botanical field. However, it is well known for a wide variety of ...
Cow's Tongue (Anchusa azurea)
Anchuza azurea is a beautiful and beautiful plant whose main attraction is its characteristic purple-blue flowers. Finally today you will know everything ...
Lentibularia (Utricularia australis)
Utricularia australis is a carnivorous plant with characteristics quite different from those of most of its sisters. Unlike the Sarracenia, ...
Mastic, ideal for low maintenance gardens
The mastic is an evergreen shrub that withstands practically everything: the sea breeze, drought, calcareous soils, and can even survive ...
Leptinella squalida
Today we are going to talk about a type of carpet plant that is easy to grow and can spread quite quickly. It's about the…
leptospermum
The genus Leptospermum is made up of a few species - in total there are about 86 - ideal for growing in pots and in gardens, be they small, ...
Leucanthemum maximum
You probably haven't heard of Leucanthemum maximum before. But maybe you have heard about the giant daisy or the margaritón, ...
Leucophyllum langmaniae: characteristics and care of powdery mildew
Perhaps by the name of Leucophyllum langmaniae you do not recognize it, but if we say ash, Langman's ash, or Rio Bravo ash, it sounds like a…
Leylandi (x Cupressocyparis leylandii)
If you have a large garden and you want to create differentiated areas in it, you can use those species that work as a screen. The hedges ...
California Lectern (Calocedrus decurrens)
The Calocedrus decurrens is a beautiful but imposing conifer that keeps company with another that, although it is hard to believe, exceeds it in size: the redwoods. But…
Lychee (Litchi chinensis)
Lychee is one of the most interesting tropical fruit trees: it produces fruits that are edible, but also very decorative. In addition, it gives very good shade and ...
Licuala, a beautiful palm tree to decorate your home
Palm trees are a type of plants that attract a lot of attention. Most have a single trunk that seems to rise as if it wanted to touch ...
Ligularia (Farfugium japonicum)
Ligularia is a beautiful plant that you can have both in a pot and in the garden. And it is that, anywhere its precious leaves ...
Privetrum jonandrum
Today we are going to talk about a kind of small tree or shrub that is used as an ornamental plant both in public places and in gardens ...
Liliaceae: characteristics and examples of species
In the world there are so many plants that, in order to better understand their evolution and to be able to study them in a simpler way, what I know ...
limequat
Like the Buddha's hand lemon, the limequat is a small citrus fruit with special characteristics. It is born from the cross between the lime and ...
Buddha's hand lemon (Citrus medica)
Today we are going to talk about a type of citrus fruit very similar to lemon but with a rather strange and curious shape. It's about the lemon ...
Verna lemon: characteristics
The verna lemon is among the most appreciated varieties when preparing juice, because it consists of a large lemon ...
Limoniastrum monopetalum
You live near the sea? If so, finding plants that are really capable of living in these conditions should not be very easy, right? ...
Limonium sinuatum
One of the most common plants that you can find in areas that are not very populated in the Mediterranean arc is the Limonium sinuatum.…
Limonium, a plant to give color to your garden
If you have been looking for resistant plants that also produce very decorative flowers for a long time without success, you can stop looking. There are some, belonging to the genre ...
Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
The Linum usitatissimum plant happens the same as many species whose name is difficult to pronounce or remember, surely this will be ...
Linsons (Sonchus tenerrimus)
The Sonchus tenerrimus at first glance will seem to you that it is a weed type plant that has no use or benefit ...
linum suffruticosum
The plant that I am going to present to you on this occasion is gorgeous. Its scientific name is Linum suffruticosum, and it produces flowers of a ...
Lipia (Lippia nodiflora)
Lippia nodiflora is a herbaceous perennial, also known as Bella carpet or simply Lipia. It belongs to the Verbenáceas family, it is characterized ...
liquidambar stycariflua
The Liquidambar styraciflua is one of the most beautiful trees in the world, and its autumnal color is spectacular. Its leaves are dressed with ...
May lily (Cattleya trianae)
The Cattleya trianae is a beautiful orchid of the genus Cattleya with an epiphytic habit, that is, it develops on other plants without feeding on them. Too…
Toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
You would be surprised to see how beautiful a flower can be and at the same time look a bit gloomy but striking. This is the…
Day lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
The Hemerocallis fulva or as it is well known, day lily, is a beautiful plant with a spectacular flowering and worthy of ...
Dwarf lily (Ophiopogon japonicus)
The Ophiopogon japonicus, which is a rather peculiar species due to the shape of the plant itself and its ability to be cultivated ...
Stink Lily (Iris foetidissima)
Rhizomatous plants are wonderful: they produce beautiful flowers and are very easy to grow, as is the case with the stink lily. While his ...
Lithops pseudotruncatella.
It is one of the species popularly known as "living stones", a name given to it by how well it blends in, that is, it goes unnoticed, ...
Livistone
Palms of the genus Livistona have a very high ornamental value. They are plants that often develop a trunk that is not as thin as ...
Livistona chinensis
Livistona chinensis is one of the most decorative fan-leaf palms you can have in a garden. OK, pretty,…
Eternal flame (Calathea crocata)
Calathea crocata is a perennial plant of the genus Calathea, belonging to the Marantaceae family. It is native to the Brazilian Amazon and is cultivated because ...
White plantain (Plantago albicans)
Plantago albicans, also known as white plantain, is a perennial plant that is part of the Plantagin family. It is a…
Lesser plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
It is always interesting to know the herbs that grow in the places where we live, since this way you can know if they have any use that can benefit you ...
Golden shower, a lovely hanging flower tree
It is one of those trees from which it seems that it rains gold every spring. Its beautiful and small hanging yellow flowers cover the entire ...
Lobelia differed
The genus Lobelia is composed of about 400 species of flowers that are distributed mainly between the tropical and temperate zones of many parts of ...
Perennial ryegrass
The Lolium perenne is an ideal grass for lawns, as it is very easy to maintain and resists footfalls well. In fact, it is one of ...
lolium rigidum
Today we are going to talk about a very common grass that is found in cereal crops and that is considered a weed ...
lomandra
The Lomandra is a genus of perennial plants native to Australia that has become popular around the world for its beauty and ease…
Etruscan Lonicera
Today we are going to talk about a well-known plant that is used to decorate our garden. It is the Etruscan Lonicera. It belongs to the family of ...
Loropetalum, a lovely garden tree
Would you like to have a very special garden? If you are looking for plants that give it color and elegance, one of our recommendations is that you buy one or more ...
Red tiger lotus (Nymphaea lotus)
Nymphaea lotus is an aquatic plant belonging to the Nymphaeaceae family, also known as the tiger lotus. This species is ideal for ponds at ...
lotus berthelotii
One of the plants that can give a more exotic look to your garden is the Lotus Berthelotii. It is a perennial plant that belongs to ...
lotus creticus
Do you dream of a garden whose maintenance is minimal? For that it is important that you choose plants that do not need much attention, such as the Lotus creticus. This…
Luffa or vegetable sponge: cultivation
There are numerous varieties of plants that humans give some use to, but although there are many that are well known to all, ...
Lulo (Solanum quitoense)
Are you one of those who enjoys trying new foods? If so, you will surely like lulo ... not only by tasting it, but also by growing it. ...
lunularia cruciata
Approaching the world of the most '' simple '' plants in the world is fascinating, since it is like taking a look at the most remote past of the planet ...
Black lupulin (Medicago lupulin)
Today we will tell you a little about a somewhat peculiar plant, which most of the time goes unnoticed due to its small size, ...
Lycopodium clavatum
Today we are going to talk about a type of plant that has numerous health benefits and is used as a medicinal plant. Its about…
lycoris radiata
I admit that few flowers have managed to fall in love just by looking at them for the first time, but the Lycoris radiata has not only reached that goal but ...
lygeum spartum
Today we are going to talk about a type of plant that belongs to the grass family and is found in the Mediterranean basin.…
Lysimachia numisaria
The Lysimachia nummularia, known as the coin plant, is a very interesting species if we need to cover a soil that does not end ...
A bottle of willow
One of the semi-aquatic plants that is used to decorate the garden is the Lythrum salicaria. It is an herb that belongs to the family of ...