The primrose (Primula spp.), whose name comes from the Latin primal which means “first”, because it is among the first flowers of spring, is a perennial herbaceous plant, 20 cm high on average, often grown…
Country horseradish (Armoracia rusticana syn. Cochlearia armoracia), also called Capuchin mustard, German mustard, cranson, cran de Bretagne, horse radish or Alsatian wasabi, is a perennial, very hardy condiment plant, originating in Eastern Europe, but widely…
The horse chestnut vine (Tetrastigma voinierianum syn. Cissus voinieriana, Vitis voinieriana) is a vigorous vine native to Laos and Vietnam where it grows in tropical forests, but in our latitudes, it ranks among indoor plants…
The codonanth (Codonanthe crassifolia) is an epiphytic perennial native to forested hills from Mexico to southern Brazil. Fearing the cold, needing a minimum of 15°C, it acts as an indoor plant in our latitudes, and…
The achimene (Achimenes) is a small rhizomatous perennial native to the subtropical forests of Mexico and Central America, which fears the cold and needs a minimum of 10°C. As its interest lies in its abundant…
The stromanth (stromanthe sanguinea), also called peacock plant, is a rhizomatous perennial plant originating from the tropical forest areas of South America and which we can only cultivate as a houseplant in our latitudes since…
The snake tree (Radermachera sinica syn. Stereospermum sinicum), also called China doll or emerald tree, is a small tree native to southern China and Taiwan where it grows up to 7 to 10m in height,…