Hydrangea macrophylla tricolor (Jalohortensia)
This Japanese species has both beautiful flowers and leaves. It is of course processed by man before entering the garden shops. I had the...
Diversity in boreal region & unusual survivors
This Japanese species has both beautiful flowers and leaves. It is of course processed by man before entering the garden shops. I had the...
This North American species is often seen in gardens here, mostly due to its great white bunches of flowers. H. arborescens is not very...
This is my favourite plant of many reason: its female flowers are used to spice the IPA-beer which I like and it is a food plant a rare...
Hosta sieboldiana grows around one pond and Hosta undulata grows around another. But only the first one spread regularly baby-plants and...
This Japanese species has become a very popular decorative plant everywhere. It it very hardy, it has beautiful shape and suitable size,...
A shrub of the coastal area and sea islands. The berries are acrid but edible and used for many purposes. They have a reputation of super...
Like H.umbellata also H vulgata consists of hundreds of "small species" which are nearly impossible to distinguish in nature. This is due...
Where there is dry, sandy place certainly you will find Umbellata section's Hieracium species there. The taxonomy of these species is...
I have tried this shrub three times, first in my green house which was too humid for it. Then two times in the warmest corner of my...
The species is origin is in Eurasia, but it has been in the gardens of northern Europe since at least 16th century. The flowers are...
This tiny weed is common only in south Finland. It prefers dry and sunny places. The flowers are numerous but small and green, so the...
The Finnish name means " Christmas-rose". This plant blooms very early and is commonly sold in full flowering just before Christmas. I...
In Europe a common species in dry Ca-rich meadows but in Finland it is very rare and protected. The original flower color is yellow, but...
A low growing land cover plant with strong odor. The multicolored leaves are winter hardy and at least partly evergreen. The problem is...
This ancious tree is well known living fossil. It is very hardy surviving even the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. But the boreal winter can...
A wild plant growing in moist places. The flower is unique both in color and shape. My garden is for the most rather dry so I can't...
This hybrid has very dense growth and is thats why used as land cover plant. The flowers are typical for this genus. In general I don't...
Geranium sanguineum needs a warm summer and Ca-rich soil. In Finland it grows of that reason just in some certain places along the south...
The name of this beautiful wild plant is in Finnish "The smelling geranium". When touched it really smells but the other features are...
This low-growing deep blue flower comes from Caucasus and Turkey. It likes sunny places and should be easy to have also in boreal...