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The kingdom of plants includes about 350,000 species of living organisms, commonly distinguished by the names of trees, shrubs, bushes, herbs, climbers, succulents, ferns, mosses and many more .
Each species has its own characteristics and each specimen is different from the other as for people. Each has a given shape, certain ramifications, its own “architecture”, its own characteristic foliage, which can be maintained all year round or not and with different colours. For these reasons, from a great biological phenomenon they also become a great aesthetic fact. Wherever they are located, from the countryside, to a wood or a garden, there are numerous cultural, as well as naturalistic, cues linked to the kingdom of plants.
This wonderful world fully deserves to be admired, protected and safeguarded, just like the other monuments of our artistic and cultural heritage.

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Types

1.

Evergreen and deciduous trees

2.

Evergreen and deciduous shrubs

3.

Garden bonsai

4.

Evergreen conifers

5.

Palmaceae, ferns and climbers

6.

Flowering and fruit plants

7.

Aquatic and marsh plants

1. Evergreen and deciduous trees

18 – 20 zolla

Acacia (Mimosaceae) Dealbata​

Belonging to the Mimosaceae family, the mimosa (Acacia dealbata) is appreciated as an ornamental plant thanks to its splendid and fragrant flowering with very delicate yellow flowers.

Genus Acacia
Type Evergreens
Habit large shrub or small tree
Silver green fern-like leaves
Intense yellow scented flowers in racemes
Flowering time months: 2-3
Preferred well-drained soil
Full sun exposure
  • 3-9 M
  • 3-6 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

200-250 cn26

Acacia (Mimosaceae) Rustika

Genus Acacia
Type Evergreens
Habit
Light green leaves
Light yellow flowers in panicles
Flowering time months: 2-3
Preferred moderately fertile soil, from neutral to acid, in a sheltered position
Full sun exposure
  • 3-9 M
  • 3-6 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Acacia (Mimosaceae) Saligna

Genus Acacia
Type Evergreen
Habit small rounded tree. hanging branches
Long oval green-grey leaves
Light yellow flowers in spikes
Flowering time months: 2-3
Preferred moderately fertile soil, from neutral to acid, in a sheltered position
Full sun exposure
  • 3-4 M
  • 2-3 M
  • MIN. -1/+5°C

175-200 cn26

Acacia (Mimosaceae) Dealbata Pendula

Genus Acacia
Type Evergreen
Shrub habit gr. or small tree weep.
Silver-green fern-like leaves
Intense yellow scented flowers in racemes
Flowering time months: 2-3-4
Preferred moderately fertile soil, from neutral to acid, in a sheltered position
Full sun exposure
  • 3-4 M
  • 2-3 M
  • MIN. -1/+5°C

Betula (Betulaceae) Alba Pendula

These are trees and shrubs with deciduous foliage that can reach 18-25 m in height, leaves variously formed and shaded green depending on the species or variety. BIRCHES are characterized by their silvery white or pinkish bark, due to the presence of betulin granules; they have a remarkable rusticity, resisting adverse environmental conditions.
  • 18-20 M
  • 6-8 M
  • MIN. -45/-40°C

Betula (Betulaceae) Alba Pendula Youngii

The development of this species is erect; generally they have a fairly bare stem at the bottom, while they develop many branches at the top. This plant in the spring assumes a greenwhite colouring; it is small in size and can reach 8 m in height. Does not keep leaves in winter.
  • 5-8 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -45/-40°C

Betula (Betulaceae) Pendula Fastigiata

Genus Betula
Type Deciduous
Medium erect fastigiate tree habit
Dark green leaves
Preferred well drained more or less peaty soil
Full sun exposure
  • 12-15 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -45/-40°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Aquifolium

Ilex aquifolium, dioecious tree or shrub up to 10 m tall, has pyramidal crown, smooth gray bark and greenish branches, with more or less lobed and prickly shiny dark green foliage, decorative, with variegated varieties of white, cream or yellow, and fruits which offer a decorative contrast with the color of the leaves, which are alternate or scattered, oval or elliptical, coriaceous, persistent, with a spiny margin in the lower branches of the young plants, entire in the adult plants, small flowers gathered in axillary bundles make it a beacon of exuberance even on the grayest winter days.
  • 23-25 M
  • 8-15 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Aquifolium Argentea Marginata

  • 4-8 M
  • 3-5 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Crenata

  • 4-8 M
  • 3-5 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Crenata Kimne Bonsai

  • 5-6 M
  • 4-4,5 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) Gallisoniensis

Genus of plants in the Magnoliaceae family. It includes over 80 slow-growing tree and shrub species and are characterized by interesting blooms. Magnolias have alternate leaves, oval or elliptical, generally large and coriaceous, perennial or deciduous, solitary, large, generally cup-shaped flowers, with a perianth formed by 6-9 petaloid petals (undifferentiated petals and sepals), the numerous stamens are lamellar, the carpels are arranged in a cone on the receptacle. Diffused in parks, avenues and in gardens as isolated plants, groups and hedges, it can be cultivated in pot on the terraces, due to its posture and copious spring or summer blooming.
  • 7-8 M
  • 5-7 M
  • MIN. -12/-10°C

Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) Stellata

Magnolia stellata native to eastern Asia, shrub with limited growth up to 5 m tall, deciduous leaves, white and fragrant flowers with open and thin petals with a light appearance. Magnolia stellata also exists in the pink-flowered variety: Magnolia stellata var. Leonard Messel, has the same development as the white-flowered variety, plus it is very fragrant. Star Magnolias are suitable for use in hedges, even mixed and with spontaneous habit, even if there are specimens even 5 meters tall.
  • 2-5 M
  • 2-4 M
  • MIN. -23/-20°C

Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) Soulengeana

Magnolia soulangeana, a deciduous plant of imposing height: depending on the variety, it reaches 8 meters and more. Flowering is abundant and limited to spring.
  • 6-8 M
  • 5-6 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) Alba Susan

  • 4-6 M
  • 3-4 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) Obovata Purpurea

The Magnolia obovata native to eastern Asia, with deciduous foliage, with erect flowers similar to those of the tulip colored white internally, pink on the outside, with flowering that precedes the vegetative restart, with numerous varieties and hybrids with colored flowers in soft or intense colors, from pink to red-purple like Magnolia obovata var. soulangeana with lilac-pink flowers.
  • 2-5 M
  • 2-5 M
  • MIN. -26/-24°C

Pinus, Pino (Pinaceae) Pinea

Stone pine (Pinus pinea) is a typical tree of the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, especially on the northern coasts, where it forms vast woods (pine forests). Up to 25m tall, although the most common height is 12-20m. It has a characteristic habit, with a short trunk and a large, spreading, globe-like crown, which over time becomes more and more like an umbrella. Bark thick, reddish-brown and fissured in vertical plates; the leaves are made up of needles, flexible and of leathery consistency due to the thick cuticle, in pairs of two and are 10 to 20 cm long.
  • 15-25 M
  • 6-15 M
  • MIN. -15/-12°C

Pinus, Pino (Pinaceae) Mugo Mughus

The mountain pine (Pinus mugo) is an evergreen needle-like bush, with a prostrate habit, of the genus Pinus. Generally shrubby, but very variable, from prostrate with ascending branches to bushy up to upright small tree depending on the variety and environmental conditions. Small and compact, it has characteristic branches which in the lower part can grow lying on the ground, hiding the base of the trunk so as not to offer resistance to the wind. Dark gray bark with thin scales and needle-like leaves 3-5 cm long and gathered in bunches of two or three, dark green.
  • 2-4 M
  • 2-4 M
  • MIN. -34/-29°C

Catalpa Bungei

From the central-southern and eastern United States originates the Catalpa Bungei, also called “Cigar tree”, which is found in broad-leaved woods and therefore in warm-temperate zones, to arrive in Europe in the early eighteenth century for ornamental purposes. The Catalpa Bungei has a very spectacular flowering, which occurs in spring, from its long and fragrant flowers originate hanging fruits like capsules that can reach up to 40 cm in length and 1cm wide (called CIGARS or PODS), green in color for then arrive in late winter to a blackish-brown, these characteristics make it particularly suitable as an ornamental plant. The Catalpa Bungei reaches 15 meters. with an ovoid crown. Its trunk has a grey-brown rind, wrinkled and cracked in plates.

Albizia Julibrissin

Albizia Julibrissin, native to the regions of Iran, Azerbaijan, China and Korea, is a small 5-12 meters tall deciduous tree with light gray bark and greenish hues that has dark vertical stripes as it ages . The leaves, 20 to 45 cm long and 12 to 25 cm broad, have opposite foliar segments, characterized by the ability to close like a book at night or in case of rain, or in any case always in response to the lack or partial irradiation by a light source of suitable intensity. Albizia Julibrissin blooms throughout the summer season with very small flowers carried in inflorescences which are particularly attractive to bees, butterflies of the most common species and hummingbirds. The evident part (as in the mimosa) are the long and numerous white and pink stamens. The fruit is a green pod about 10–20 cm long which takes on a yellow-brown color when it ripens. The flowers of this variety range from white to tinged red, but there are also cream and pale yellow varieties. The Summer Chocolate variant has dark red leaves with pale pink flowers. Albizia Julibrissin is widely used as an ornamental shrub due to the silky appearance of its flowers and finds its ideal location in parks and gardens as the crown of fully grown trees and the umbrella of horizontal leaves that it develops provide a pleasant resting area. shadow; moreover it has a fast growth with a low water requirement, which allows the plant to be placed even in places with a climate characterized by torrid summers (it is also successfully planted in California, Texas and Oklahoma). However, it should be noted that although these plants can survive in conditions of almost no water, their growth slows down and the plants tend to appear sick.

Bamboo Bissetii

Bamboo Bissetii arrives in 1940 in the United States and in 1980 in Europe but is originally from Sichuan in China. One of its characteristics is the easy cultivation, it is dictated by a rapid growth and suitable for pruning and it is so resistant that it lives even at -23°. At birth, Bamboo Bissetii has emerald green foliage which then darkens in adulthood. It can reach a height of 5/7 meters, with canes of ¾ cm in diameter and evergreen foliage. It is also suitable for forming hedges and is also used as an ornamental plant.

Acero Platanoides Globosum

The Acero Platanoides Globosum is a spontaneous plant that grows in humid and sheltered broad-leaved woods, belonging to the Sapindaceae family, it is among the best anti-pollution plants, and for this reason often cultivated for ornamental purposes. The Acero Platanoides Globosum (also called Curly Maple) can reach 20/30 meters in height thanks to its slender and straight trunk. Its foliage has an oval appearance and is made up of light green, palmate leaves with 5 shallow toothed lobes that reach a size of 10/15cm with a curved tip (hence the name Curly Maple). Its fruit, which emits latex when broken, is reddish in color while the foliage, initially light green, turns bright red in autumn. The fruits of Acero Platanoides Globosum ripen from September-October, appear as wings diverging at 160°, pedunculate, about 40-55mm long and 7-8mm wide. As far as the thin bark is concerned, it is smooth in young specimens and of a greyish-brown colour, while in the more adult ones it cracks and forms longitudinal fissures but without detaching. This type of Maple manages to adapt to northern climates and in fact is found in most of Europe with temperatures that are not too harsh, but it can also be found in central Italy, northern Greece and Crimea.

Acero Campestre

The field maple, or opium maple, is a field species belonging to the Aceracee family, which can boast a life of more than 100 years. Tree with slow growth, medium size, which can reach a height of 15-18m. It has a compact and rounded crown, but if the trunk branches downwards, it can take on a shrubby appearance. Its stem has a twisted branching up to a diameter of 1m, it has branches with a hairy appearance. Its bark, on the other hand, varies according to its life cycle, in fact in young specimens it is smooth and dark while in older ones it has rectangular fissures, assuming a brownish gray color. Its leaves are deciduous, opposite and provided with a petiole; they are dark green and bright yellow in autumn, with 3-5 rounded but smooth lobes, about 7-8 cm wide and 7-15 cm long. Even the flowers are yellow tending towards green, and when flowered they are 7-10 cm long. The flowering and the emission of the leaves go from April to May, the pollination is entomophilous. The fruit consists of two winged seeds, even 3 cm long and arranged so as to form a flat angle. Small objects can be created from its wood which is strong, but at the same time it is also an excellent fuel. The Field maple prefers humid climates but still manages to develop even in cold but not too dry environments, it tolerates climates below zero and high temperatures, it prefers partially or totally sunny environments, sheltered from the wind. Speaking instead of soil, the field maple has loose, fresh, calcareous and well-drained soils, but despite this it is a plant that adapts, in fact it manages to live even in compact soils and with stagnant water. Its species originates in Europe and Western Asia. In Italy it grows spontaneously in the northern and central regions.

Platanus Acerifolia

The Platanus Acerifolia or common plane tree presents itself with its majestic wide crown, which in the more isolated plants can even touch the ground, has an average height of 30m but some specimens manage to touch 40m. Its stem has a bark that peels off asymmetrically and allows you to observe the underlying gray-greenish layers. Sympodial is its branching with diverging buds contained in fused petiole pearls, while the leaves are similar to those of the oriental plane tree with five or seven acute, toothed lobes and small stipules. The flowering of Platanus Acerifolia is expected between April and May; its flowers gathered in racemes, where the spherical fruits are found, with yellow and red colors and anemophilous pollination. Its fruits, borne on long peduncles, ripen in autumn and disintegrate in winter, carrying the achenes away from the plant thanks to the wind, by means of tufts that support them. To allow growth in height, Platanus Acerifolia needs to be able to develop a good root system, in fact, although it is suitable for any non-limestone soil, it prefers well-drained and deep ones, which allow water stagnation to be avoided. A plant that manages to grow in full shade but prefers sunny exposures, proves to be strong and resistant even to the cold, it is a plant that prefers large spaces. The young specimens need to be watered in the hottest periods, to be sprayed with broad spectrum fulgids to avoid its onset. While adults that have already developed a strong system are content with rainfall, they endure pollution and repeated pruning.

2. Evergreen and deciduous shrubs

Arbutus Unedo 200-250 030-040 Macrobonsai Cn

Arbutus Unedo, or Strawberry Tree, generally appears as a large evergreen shrub or small tree, common in the Mediterranean maquis, easily distinguishable from other shrubs by its glossy, lanceolate, slightly indented, intense green leaves. Its small bell-shaped flowers are white and appear at the same time as spherical, wrinkled and red fruits.

Genus: Strawberry Tree
Type: Evergreen
Habit: tree
Sclerophyllous green, glossy leaves , tinged with pink in winter
White bell-shaped flowers
Flowering period: 1-2 months 10-11-12
Round, red fruit, edible in autumn/winter
Prefers well-grounded drained, fertile, rich in humus
Shaded exposure
  • 6-12 M
  • 6-8 M
  • MIN. -15/-10°C

Aucuba (Cornaceae) Japonica

Evergreen shrub with vigorous green stems covered with large bright green leaves with dark yellow colors. With bright red fruits it tolerates acid soils and can also live inside apartments.
  • 1,5-2 M
  • 0,8-1 M
  • MIN. -9/-6°C

Buxus (Buxaceae) Macrophylla Rotundifolia

Buxus, commonly known as common boxwood, Mortella or Bossolo, is a plant of the Buxaceae family. They are grown as ornamental plants and in imaginative shapes obtained with topiary art in gardens. Erect and bushy evergreen shrub of variable height, long-lived, with a characteristic smell, has robust anchoring roots, stem enlarged at the base, tortuous and branched, thick crown. Opposite persistent leaflets, sessile or briefly petiolate, of a glossy dark green color above, paler below, ovoid, oblong or rounded, with smooth margins except for the apex.
  • 0,4-1,25 M
  • 0,3-1 M
  • MIN. -23/-20°C

Catalpa (Bignonioides) Bungei Aurea

The bungei catalpa develops a short stocky stem, with a light bark, which widens into a rounded, very branched and dense crown; the foliage is light green, deciduous, slightly leathery, oval, elongated and pointed in shape; quite quickly reaches 8-10 meters in height. During the spring months, the catalpas produce large trumpet-shaped flowers, pink in colour, gathered in clusters, which are followed by long siliques containing the large dark seeds. These plants are easy to cultivate and, in addition to the anti-mosquito effect, they also provide, during the summer months, a good portion of fresh shade, and are therefore also advisable as single specimens in contained gardens.
  • 8-10 M
  • 5-8 M
  • MIN. -20/-17°C

Escallonia (Grossulariaceae)

Evergreen shrub, much appreciated for its decorative aspect, the leaves are small, shiny, toothed and lanceolate, of a more or less dark green colour. The inflorescences are gathered in panicles, the single flowers are of different colours, have 5 sepals and a tubular corolla, the petals have a rather rounded shape.
  • 1-1,5 M
  • 1-1,5 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Eriobotrya (Rosaceae) Japonica Nespolo Del Giappone

The Loquat of Japan (Eriobotrya japonica) is a plant belonging to the Rosaceae family. There are two different fruits that are referred to with the name of medlar: the fruit of Eriobotrya japonica (Japanese medlar) which is the one most marketed and known to date. The medlar is a medium-sized tree (up to eight ten meters in height and the same in width) which is normally cultivated and brought to more modest dimensions. The tree is evergreen and the leaves are very large (up to 25 cm long, up to 10 cm wide), of a very robust consistency, similar to cardboard, with a deep green, glossy dorsal surface, while on the back they are pale green. whitish and strongly hairy.
  • 6-10 M
  • 5-8 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Euonymus (Celastraceae) Alatus

Euonymus alatus is a medium-sized shrub with deciduous leaves, very decorative in autumn. Euonymus produce small greenish or purple flowers in spring, followed by small dark or pinkish berries. In autumn the shrubs are pruned by removing the dry or weather-damaged branches, and the branches of the hedge shrubs are shortened by about a quarter, in order to keep them more compact.
  • 2-3 M
  • 2,5 M
  • MIN. -34/-28°C

Juniperus, Ginepro (Cupressaceae) Hibernica

Juniperus known as Common Juniper is a branchy evergreen shrub or small tree, 1 to 10 m tall, with linear needle-like, prickly leaves, gathered in whorls of 3. The plant is dioecious with small inflorescences, the male ones are small yellowish ovoid cones, the female ones are small greenish cones. The numerous varieties, with blue-green leaves with a pleasant smell of resinous essence, are cultivated to decorate parks, large gardens and coniferous woods
  • 3-5 M
  • 2-3 M
  • MIN. -40/-34°C

Juniperus, Ginepro (Cupressaceae) Media Pfitzeriana

Juniperus, Ginepro (Cupressaceae) Virginiana Skyrocket

Laurus Nobilis (Lauraceae)

Laurus nobilis, laurel, is an aromatic plant belonging to the Lauraceae family, widespread in Mediterranean climate areas. Since it is pruned, it appears in a shrubby form of various sizes but it is a real tree up to 15 m tall. It is a perennial plant, the stem is erect, the bark is blackish green. The leaves, ovate, are dark green, coriaceous, shiny in the upper part and opaque in the lower one and very perfumed.
  • 5-15 M
  • 5-12 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

Ligustrum, Ligustro (Oleaceae) Excelsum

Ligustrum is a genus of shrubby plants of the Oleaceae family. Its dimensions range from a few decimetres to about 3/8 metres. The bark is greenish and smooth. The flowers, white and fragrant, gather in terminal panicle inflorescences. From these, black, shiny and poisonous berries are formed. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants and in particular they are used in gardens as a hedge completion.
  • 3-8 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -12/-7°C

Ligustrum, Ligustro (Oleaceae) Variegato

  • 2,5-3 M
  • 3 M
  • MIN. -12/-7°C

Ligustrum, Ligustro (Oleaceae) Ovalifolium Aureum

  • 2,5-3 M
  • 3 M
  • MIN. -12/-7°C

Ligustrum, Ligustro (Oleaceae) Jononandrum A Sfera

  • 2,5-3 M
  • 3 M
  • MIN. -12/-7°C

Ligustrum, Ligustro (Oleaceae) Jononandrum

  • 2,5-3 M
  • 3 M
  • MIN. -12/-7°C

Rosmarinus, Rosmarino (Lamiaceae) Officinalis

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Shrub plant that reaches heights of 50-200 cm, with deep, fibrous and resistant roots, anchoring; it has light brown woody stems, prostrate ascending or erect, very branched, the young gray-green hairy branches have a quadrangular section. It can be grown in pots on the terraces, taking care to place shards on the bottom for optimal drainage, repotting every 2-3 years, using universal soil mixed with sand, monthly fertilizations with liquid fertilizer mixed with water from the irrigations, which will be controlled and thin out in winter.
  • 1-2 M
  • 0,8-1,5 M
  • MIN. -7/-1°C

Salix Caprea Pendula

Deciduous tree reaching 2.50 meters in height. They are fast growing plants, have alternate, thin, lanceolate, finely serrated leaves. It is grown in open ground in parks and gardens, it is generally used to be placed near lakes and rivers. It is a very appreciable plant even isolated, its elegant bearing makes it decidedly ornamental. It tolerates both high and low temperatures well, so it also lives well in areas with rather cold winters.
  • 1,5-2,5 M
  • 1-1,5 M
  • MIN. -7/-1°C

Santolina (Asteraceae)

Small woody shrub with small erect branched stems and grey-green leaves with a feathery appearance and yellow flower heads. The essence preserves the aromatic vegetation even during the coldest seasons. it multiplies easily by division of the tufts or by cuttings. The best time for planting is spring and it prefers a sunny area of the garden or in an area with lots of light. In spring, pruning can be done to maintain the desired shape of the formed bush.
  • 0,3-0,5 M
  • 0,4-0,5 M
  • MIN. -7/-1°C

Photinia

Photinia is an evergreen (hybrid) shrub that can reach 3-4 meters in height; quite compact, straight and leafy, with thin and well branched stems, it takes on a rounded shape; the leaves are oval or lance-shaped, bright red when they sprout, then become dark green; even during autumn and winter some leaves can take on an orange colour: these characteristics make it excellent for ornamental use and for the construction of hedges. When flowering (in spring), Photinia produces numerous small flowers, first white and later brown, gathered in corymbs, and with a delicate scent. In summer you can see some small reddish berries on the plants. They are propagated by taking cuttings during the summer and then rooted in a mixture of peat and sand in equal parts, kept moist until rooting is complete. The young Photinia plants are grown in containers for 2-3 years before being planted in the ground.

3. Garden bonsai

Buxus (Buxaceae) Macrophylla Rotundifolia

Buxus, commonly known as common boxwood, Mortella or Bossolo, is a plant of the Buxaceae family. They are grown as ornamental plants and in imaginative shapes obtained with topiary art in gardens. Erect and bushy evergreen shrub of variable height, long-lived, with a characteristic smell, has robust anchoring roots, stem enlarged at the base, tortuous and branched, thick crown. Opposite persistent leaflets, sessile or briefly petiolate, of a glossy dark green color above, paler below, ovoid, oblong or rounded, with smooth margins except for the apex.
  • 0,4-1,25 M
  • 0,3-1 M
  • MIN. -23/-20°C

Cupressus, Cypress, is a genus of plants in the Cupressaceae family (cypresses in the broadest sense) including trees of considerable size, up to 50 meters tall, with generally tapered, highly branched pyramid-shaped crown, and cylindrical branches with numerous leaves.
Evergreen trees with leaves reduced to scales, closely packed together or spread apart at the apex, depending on the species. The color of the leaves is very dark in the cypress common in Italy (Cupressus sempervirens), but in other species it is lighter and even blue-green (Cupressus Arizonica).

Cupressus Sempervirens (Cupressaceae) Pyramidalis

The Mediterranean cypress is an evergreen tree that reaches 25 m, but in older specimens it can even reach 50 m. Its foliage is very characteristic and for ornamental reasons selections have been made aimed at accentuating this prerogative, thus finding specimens with oval foliage today, others with a strongly pyramidal shape. This aspect has allowed the tree to also be used as a windbreak.
  • 18-22 M
  • 2,5-3 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Cupressus Sempervirens (Cupressaceae) Totem

  • 8-10 M
  • 1,5-2 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Cupressus Arizonica (Cupressaceae) Fastigiata

  • 12-15 M
  • 4-5 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

175-200 cn26

Cupressus Macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Golden Crest

For cultivation in pots, watering should be done once a week in the summer. Overwatering can cause the plant to rot. The ideal soil must be loose and well drained, composed of 3 parts of peat and 1 of loam, animal or vegetable organic substances, and inert elements such as pumice, or agri-perlite. In spring and autumn, defense interventions can be made with insecticides and fungicides, to prevent aphid attacks which are facilitated by frequent rains and a high humidity rate. Pruning if necessary should be done at the end of winter. The plant can be exposed in full sun or shade, as long as it has good light throughout the day, and that it is sheltered from strong winds. If the plant is young, it is advisable to cover it with a transparent bag or place it in a greenhouse if the temperatures drop below zero.
  • 6-8 M
  • 2,5-3 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Aquifolium

Ilex aquifolium, dioecious tree or shrub up to 10 m tall, has pyramidal crown, smooth gray bark and greenish branches, with more or less lobed and prickly shiny dark green foliage, decorative, with variegated varieties of white, cream or yellow, and fruits which offer a decorative contrast with the color of the leaves, which are alternate or scattered, oval or elliptical, coriaceous, persistent, with a spiny margin in the lower branches of the young plants, entire in the adult plants, small flowers gathered in axillary bundles make it a beacon of exuberance even on the grayest winter days.
  • 23-25 M
  • 8-15 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Aquifolium Argentea Marginata

  • 4-8 M
  • 3-5 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Crenata

  • 4-8 M
  • 3-5 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) Crenata Kimne Bonsai

  • 5-6 M
  • 4-4,5 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

4. Evergreen conifers

Abies (Pinaceae) Concolor

Genus Abies
Type Conifers
Habit large conical tree
Leaves silvery needles
Blooming period months:
Fruits cones cyl. green or light blue
Preferred fertile, moist but well drained, neutral to slightly acidic soil
Half sun exposure

150 – 175 zolla

  • 20-25 M
  • 7-10 M
  • MIN. -30/-23°C

100 – 125 zolla

Abies (Pinaceae) Pinsapo Glauca

Genus Abies
Type Conifers
Medium-large rustic tree habit
Grey-blue needle leaves
Blooming period months:
Brown-red conical fruits when young
Preferred soil fertile, humid but well drained, neutral to slightly acidic
Full sun exposure
  • 8-12 M
  • 5-7 M
  • MIN. -12/-10°C

060 – 080 zolla

Abies (Pinaceae) Nobilis Glauca

Genus Abies
Type Conifers
Habit large conical slow growing tree
Leaves bluish gray needles
Blooming period months:
Fruits, green cylindrical cones if young
Preferred soil fertile, humid but well drained, neutral to slightly acidic
Full sun exposure
Minimum temperature -30 °C
  • 15-20 M
  • 6-8 M
  • MIN. -28/-23°C

Abies (Pinaceae) Nordmanniana

Genus Abies
Type Conifers
Habit of large rustic columnar tree
Intense green needle-like leaves
Blooming period months:
Fruits with brown-green cylindrical cones
Preferred fertile, moist but well-drained soil , from neutral to slightly acidic
Half sun exposure
  • 20-25 M
  • 7-10 M
  • MIN. -28/-23°C

Abies (Pinaceae) Numidica

Genus Abies
Type Conifers
Habit large conical tree
Dark green radial needle leaves
Blooming period months:
Brown conical fruits
Preferred fertile, moist but well drained, neutral soil slightly acidic
Full sun exposure
  • 12-15 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -12/-10°C

250 – 300 zolla

Cedrus (Pinaceae) Libani

Genus Cedrus
Type Conifers
Habit large leafy pyramidal tree
Dense green or grey-green leaves
Blooming period months:
Pinkish gray conical fruits 8-10 cm long
Preferred soil any well drained soil, even calcareous
Full sun exposure
Minimum temperature -17/-15 °C
  • 25-35 M
  • 8-15 M
  • MIN. -17/-15°C

250 – 300 zolla

Cedrus (Pinaceae) Atlantica Glauca

Genus Cedrus
Type Conifers
Habit large conical tree
Bright blue-silver needle-like leaves
Erect cylindrical fruit cones
Preferred soil any well-drained soil, even calcareous
Full sun exposure
Minimum temperature -20/-17 °C
  • 20-25 M
  • 10-15 M
  • MIN. -20/-17°C

14 – 16 zolla

Cedrus (Pinaceae) Atlantica Glauca Pendula

Genus Cedrus
Type Conifers
Habit small tree with hanging branches
Glauche needle-like leaves
Preferred soil any well-drained soil, even calcareous
Full sun exposure
Minimum temperature -20/-17 ° c
  • 10-15 M
  • 4-8 M
  • MIN. -20/-17°C

350 – 400 zolla

Cedrus (Pinaceae) Deodara Aurea

Genus Cedrus
Type Conifers
Habit of small fastigiate tree
Golden-yellow leaves when young then green-yellow.
Preferred soil any well-drained soil, even calcareous
Half-sun exposure
Temperature minimum -12/-9 °C
  • 8-12 M
  • 5-7 M
  • MIN. -12/-9°C

200 – 250 zolla

Cedrus (Pinaceae) Deodara

Genus Cedrus
Type Conifers
Habit large conical tree cresc. rapid
Needle leaves. first glaucous then dark green
Blooming period months:
Glauco then brown cylindrical fruit cones
Preferred soil any well-drained soil, even calcareous
Full sun exposure
Minimum temperature -15/-12 °C
  • 20-25 M
  • 7-8 M
  • MIN. -15/-12°C

080 – 090 zolla

Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana (Cupressaceae) Ellwood’s Gold

Genus Chamaecyparis
Type Conifers
Compact columnar bush habit
Leaves with yellow tips
Preferred moist well-drained soil, subacid ph and also tolerates calcareous soils
Sun or half sun exposure
  • 2-3 M
  • 1-1,5 M
  • MIN. -23/-20°C

Chamaecyparis Obtusa (Cupressaceae) Nana Gracilis

Genus Chamaecyparis
Type Conifers
Small tree or dense conical bush
Glossy dark green leaves
Preferred moist well-drained soil, subacid pH and also tolerates calcareous soils
Sun or half sun exposure
  • 1,5-2 M
  • 1-1,5 M
  • MIN. -34/-28°C

Cupressus, Cypress, is a genus of plants in the Cupressaceae family (cypresses in the broadest sense) including trees of considerable size, up to 50 meters tall, with generally tapered, highly branched pyramid-shaped crown, and cylindrical branches with numerous leaves.
Evergreen trees with leaves reduced to scales, closely packed together or spread apart at the apex, depending on the species. The color of the leaves is very dark in the cypress common in Italy (Cupressus sempervirens), but in other species it is lighter and even blue-green (Cupressus Arizonica).

Cupressus Sempervirens (Cupressaceae) Pyramidalis

The Mediterranean cypress is an evergreen tree that reaches 25 m, but in older specimens it can even reach 50 m. Its foliage is very characteristic and for ornamental reasons selections have been made aimed at accentuating this prerogative, thus finding specimens with oval foliage today, others with a strongly pyramidal shape. This aspect has allowed the tree to also be used as a windbreak.
  • 18-22 M
  • 2,5-3 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Cupressus Sempervirens (Cupressaceae) Totem

  • 8-10 M
  • 1,5-2 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Cupressus Macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Golden Crest

For cultivation in pots, watering should be done once a week in the summer. Overwatering can cause the plant to rot. The ideal soil must be loose and well drained, composed of 3 parts of peat and 1 of loam, animal or vegetable organic substances, and inert elements such as pumice, or agri-perlite. In spring and autumn, defense interventions can be made with insecticides and fungicides, to prevent aphid attacks which are facilitated by frequent rains and a high humidity rate. Pruning if necessary should be done at the end of winter. The plant can be exposed in full sun or shade, as long as it has good light throughout the day, and that it is sheltered from strong winds. If the plant is young, it is advisable to cover it with a transparent bag or place it in a greenhouse if the temperatures drop below zero.
  • 6-8 M
  • 2,5-3 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Cupressus Arizonica (Cupressaceae) Fastigiata

  • 12-15 M
  • 4-5 M
  • MIN. -12/-6°C

Taxus, Tasso (Taxaceae) Baccata

Also called Tasso, it is an evergreen tree, with slow growth but which manages to reach heights of 15-20 meters. Born as a small shrub, it has an irregular globular crown dictated by the low branches with a spiral pattern in two opposite rows, the linear, slightly arched leaves of 3 cm of dark green color in the upper part and lighter in the lower one. These specimens are often used to form hedges and when instead they are characterized by reduced growth as ornaments thanks to its columnar habit and its beautiful golden yellow colour.
  • 20 M
  • 10 M
  • MIN. -23/-21°C

Western thuja (Thuja occidentalis) is a species of the Thuja genus, a conifer of the Cupressaceae family native to North America.
It is an evergreen tree with a pyramidal crown, fibrous red-brownish or greyish bark of the branches, slightly flattened twigs, with the upper face different from the lower one, arranged on the same plane to form horizontal fan-shaped structures, ovaloid fruiting bodies , oblong and brownish-red with 6-8 scales with a smooth apex.

Thuja Occidentalis (Cupressaceae) Emaraude

Genus Thuja
Type Conifers
Habit small conical narrow tree
Bright green leaves
Preferred deep, moist but drained soil
Exposure from full sun – partial shade
Minimum temperature -26/- 23°C
  • 5-6 M
  • 1-2 M
  • MIN. -26/-23°C

Thuja Occidentalis (Cupressaceae) Golden Globe

Genus Thuja
Type Conifers
Spherical and dense dwarf shrub
Bright golden yellow leaves
Preferred deep, moist but drained soil
Full sun – partial shade exposure
Minimum temperature -20 /-18°C
  • 1,5-2 M
  • 1,5-2 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

Thuja Occidentalis (Cupressaceae) Compacta Aurea Nana

Genus Thuja
Type Conifers
Round dwarf shrub shape
Golden yellow leaves, reddish in winter
Preferred deep, moist but drained soil
Full sun – partial shade
Minimum temperature – 20/-18°C
  • 2-3 M
  • 3-4 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

5. Palmaceae, ferns and climbers

Bignonia (Bignoniaceae) Campsis Radicans

It is a rustic outdoor climbing plant, excellent for decorative covering of walls and fences. It has aerial roots that allow it to climb by anchoring itself strongly. The leaves develop in groups of about 7-11 leaves. The leaf margin is slightly serrated. The inflorescences have colors in shades of red and orange.
  • 6-8 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -20/-17°C

Bignonia (Bignoniaceae) Capreolata

The leaves are oval, oblong and toothed, glossy green in spring and summer and red in autumn, and develop in pairs symmetrically with respect to the branch. It is moreover a climbing plant, which “clings” with suckers which are found at the end of the branched tendrils of the leaves. The red-orange flowers are grouped in pedunculated cymes and have a tubular corolla about 4 or 5 centimeters long which ends in five enlarged lobes. Genus Bignonia
Type Creepers
Habit semis. vigorous with tendrils
Glossy green oval leaves red in autumn
Red-orange trumpet flowers in spikes
Pod-like fruits in autumn
Fertile, moist but well-drained preferred soil
  • 6-8 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -20/-17°C

Boungainvillea Glabra (Nyctaginaceae ) Sanderiana

Bougainvillea is a genus of plants of the Nyctaginaceae family, native to tropical areas (especially Brazil). The species of Bugainvillea includes sarmentose shrub species, thorny evergreens with large development with almost persistent ovate leaves of a bright green color. They can be grown outdoors in almost all of Italy excluding areas with a too harsh climate, in medium-textured fertile soil and good humidity, in a sunny position sheltered from cold winter winds. They are: Boungainvillea glabra variety Sanderiana very rustic plant, of gathered shape with small glossy leaves flowers with bright purplish-red bracts can also be grown in pots.

Genus Bougainvillea
Type Climbers
Very rustic and vigorous habit
Glossy green leaves
Bright purple red bracts flowers
Preferred fertile well drained soil
Full sun exposure

Chamaerops (Arecaceae) Humilis

The Chamaerops Humilis is a plant that grows up to a height of 6 meters and which shows an expanded habit of shrub genus (many times with multiple stems of different heights). The leaves have a fan shape and closely resemble those of C. excelsia, like the flower (which however is less showy). It is a less rustic species than C. excelsa, which needs to be protected and sheltered in the harsher climate areas of Northern Italy.

Genus Chamaerops
Type Palms or similar
Status generates stems secondary growth slow
Lobed leaves 60-90 cm wide
Small yellow flowers
Flowering time months: 4-5-6
Preferred well-drained soil, preferably moderately fertile
Full sun exposure
  • 4-6 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Chamaerops (Arecaceae) Excelsa

Chamaerops Excelsa (Trachycarpus fortunei) is an evergreen plant with a slow growth rate and shows an upright habit and an arboreal trunk. The leaves are arranged in a fan shape and are rigid and sharp, up to 60 cm long and of medium green color (lighter on the underside). The flowers are lemon yellow in color and are numerous gathered in clusters. It is a very rustic plant, which also grows excellently in the territories of Northern Italy. Resistant to pollution and saltiness.
  • 4-6 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae) Caprifoglio

The common honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) is a medium-sized woody shrub with fragrant white and red colored flowers belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family. The stems are climbers and in the initial stage of development are very branched. The almost bushy branching is given by the presence of multiple, supernumeral and serially superimposed buds in the axillary areas of the stem. The leaves are simple with an entire margin without stipules, they are deciduous (they do not persist beyond the winter season) and are arranged in the opposite way along the stem. The lamina is firm without being leathery; the upper part is almost brilliant light green, while the lower part is darker with glaucous reflections.
  • 0,8-1 M
  • 0,8-1 M
  • MIN. -18/-15°C

6. Flowering and fruit plants

Azalea is a plant that belongs to the Rhododendron genus, it grows spontaneously in the high mountains in the presence of humidity, near watercourses and we can also find it at altitudes above four thousand meters. The azalea originates in Asia, North America and Northern Europe.
Shrubs both indoors, in particular as bonsai, and outdoors with small, dark green, oval, hairy and leathery leaves. They can be deciduous or evergreen.

Azalea (Ericaceae) Japonica

Variety of shrubby plants, with open, large, rough, oval or lanceolate crowns, of a glossy dark green color on the upper side, paler or rusty on the underside, with glabrous and revolute margins, simple or double flowers, with showy colors ranging from white to red, pink to purple, bell-shaped, with sometimes wavy lobes, gathered in large clusters, at the ends of the branches.
  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • MIN. -15/-12°C

Azalea (Ericaceae) Mollis Golden Eagle

Genus Azalea
Type Deciduous
Medium-tall shrub habit
Oval-oblong ciliated red leaves in autumn
Fragrant funnel-shaped orange-red flowers
Blooming period months: 5
Soil preferred acid, rich in organic substances and well drained
Full sun exposure
  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • MIN. -15/-12°C

Azalea (Ericaceae) Purple Splendour

  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • MIN. -15/-12°C

Azalea (Ericaceae) Hino-crimson

  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • 0,5-1,5 M
  • MIN. -15/-12°C

Camellia (Theaceae) Japonica

Genus of more than 80 species of small hardy evergreen trees and shrubs originating in India, China and Japan. The foliage is dark green, glossy, slightly leathery; during the cold months of the year they produce numerous fairly large flowers which are divided into various groups according to the shape (single, semi-double, anemone, peony, double formal and double irregular). The most widely cultivated is Camellia japonica, which flowers from January to early spring, together with Camellia sasanqua.
Camellia Sasanqua Evergreen, dense, upright, fast-growing shrub or small tree. Small green lanceolate leaves. Unlike Camellia Japonica, it grows well in a sunny position. Showy and fragrant flowering that lasts from November to March.

Hardy and resistant to cold, with deciduous leaves, with rich summer flowering with white, pink, purple and lilac flowers, also cultivated as saplings, they are widely used as ornamental plants in gardens and in pots on terraces, as isolated saplings or for making of flowering hedges.
The shrub is rustic and with a very branched habit, it has oval-shaped leaves and dark green color, with toothed or three-lobed margins. It can grow up to 3 meters in height.
In the period from July to October it produces flowers about 7-8 centimeters wide with shades ranging from white to purple.

Hibiscus (Malvaceae) Syriacus “Blue Bird”

  • 1,2-1,5 M
  • 0,8-1,2 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Hibiscus (Malvaceae) Syriacus “Red Heart”

  • 1,2-1,5 M
  • 0,8-1,2 M
  • MIN. -6/-1°C

Hydrangea, Ortensia (Hydrangeaceae) Hortensis

The genus includes several species of woody shrubby plants native to and widespread in the eastern regions of Asia and the Himalayas. The peculiarity of this plant are the flowers, gathered in more or less spherical inflorescences, called corymbs or panicles, which bear mostly sterile flowers, especially the external ones, for which they are replaced by large and petal-shaped sepals. The leaves are simple to entire margin without stipules, they are deciduous (they do not persist beyond the winter season) and are arranged in the opposite way along the stem. The lamina is firm without being leathery; the upper part is almost brilliant light green, while the lower part is darker with glaucous reflections.
  • 1,5-2 M
  • 1,5-2 M
  • MIN. -26/-23°C

Hipericum (Clusiaceae) Hidcote

Origin: Europe, the Mediterranean basin, Asia Minor, the Himalayas, Yunnan and North America. Herbaceous, perennial or annual, sometimes semi-shrub and evergreen, the leaves opposite, entire, dotted with opaque or transparent glands. The flowers are gathered in terminal tufts or are isolated and also axillary, almost always yellow and only rarely red-purple or pink; there are five petals and from the center of the flower protrudes a rich bunch of stamens that form like a bow, a feature that gives the corolla elegance and lightness. Flowering occurs in summer and they are more for garden or balcony decoration.
  • 1-1,5 M
  • 1-1,2 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

Prunus (Rosaceae) Avium, Ciliegio

Cherry (Prunus avium) also called wild cherry is a tree belonging to the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree growing from 15 to 20 m in height, with a trunk reaching the diameter of 10-15 m. Young trees show strong apical dominance with a straight trunk and symmetrical conical crown. The leaves are alternate, ovoid acute simple, glabrous pale green to bright above. The white flowers are pedunculate and the fruit is a fleshy (cherry) drupe 1–2 cm in diameter (larger in some cultivated selections), bright red to dark purple when ripe in mid-summer.
  • 15-20 M
  • 10-15 M
  • MIN. -29/-23°C

Prunus (Rosaceae) Laurocerasus

Prunus laurocerasus (common name cherry laurel) is an evergreen shrub of the genus Prunus belonging to the Rosaceae family. Shrub/tree of medium height, planted in spacious places and grows rapidly. The leaves are dark green, much lighter and shinier when young; thick (1-1.5 mm) and leathery; oblong in shape, and rounded towards the apex; slightly serrated outwards. It blooms between April / June, the flowers are white; hermaphrodites; arranged in a raceme, with a perfumed but acid smell. It bears fruit in late summer / early autumn, the fruits are red/purple drupes when unripe, and bluish-black when ripe.
  • 4-6 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -20/-18°C

Prunus (Rosaceae) Persica, Pesco Nano

The peach tree (Prunus persica) is a species of the Prunus genus that produces an edible fruit called a peach. The peach tree is a self-pollinating plant therefore it has a high fruit set percentage, which usually follows an abundant flowering. Peaches are fleshy, juicy and sugary, they have a reddish-yellow skin that can be thin and velvety or smooth. The pulp is very sweet and fragrant and, depending on the variety, can be yellow or white with more evident red veins near the stone which can be adherent to the pulp (hardy peaches) or non-adherent (freestone peaches).
  • 3-5 M
  • 1,5-2 M
  • MIN. -18/-12°C

Prunus (Rosaceae) Pissardii Nigra

Small, simple, with five petals, of an intense red color tending towards pink-blue, gathered in numerous inflorescences, emitted together with the leaves or before. From the beginning to mid-spring. Red-purple deciduous, oval, toothed and pointed leaves. Globose fruits, similar to plums, 3 centimeters wide, edible and purple-red in colour. Expanded appearance, with globular crown.
  • 5-7 M
  • 3-5 M
  • MIN. -29/-23°C

Prunus (Rosaceae) Serrulata Amanogawa

Prunus serrulata is the Japanese flowering cherry, it is an ornamental plant much appreciated for its spring flowers, native to Japan, Korea and China. In Japan, the tradition of viewing cherry blossoms has become a traditional custom under the name of Hanami. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree (4-8 m tall). The bark is brown. The flowers range from white to purplish pink, arranged in racemes in groups of two to five, on short peduncles. The fruit is a dark drupe, 8-10 mm in diameter.
  • 4-8 M
  • 1-2 M
  • MIN. -23/-20°C

Prunus (Rosaceae) Serrulata Kanzan Varietà

  • 7-10 M
  • 5-8 M
  • MIN. -23/-20°C

Pyrus, Pero (Rosaceae) Calleryana Chanticleer, Pero Da Fiore

Deciduous tree with height: 8-12 m with conical-pyramidal habit. The leaves are deciduous, ovate, green, shiny, which in autumn take on wonderful red colors. Flowering occurs between April-May with simple, very showy and numerous white flowers; they are followed by spherical green-brown drupes. Exposure is sunny and adapts to any type of soil. Interesting tree for urban greenery because it tolerates pollution well.
  • 8-12 M
  • 4-6 M
  • MIN. -26/-23°C

Pyrus, Pero (Rosaceae) Communis

The common pear (Pyrus communis) is a species of pear tree native to central and eastern Europe, and southwestern areas of Asia. It is a deciduous tree belonging to the rosaceae family which can reach a height of 20 metres. It thrives in temperate and humid environments and is able to resist cold and heat well.

The rose, of the Rosaceae family, is a genus that includes about 150 species, numerous varieties with infinite hybrids and cultivars, native to Europe and Asia, of variable height from 20 cm to several meters , includes bushy, sarmentose, climbers, creeping, shrubs and small trees with large or small flowers and bunches.
Mostly used as a ornamental plant in gardens, for spots of color, borders, small trees, the sarmentose or climbers to cover pergolas, trellises or fences, the dwarf species with bright and with prolonged blooms for cultivation in pots on terraces or in rock gardens.

Pruning of plants is very important for good flowering.
The re-flowering varieties not intended for forcing are pruned at the end of winter or early spring, removing the old branches and shortening the new ones, leaving 2 to 6 buds per branch depending on the vigor and variety, generally energetic pruning favors flowering at exclusion of very vigorous varieties for which the opposite rule applies.

Rose (Rosaceae) Banksiae

Rose (Rosaceae) Banksiae Alba

Rose (Rosaceae) Banksiae Lutea

7. Aquatic and marsh plants

Cyperus (Cyperaceae) Papyrus

Egyptian papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is a perennial rhizomatous marsh plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Papyrus is a perennial herbaceous species with a stem without leaves and with a diameter of 2-3 centimeters, smooth, dark green. At the apex of each stem appear lanceolate, arched bracts, arranged in an umbrella. The inflorescences are umbrella-shaped and form at the upper end of the stems and bear straw-coloured spikes which contain elongated achenes. Flowering occurs from July to September.
  • 2-2,5 M
  • 1,5-2 M
  • MIN. +7°C