Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a 2-year-old plant that forms a rosette of leaves close to the ground in the first year, with long, narrow leaves that are slightly toothed at the edges. Leaves and the hairy stem often have a reddish tinge. In...
Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle A striking feature of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is its large, green-white marbled, very thorny-toothed leaves. At the ends of the angular stems sit individually the purple, globular capitulum flowers. From them develop the hard-shelled fruits. The...
Wild mallow

Wild mallow

Wild mallow Wild mallow (Malva sylvestris) grows long-stalked, usually five-lobed leaves on a pubescent stem. Tufts of 2 to 6 long-stalked, pinkish-purple petals, interspersed with darker leaf veins, sit in the leaf axils. The wild mallow reaches a height of 50 to 120...
Lesser Celandine

Lesser Celandine

Lesser Celandine The perennial of lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) reaches a height of 5 to 20 cm. Its fleshy leaves are long-stalked, heart- or kidney-shaped, and glossy green on top with notched margins. The star-shaped, bright yellow flowers are also shiny....
Bedstraw

Bedstraw

Bedstraw Bedstraw (Galium): In our area you can find the common bedstraw, the meadow bedstraw and the goosegrass bedstraw. Burdock ragwort is covered with tiny, bristly hooks that stick and stick everywhere. Its stem is square and rough. The leaves grow in tiers...
Garlic rocket

Garlic rocket

Garlic rocket The leaves of the garlic weed (Alliaria petiolata) grow opposite on an angular stem, at the top of which are several small white flowers with 4 petals. The upper leaves are pointed, heart-shaped and strongly toothed at the edge. The lower leaves near the...