HIBISCUS coccinues
Beautiful species of Hibiscus, shrub of small size, perennial and stripping, with a shrubby habit and rapid growth, native to North America: in a short time it can exceed 2 m in height and even 1 m in width. From the fleshy roots, the only component of the plant that manages to overwinter, several sturdy […]
HIBISCUS manihot (=Abelmoschus manihot)
HIBISCUS mutabilis
HIBISCUS pedunculatus
HIBISCUS rosa-sinensis
Wonderful shrub or small tree, deciduous and native to East Asia. It can reach a maximum height of 5 meters. Thanks to its great ornamental value, it’s been present in the Italian gardens for many years. It’s strongly branched from the base and it has ovate and deciduous leaves, deep bright green. From late spring […]
HELICHRYSUM teretifolium
HOYA carnosa
Uncommon evergreen and climbing plant, native to South China and India; it is able to stretch quickly even for some meters. Its thin stems can fit to any support and are covered with dark green elliptical and fleshy leaves. From the end of spring and throughout the summer, the plant produce delicate hemispherical inflorescences made […]
HELICHRYSUM thianshanicum
HYPARRHENIA hirta (=Andropogon hirtus)
Rustic perennial herbaceous belonging to the Poaceae family. It grows spontaneously in almost the whole Mediterranean Basin (Italy included) and in Africa, but it was also introduced in other areas of the world where it has been able to establish itself very easily. This grass, common along the uncultivated and arid borders of streets and […]