Azadirachta indica - Neem Tree

Malpighia glabra - Barbados Cherry, Acerola

The Barbados Cherry is nowadays cultivated far above its natural habitat in all semitropical...

Jasminum officinale - True Jasmine, Common Jasmine, French Perfume Jasmine

Just by thinking of its name ‘Jasmine’ one can almost smell the finest flower perfumes. With a...

Schinus molle - Peruvian Pepper, Pink Pepper

Passiflora alata - Giant Granadilla

The flowers of Passiflora alata are amongst the most conspicious of the entire species- not only...

Annona cherimola - Cherimoya, Custard Apple

Persea americana - Avocado

If you like to harvest your own Avocado-fruit you will get best results with a grafted plant: the...

Laurus nobilis - Bay Leaf, Sweet Bay

Easy to care, robust and elegant - what else could you expect from a pot- and winter garden-...

Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia (Shrub)

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) with its white, silky flowers of up to 25 cm (!) in...

Coffea arabica - Coffee

Almost anybody knows coffee beans but not the plants on which they grow. It is a compact shrub...

Myristica fragrans - Nutmeg