Garden News
September 23 | Plant of the week Part XV
A botanical challenge
There are around 700 different Allium species known, many of them are a botanical challenge in cultivation. Allium? Never heard? The common name is leek.
September 23 | Plant of the week Part XIV
Noble white of the mountains
There are an estimated 40 species of Edelweiss worldwide; they originally come from the Tibetan highlands and have conquered the mountains of the northern hemisphere over thousands of years and adapted to the locations.
September 23 | Plant of the week Part XIII
Diversity ensures Diversity
There are around 500 different species of knapweed worldwide; they belong to the family of Astaraceae. One of the most important species for insects is certainly the common scabious knapweed.
September 23 | Plant of the week Part XII
Bodyguards at Schatzalp
Beautiful plant combinations that also work in the long term are in demand. In the "Big Five Garden" we see Clematis orientalis with Geranium Wallichianum-Hybr. 'Crystal Lake' socialized.
August 23 | Plant of the week Part XI
The weather Thistles
The weather thistles close their blossoms when it rains and increasing cloudiness, what a fitting name. They protect their seeds that are already ripening.
August 23 | Plant of the week Part X
Magical Fireweeds
There are about 215 species in this genus. They have already shocked many gardening enthusiasts. Their urge to spread is due to the rhizomes that grow underground.
August 23 | Plant of the week Part IX
Lily Time
Many of the well-known and unknown garden lilies originally come from the high herbaceous flora and woody edges of the Himalayas.
August 23 | Plant of the week Part VIII
Between Lake Garda and Lake Como
Elisabeths catchfly, or also the large-flowered catchfly, Silene elisabethae, comes from the southern Alps and defies the sleet. The lime-loving rock plant is in the Guggerbachtal-Alpinum in the pumice garden.
July 23 | Our botanical Weekend
How does the Swamp Trident taste?
The botanical weekend has just taken place at the Schatzalp. This years theme has been "Animals in the Garden".
July 23 | Plant of the week Part VII
Bellflower Time
Welcome to the bellflower jungle. The Campanula are one of the most diverse genera.
July 23 | Plant of the week Part VI
Allium not just for food
The genus Allium is very diverse, there are over 800, maybe even over 1000 species. They are distributed throughout the northern hemisphere.
July 23 | Plant of the week Part V
The time for Cinquefoils had begun
We find over 500 different Potentilla species worldwide, including many different forms of growth, perennials and also woody species.
July 23 | Workcamp at Schatzalp
Workcamp at Schatzalp
As it has been for many years, eight volunteers from “Service Civil International” are currently working at Schatzalp.
June 23 | Plant of the week Part IV
Time of the Turk`s Cap Lilies
The Turk's Cap Lily, Lilium martagon, has a very wide distribution, it occurs throughout Eurasia, west of Portugal through S. France and further to the east. Central and southern Italy and western N-Europe are left out.
June 23 | Plant of the week Part III
The White Asphodel
The "White Asphodel", Asphodelus albus, belongs to the grass tree family, the Xanthorrhoeaceae. This warmth-loving species comes from the mediterranean zones of southern Europe, as well as from the western Balkan-Region.
June 23 | Plant of the week Part II
The Ladyslippers are in full flower
If there is a queen of the lady's slippers then it is probably Cypripedium tibeticum, of which there are 4 subspecies and many color variations. There are also natural and artificial hybrids, which equals breeds.
June 23 | Plant of the week Part I
The false poppies
The coveted meconopsis (false poppies) begin to flower. The false poppies are very popular in the garden world, but tricky fellows.
June 22 | Garden-News Part II
The family of peonies
After the rain, the garden is hardly recognizable. In part, that's because many new plants have been planted and are now blooming for the first time on Schatzalp. Others are now well established and blooming more profusely than ever before. Among them are the peonies.