Gloriosa rothschildiana
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The exotic climbing lily is a climbing, perennial perennial that can reach a height of up to two meters with the help of a climbing frame and can be easily kept as a container plant. Their inflorescences also last a long time as cut flowers. Fire red and with a slight yellow edge and a strong yellow throat... (more information in the article)

15 seeds / Lagenaria siceraria

The annual bottle gourd is one of the oldest cultivated plants. It quickly climbs several meters on shoots throughout the year, forms velvety, heart-shaped leaves and large white bell-shaped flowers. Its fruits, the calabashes, are always very different, weighing up to a kilogram and between 10 and 100 centimeters long. Since they are very hard… (more information in the article)

6 seeds / Adansonia digitata

The African baobab tree (A. digitata) is probably the typical tree of southern tropical Africa. The local name baobab has its origins in the Arabic word bu-hubub. For Senegal, the baobab is so important and typical of the country that it is even depicted in the national coat of arms. In its natural habitat, the baobab tree can be up to 4,000 years old... (more information in the article)

15 seeds / Bolusanthus africanus

The long-lived African wisteria is certainly one of the most spectacular native trees of subtropical South Africa. The decorative, small to medium-sized deciduous tree only loses its leaves for a short time in spring. It is usually multi-stemmed but can be pruned to form one trunk. The bark is brownish... (more information in the article)

30 seeds / Spathodea campanulata

The evergreen African tulip tree can be easily grown and kept as a pot plant with a height of up to two meters. After a few years, the inflorescences emerge on long stems from its canopy of dark green pinnate leaves. The spectacular flowers of the Spathodea campanulata open in bursts, so that each flower... (more information in the article)

8 seeds / Ravenala madagascariensis

The slim and tall Ravenala belongs to the Strelitzia family, but is unique due to its leaf position. Its leaf blades stand at an angle of 90° to the petioles on a palm-like trunk and thereby form the neatly appearing fans. In the pot it reaches a height of up to two meters and... (more information in the article)

8 seeds / Arachis hypogaea

Actually, the peanut is not a nut at all, but is botanically a legume. The English name peanut is clearer. But growing your own small peanut plantation is always fun. The plant is an annual, grows as a herb to a size between 30 and 80 centimeters and flowers self-pollinating between... (more information in the article)

4 seeds / Strelitzia reginae Yellow

The seeds of this very rare Strelitzia, which owes its name to the dedication to Nelson Mandela, could only be obtained from crossing two yellow-flowering Strelitzias. Its three petals are golden yellow, in contrast to the usually orange S. reginae variety. In addition, its leaves are somewhat narrower and it reaches heights when kept in a container... (more information in the article)

5 seeds / Protea cynaroides

The evergreen national plant of South Africa with its slightly leathery leaves can reach a height of up to 2 meters in the pot. Its extravagant flowers measuring up to 30 cm make the Protea cynaroides the queen of the proteas. Their flower heads have an extremely long shelf life and are often used as cut flowers and for drying… (more information in the article)

8 seeds / Musa velutina

The Musa velutina is the ideal banana for keeping in the house and in the bucket. As a dwarf banana, it reaches a maximum height of two meters, has slender, waxy bracts with pink midribs, flowers from the third year at the latest and develops red, sweet bananas that are edible. The Kenya banana is even cold tolerant to a limited extent... (more information in the article)

10 seeds / Kigelia pinnata var. africana

When David Livingstone discovered the Victoria Falls, he was resting in the shade of the sprawling crown of a Kigelia in the triangle of Zimbabwe, Zambia and today's Namibia. The tree produces purple to dark red, drooping flowers up to 13 centimeters in size, which open at night, produce large amounts of nectar and thus produce... (more information in the article)

10 seeds / Pachypodium lamerei

Actually, the Madagascar palm is not related to palm trees at all, as it is one of the water-storing succulents. Its columnar, cylindrical and thorny water reservoir appears like a thick trunk, at the end of which the rosettes of leaves unfold like a palm. At an advanced age from the tenth year onwards… (more information in the article)

10 seeds / Moringa oleifera

The English name Horseradish Tree refers to its roots, which smell strongly of horseradish. The fast-growing and summer-green Moringa has pretty feathery leaves and creamy white flowers that smell intensely of honey and violets. It is considered a miracle tree because almost all of its parts can be used. Its finely crafted… (more information in the article)

5 seeds / Strelitzia nicolai

The long, narrow leaves of the evergreen Strelitzia, which is a member of the banana family, form an upright fan and therefore grow slightly wider than its relative, the Strelitzia reginae. Its up to 20 centimeter wide flowers in the shape of a bird's head arise from the bract and appear in spring and summer... (more information in the article)

5 seeds / Strelitzia reginae

There are only five species of Strelitzia, which belongs to the banana family. It was given the name Queen Strelitzia (reginae) in honor of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the 18th century. Its flowers, up to 20 centimeters long, arise from a bract and resemble a... (more information in the article) in their flower shape and their red, orange and yellow colors.

12 seeds / Gossypium herbaceum

As one of the most important cultivated plants, cotton in nature reaches a height of up to 1.50 meters, while the shrub-like potted cotton is content with a fairly manageable 50 to 70 centimeters. It has beautifully lobed leaves and, in July and August, beautiful hibiscus-like flowers up to five centimeters in diameter... (more information in the article)

8 seeds / Coffea arabica nana

The coffee bush initially grows as a young plant with one stem and becomes bushy over time. When kept in a pot or bucket, it can reach a height of up to 1.50 meters. Its leaves, which grow in opposite pairs, are dark green and shiny. After at least three years - for dwarf coffee bushes from a height of 40 to... (more information in the article)