| Explanation of the Pictograms used in the Encyclopedia of Plants and Online Shop |
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Growing Severity |
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Easily growable species. |
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Medium-hardly growable species. |
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Difficulty growable species. |
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Supersensitive and very hardly growable species. |
| Plant Location |
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The full sun - sunstroke all day long. The alpines should be plant on the souther and western slopes of the rockeries. |
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Deviation from the sun (not shadow!). Eastern and northern slopes of the rockeries - most frequently we are planting in this manner high-elevation alpines. |
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Half-shade 10,00 - 16,00 hours. The alpines need the shadow for a part of the day. They can be planted under tree-tops. |
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The shadow nearly all day long. |
| Flowering Time |
 V. - VIII. |
The approximative time of flowering. The romans are representing the months. |
| Average Height |
 20 (30) cm |
The average height of the plants (in the brackets - the height in the flowering time). |
| Soil conditions |
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The plants that need acidity soil. |
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The plants without special requirements of the soil reaction. |
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The plants that need calcareous soil. |
| Winter Period |
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Absolute frost-hardy plant. |
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These plants dislike winter damp. The winter protection with glass plate is very suitable! |
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These plants are sensitive to hard frost without snow. The winter protection in the critical period is very suitable! The limit temperature is indicated in the icon. |
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The plants are not hardy frost and in winter must be placed in an glass-house or in the room where the temperature does not decrease below 0°C. |
| Another Utilization of Plants |
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The plants suitable for bonsai. |
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The plants suitable for drying. |
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Herbs, spices - Plants useful in the kitchen. |
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