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Chives – Common
$6.50Read moreCommon Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) is a perennial herb in the Amaryllidaceae family. It prefers a sunny to partly shaded site with moist but well-drained soil and is hardy throughout New Zealand. It grows to about 30–45 cm tall in dense clumps, with hollow grass-like leaves and attractive purple pom-pom flowers. Used mainly as a culinary herb for its mild onion flavour, it is also valued as a pollinator plant and adds charm to cottage gardens.
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Chives – Garlic
$6.50Read moreGarlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) is a perennial herb in the Amaryllidaceae family. It prefers a sunny site with fertile, well-drained soil and is hardy across New Zealand. It grows to 40–60 cm tall in upright clumps, with flat, strap-like leaves and umbels of starry white flowers. Grown mainly as a culinary herb for its mild garlic flavour, it is also a useful pollinator plant and a hardy addition to cottage and edible gardens.
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Cornflower
$6.50Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 1m with grey-green branched stems and 1-4cm lanceolate leaves. Flowerheads are commonly in an intense blue, but with white, pink, purple and even dark, almost black varieties existing. Flowers are known to attract bees and other pollinating insects. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor, alkaline soils. Full sun position is best and tolerates some degree of drought.
Shoots and flowers are edible and it has a long history of use as a medicine, although rarely used today. -
Dianthus – Rainbow Loveliness
$7.50Read moreA PERENNIAL flowering plant growing to 30cm, preferring well-drained soil in full sun position, these dianthus have deeply cut petals lending the flowers a soft and feathery appearance. They are pretty and unusual-looking in eye-catching pink and whites with a strong, sweet fragrance. Edible flowers.
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Heartsease
$6.50Read moreAn ANNUAL, or short-lived PERENNIAL, growing to 20cm. The small plant has a creeping and ramping habit with oval to heart-shaped leaves and distinct 5-petalled (2 upwards, 2 to the sides and 1 large to the bottom) purple, blue, yellow or white (or a combination of) flowers.
Noted for attracting wildlife, it prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, but tolerates semi-shade well.
Flowers and leaves are edible and it has a long history as a medicinal plant. -
Marigold – Starfire
$6.50Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 30cm. Pinnate green leaves and masses of small bright blooms in golden, orange, yellow, and white colors, often with maroon highlights.
It prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, and is tolerant of heavy clay soil.
Commonly grown as a companion plant in the vegetable garden, or a bright and cheery flower in the ornamental garden, marigolds are edible and some have medicinal qualities too. -
Pelargonium – Nutmeg scented
$10.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 30cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium soft grey-green leaves with a lovely spicy nutmeg scent. Pretty white flowers are edible. -
Pelargonium – Oak leaf
$10.50Read moreA TENDER PERENNIAL fragrant shrub with oak shaped leaves that have a dark chocolate brown centre. Leaves have a strong spicy scent.
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Rosemary – Chef’s Choice
$8.00Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. The Chef’s Choice cultivar is higher in oil content, and stronger in flavour and with its compact mounding habit, is a favourite for cook’s gardens. -
Rosemary – Gold Dust
$8.00Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. This variegated leaf cultivar makes for a beautiful plant..
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Rosemary – Prostrate
$8.00Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. The Prostratus cultivar makes a great groundcover. Somewhat less hardy than the other varieties, it is still quite hardy, and flavoursome. Great for trailing or for a low spreading groundcover.