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Sage – White
$9.00Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing to 1.3m with whitish evergreen leaves and flowers that are white to pale lavender and attractive to bees. Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position. Seed is eaten raw or cooked, and it has some traditional medicinal use.
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Santolina
$8.50Add to cartAn herbaceous perennial, this small evergreen shrub is best suited to a hot and dry environment and grows best in full sun. Grey-green leaves form attractive mounds and are topped with yellow button flowers in summer.
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Statice – Rose
$7.50Add to cartStatice QIS Rose (Limonium sinuatum), also known as Sea Lavender, is a half-hardy annual in the Plumbaginaceae family, growing 40–70 cm tall and 30–40 cm wide. Native to the Mediterranean region, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, tolerating poor soils and coastal conditions. It produces clusters of papery flowers in shades of pink that hold their colour beautifully when dried. Frost-tender in New Zealand, it is usually grown as an annual. Statice is primarily valued as a cut flower and for dried arrangements, and is also a cheerful cottage garden plant that attracts pollinators.
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Strawflower – Apricot Peach
$7.50Add to cartStrawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum, also known as Xerochrysum bracteatum) is a tender perennial, often grown as an annual in New Zealand, in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows 60–90 cm tall and 30–45 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It has narrow green leaves and produces papery, daisy-like blooms in a wide range of bright colours that retain their form and colour when dried. It is a great companion plant to attract pollinators and is excellent for long-lasting cut flowers or dried arrangements.
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Strawflower – Silvery Rose
$7.50Add to cartStrawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum, also known as Xerochrysum bracteatum) is a tender perennial, often grown as an annual in New Zealand, in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows 60–90 cm tall and 30–45 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It has narrow green leaves and produces papery, daisy-like blooms in a wide range of bright colours – this is a pink variety – that retain their form and colour when dried. As a companion plant it attracts pollinators and is excellent for long-lasting cut or dried arrangements.
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Thyme – Common
$7.50Add to cartThyme is an EVERGREEN SHRUB growing to 20cm with slender stems and small green aromatic leaves.
Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
Leaves are used fresh or dried as a condiment and tea, and it has many proven medicinal actions. -
Thyme – Creeping Emerald Carpet
$7.50Add to cartThe leaves of this creeping EVERGREEN SHRUB are smaller and narrower and it grows low on the ground with white flowers. Same cultivation requirements as Common Thyme.
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Thyme – Creeping Golden
$7.50Add to cartThe Golden Thyme is an EVERGREEN PERENNNIAL and has light golden-green leaves and grows to 10cm. It has light pink flowers. Same cultivation requirements as Common Thyme
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Thyme – Creeping Magic carpet
$8.50Add to cartAn EVERGREEN PERENNIAL creeping thyme with profusion of pink flowers in late spring.
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Thyme – Pizza
$7.50Add to cartThe Pizza Thyme is an EVERGREEN PERENNIAL shrub with somewhat broader leaves than Common Thyme. Grow as you would Common Thyme
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Agastache – Giant hyssop White
$8.50Read moreWhite flowering Anise hyssop is a PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with white flowers that are very attractive to bees and butterflies. It grows upright and clump-like with oval, toothed leaves that have a white tint underneath. The plant prefers well-drained soil and a full sun position. Leaves are anise-scented and the flowers slightly aromatic. Used as a culinary herb, and noted as a Native-American medicine for various ailments.
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Agastache – Raspberry Daiquiri
$8.50Read moreAgastache ‘Raspberry Daiquiri’ (Agastache aurantiaca) is a perennial in the mint (Lamiaceae) family that grows to around 50–70 cm tall and 30–45 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It has aromatic green foliage and produces vibrant raspberry-pink flower spikes through summer and autumn, beloved by bees, and butterflies.
Agastache is used as a culinary herb with edible flowers and leaves lending a sweet, minty-anise flavour to salads and teas; as a companion plant it attracts pollinators and beneficial insects to the garden. While not strictly used as a medicinal herb it is part of the agastaches that has traditional uses for easing coughs and supporting digestion. It makes for a good choice for cut flowers due to its vibrant raspberry-colored blooms and attractive foliage. -
Antirrhinum – Snapdragon Magenta
$6.50Read moreSnapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) ‘Tall Magenta’ is a striking upright annual/perennial with tall spires of deep magenta, dragon-mouthed blooms. Growing 60–90 cm, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Beloved as a Cottage Garden Flower, Cut Flower, and Bee & Butterfly plant.
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Artichoke – Imperial Star
$9.50Read moreGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Imperial Star’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is an early-maturing variety, bred to produce tender edible buds in its first year, and is excellent for both home gardens and kitchen harvests.
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Artichoke – Purple de Jesi
$10.50Read moreGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Purple de Jesi’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It produces elongated purple heads with excellent eating quality and is treasured as both a gourmet vegetable and a striking garden plant.
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Artichoke – Purple of Romagna
$10.50Read moreGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Purple of Romagna’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is prized for its purple-tinted buds with a rich flavour and is valued both as a culinary delicacy and an ornamental statement.
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Basil – African / Clove (Vana Tulsi)
$8.50Read moreBasil, Clove (Ocimum gratissimum) also known as African Basil, or Vana Tulsi is a short lived perennial in the Lamiaceae family. It has an upright, shrubby habit with large green leaves and aromatic oils. Basil needs warmth, sun, and fertile free-draining soil.
With its intense clove aroma it is used sparingly in seasoning and teas, and is an excellent traditional medicine for calming, as adaptogen and as immune support. Flowers attract bees. -
Basil – Aristotle
$7.00Read moreBasil Aristotle (Ocimum basilicum ‘Aristotle’) is a tender annual plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is a dwarf, ball-shaped plant with tiny, aromatic leaves; naturally forms a neat, compact mound. As with all basils, it prefers full sun, regular watering, and well-drained soil.
Use like sweet basil, it has a mild sweet flavour. It is excellent for containers, edging, and fresh picking in the kitchen.
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Basil – Dark Opal ‘Red Rubin’
$7.00Read moreDark Opal Basil ‘Red Rubin’ is a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. With striking deep burgundy-purple leaves; broad and flat with vigorous growth. Prefers warmth, sun, and fertile, moist but well-drained soil.
With a mild, sweet flavour with a touch of spice it can be used as common basil. It is decorative as well as culinary—ideal for vinegars, garnishes, and salads. -
Basil – Emerald Towers
$7.50Read moreSweet Basil ‘Emerald Towers’ (Ocimum basilicum ‘Emerald Towers’) is a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. It has a tall columnar habit with glossy, dark green leaves; bred for compact vertical growth. Like other basils, it prefers warm, well-draining soil; thrives in pots or garden beds with good sun.
It has a strong, sweet basil flavour ideal for cooking; upright form makes it excellent for small spaces and continuous harvests.