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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. -
Cosmos – Mix
$6.50Read moreCosmos are herbaceous PERENNIAL plants or ANNUAL plants growing between 30cm and 1m with simple, pinnate leaves and ornamental terminal flowers of various colours. Unique mix is a blend of classical white and pink flowers.
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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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Dill
$6.50Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 80cm with slender hollow stems and alternate, finely divided, softly delicate leaves. Small yellow flowers are born in umbels. Prefers a full sun position in a moist and well-drained soil. Edible leaves and seeds, it is also good as a companion plant to attract hoverflies and other predatory insects. Highly nutritious, it has a long history of medicinal use.
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Echinacea – Narrow Leaf Purple Coneflower
$9.50Read moreEchinacea angustifolia is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 40–70 cm tall and 30 cm wide. It prefers full sun and thrives in well-drained, moderately rich soils. It has narrow, hairy leaves and pale purple-pink daisy-like flowers with prominent spiky cones. Echinacea angustifolia is used as a medicinal herb for supporting immune health, and is also valued in pollinator gardens and as a striking cottage garden plant. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Echinacea – Pale Purple
$9.50Read moreEchinacea pallida is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to about 90 cm tall and 45 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has slender, drooping pale-pink petals around a coppery cone. Echinacea pallida is used as a medicinal herb, especially for immune support, and is also grown for pollinator and cottage gardens. Hardy in most NZ climates.
All Echinacea species and cultivars can be used medicinally, though angustifolia, pallida, and purpurea are most traditionally valued for their potency
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Foxglove – White
$7.50Read moreFoxglove (Digitalis purpurea and cultivars) is a biennial or short-lived perennial in the Plantaginaceae family that grows to 1–1.5m tall and 30–60cm wide. It prefers semi-shade to sun and moist, well-drained soils. It produces tall spires of tubular flowers in shades of white, apricot, pink, or purple, much loved by bees and pollinators. This is a beautiful white flowering cultivar. All parts of this plant are highly toxic to humans and animals.
Foxglove is grown as a cottage garden favourite and pollinator plant. Medicinal use is strictly professional only, in minute controlled doses. -
Fuller’s Teasel
$8.50Read moreA BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1.8m with prickly stem and leaves and purple, dark pink or lavender inflorescence.
Grows well in almost any soil and can tolerate heavy clay soil. Prefers moist soil in a full sun position.
With some use as a herbal remedy, the plant is better known for the dried flower heads being used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising nap on woollen cloth. -
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. -
Honeywort – Pride of Gibraltar
$7.50Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 90cm with greyish-green foliage and deep-purple bracts. Thrives in almost any soil, and prefers full sun or very light shade. Noted for attracting bees.
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Hyssop White
$8.50Read moreHyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is a Mediterranean herb cherished for its aromatic qualities and diverse uses in enhancing culinary dishes and herbal remedies, providing a blend of antiseptic, expectorant, and anti-inflammatory properties for respiratory health. This is a white flowering variety.
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Ironwort
$10.50Read moreSideritis, or Ironwort, boasts silver-green foliage and delicate flower clusters, hailing from the Mediterranean. Highly regarded for its health benefits, it is prized for its soothing properties in traditional Greek medicine, known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory attributes, making it a popular choice for herbal teas.
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Marigold – French (various)
$6.50Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 50cm (T. patula) or 1m (T. erecta). Most species have pinnate green leaves and 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. -
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. -
Mustard – Red Giant
$6.50Read moreAn ANNUAL with very large red/purple toned leaves and a sharp mustardy taste. Prefers full sun or semi-shade in a moist but well-drained soil. It makes a delicious addition to salads and sandwhiches, or added to sauerkraut or pickled on its own. The leaves can be cooked as a pot vegetable.
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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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Phacelia – Lacy Tansy
$7.50Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 60cm. It has an erect habit and intricately cut lacy-looking leaves and bell-shaped blue or lavender coloured flowers on a coiled cyme. It is noted for attracting wildlife, especially bees.
Grows in any well-drained soil in a full sun position. It is grown primarily as a bee attracting plant, and a green crop. -
Rose Campion – Pink
$8.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 80 cm with grey felted leaves and single, bright magenta flowers produced in succession.
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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.