MeadowSweet Herbs & Flowers Nursery and Herb Education Centre is now closed for orders from 16 December 2025 until mid-January 2026 while I take a short festive break.

Thank you for your continued support of my small, home-based nursery throughout the past year. I look forward to helping you grow plants for your kitchen, garden, and herbal home remedies cupboard when I reopen in the new year.

Wishing you a peaceful and nourishing festive season.
Minette
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    Evening Primrose – Sunset Boulevard

    $8.50

    A highly ornamental version of the common yellow flowering Evening of Primrose, these flower in shades of a dusky sunset with orange-pink tones. Evening primrose is a flowering BIENNIAL growing to 1.2m. Basal rosettes spiral up to flowering stems with flowers that are noted for attracting bees and butterflies. Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

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  • White foxglove

    Foxglove – White

    $7.50

    Foxglove (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.

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    Fuller’s Teasel

    $8.50

    A 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.

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  • Heartsease

    Heartsease

    $6.50

    An 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.

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    Hollyhock – Charters Double Salmon

    $7.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive single flowers in white to off-white colour.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Hollyhock - Mixed

    Hollyhock – Mixed

    $7.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive single flowers in various colours.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Hollyhock - White Single

    Hollyhock – White Single

    $7.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive single flowers in white to off-white colour.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Honeywort - Pride of Gibraltar

    Honeywort – Pride of Gibraltar

    $7.50

    An 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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    Ironwort

    $10.50

    Sideritis, 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)

    Marigold – French (various)

    $6.50

    A 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.

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  • Marigold - Starfire

    Marigold – Starfire

    $6.50

    A 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.

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  • Meadowsweet - common

    Meadowsweet – common

    $12.50

    A PERENNIAL growing to 1.2m.
    Prefers moist or wet soil and can grow in heavy clay soils. Full sun or semi-shade.
    Flowers, leaves and root are edible and it has a long history of medicinal uses.

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  • Mustard - Red Giant

    Mustard – Red Giant

    $6.50

    An 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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  • Cherry Rose Nasturtium

    Nasturtium – Cherry Rose

    $7.50

    Tropaeolum spp, commonly known as Nasturtiums, dazzle with trumpet-shaped flowers in red, orange, and yellow hues, boasting round, disc-like leaves in trailing or upright growth patterns. These annual plants are prized for ornamental beauty and culinary applications, adding a zesty, peppery taste to various dishes. Moreover, Nasturtiums attract pollinators and act as natural insect repellents, enhancing biodiversity in garden settings.

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  • Oregano - Common

    Oregano – Common

    $7.50

    A PERENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Grows best in full sun, but can tolerate semi-shade.
    Leaves are a popular culinary flavouring and it has centuries of medicinal use.

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    Pelargonium – Clorinda

    $10.50

    A TENDER PERENNIAL fragrant shrub with large pink flowers and cedar scented foliage.

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  • Pelargonium - Nutmeg scented

    Pelargonium – Nutmeg scented

    $10.50

    An 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.

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  • Shottesham Pet, Nutty Pelargonium, Hazelnut Scented Pelargonium

    Pelargonium – Nutty ‘Shottesham Pet’

    $10.50

    A TENDER PERENNIAL fragrant shrub with leaves scented like freshly crushed nuts. Tiny bright pink flowers make this a highly prized ornamental.

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    Pelargonium – Oak leaf

    $10.50

    A 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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  • Pelargonium Orange Fizz

    Pelargonium – Orange Fizz

    $10.50

    A TENDER PERENNIAL fragrant shrub with delightfully orange-scented leaves.

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