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Fuller’s Teasel
$8.50Add to cartA 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. -
Goldenrod Dwarf – Baby Gold
$8.50Add to cartSolidago, or Goldenrod, boasts bright yellow clusters of flowers that enliven landscapes in late summer and fall, attracting bees and butterflies with its rich nectar source. This perennial herb’s potential medicinal uses include relief from urinary issues and hay fever, showcasing anti-inflammatory benefits and ecological significance in supporting pollinator populations.
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Hollyhock – Charters Double Salmon
$7.50Add to cartA 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. -
Hollyhock – Mixed
$7.50Add to cartA 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. -
Hollyhock – White Single
$7.50Add to cartA 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. -
Hyssop Blue
$8.50Add to cartHyssop (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 the standard blue variety.
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Hyssop Pink
$8.50Add to cartHyssop (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 pink flowering variety.
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Lovage
$8.50Add to cartGarden Lovage is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.8m. The plant is erect and tall with a basal rosette pinnately divided leaves, and flowers produced at umbels at the top of leafy stems.
Lovage smells somewhat similar to celery.
Prefers moist soil in full sun or semi-shade.
All parts of the plant is edible and it has domestic historical medicine use. -
Love-in-the-mist
$6.50Add to cartLove-in-the-Mist is an ANNUAL plant growing to 50cm tall with pinnately divided thread-like leaves and starry shaped flowers and large inflated capsules filled with numerous seeds. It is grown as an ornamental and comes in shades of blue, pink and purple.
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Marigold – Passionfruit
$9.50Add to cartA beautiful large shrub, this PERENNIAL marigold has a sweet fruit scent when brushed past. Very good for attracting wildlife to the garden.
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Marigold – Texan Tarragon
$7.50Add to cartMexican Tarragon is a PERENNIAL growing to 80cm with an upright to bushy habit with many unbranching stems. Leaves are linear, shiny green and anise-tarragon scented.
Clusters of small golden yellow flower heads on the ends of the stems appear in late summer.
Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Can grow in heavy clay soil. -
Marjoram – Pot
$7.50Add to cartOriganum onites is a PERENNIAL growing 30cm by 60cm. Leaves are slightly bitter compared to oregano or marjoram, but with their strong thyme-like flavour are an acceptable culinary herb. Leaves are used fresh or dried. Has medicinal uses.
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Marshmallow
$9.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m with broad, lobed, soft, and velvety leaves and pale pink flowers.
Prefers full sun position and can grow in saline soils. The whole plant abound in mild mucalige. Leaves, oil and root are edible. -
Meadowfoam
$6.50Add to cartMeadowfoam is a ANNUAL flowering plant attractive to bees, hoverflies and other beneficial insects. It has white flowers with yellow centers. Selfseeds freely and can grow in heavy clay soil.
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Meadowsweet – common
$12.50Add to cartA 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. -
Motherwort
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing to 1m with a purplish squarish stem clad in short hairs, and opposite leaves that have serrated margins and are palmately lobed.
Prefers any moist soil in semi-shade or full sun, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
Flowers can be eaten fresh or dried and the leaves and flowering tops are prepared as a herbal medicine.
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Mullein
$8.50Add to cartA BIENNIAL growing to 1.8m. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun. Can grow in very alkaline soils and tolerates strong winds.
A tea can be made from the leaves and/or flowers and it has many traditional medicinal uses.
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Mustard – Red Giant
$6.50Add to cartAn 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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Nasturtium – Cherry Rose
$7.50Add to cartTropaeolum 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
$7.50Add to cartA 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.