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Achillea – Yarrow (Fern Leaf) Golden Coronation
$9.00Add to cartAchillea filipendulina ‘Golden Coronation’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to 90–120 cm tall and 50–70 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has ferny grey-green foliage with large flat-topped clusters of deep golden-yellow flowers. ‘Golden Coronation’ is used as a cottage garden and pollinator plant, and flowers are excellent for cut arrangements. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Achillea – Yarrow Pastel Mix
$9.00Add to cartAchillea millefolium ‘Summer Pastels’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to 45–60 cm tall and 40–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has feathery aromatic foliage with soft pastel flowers in shades of pink, peach, lavender, and cream. ‘Summer Pastels’ is used as a cottage garden and pollinator plant, and its flowers are excellent for fresh or dried arrangements. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Achillea – Yarrow Terracotta
$9.00Add to cartAchillea millefolium ‘Terracotta’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to 45–60 cm tall and 40–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has feathery aromatic foliage with flowers in terracotta fading to yellow. ‘Terracotta’ is used as a cottage garden and pollinator plant, and its flowers are excellent for fresh or dried arrangements. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Achillea – Yarrow White
$9.00Add to cartAchillea millefolium is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to 30–60 cm tall and 30–50 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has finely divided aromatic leaves and flat-topped clusters of small white flowers. Yarrow is used as a medicinal herb, and also as a cottage garden and pollinator plant. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Agastache – Anise Hyssop
$7.50Add to cartAgastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop) is a perennial in the mint (Lamiaceae) family that grows to 60–120 cm tall and 45–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has aromatic, anise-scented leaves and dense spikes of violet-blue flowers through summer. Anise Hyssop is used as a culinary herb (fresh leaves in teas, baking, and salads), a medicinal herb (traditionally for digestion and colds), and as a cottage garden and pollinator plant highly attractive to bees and butterflies. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Agastache – Fragrant Carpet
$8.50Add to cartAgastache aurantiaca ‘Fragrant Carpet Mix’ is a short-lived perennial in the mint (Lamiaceae) family that grows 30–60 cm tall and wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, tolerating dry conditions once established. This mix produces masses of scented flower spikes in shades of pink, lavender, and apricot above aromatic green foliage. Frost-tender in most of New Zealand, best treated as an annual or protected over winter.
Agastache is used as a culinary herb with edible flowers and leaves adding a sweet anise-mint flavour to teas and salads; as a companion plant it attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects in abundance. Not strictly used as a medicinal herb but is part of the agastaches that have traditional uses for easing coughs and digestive upsets, -
Agastache – Raspberry Daiquiri
$8.50Add to cartAgastache ‘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. -
Agastache – Rose Mint
$8.50Add to cartAgastache ‘Rose Mint’ (Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana) is a perennial in the mint (Lamiaceae) family that grows 45–60 cm tall and wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, tolerating heat and dry conditions once established. It has fragrant green foliage with a minty-anise scent and produces showy spikes of rosy-pink flowers that bloom from summer into autumn, attracting bees and butterflies. Hardy to light frost but best given protection or grown as an annual in cooler parts of New Zealand.
Agastache is used as a culinary herb with edible flowers and aromatic leaves that add minty, anise-like flavour to teas and desserts; not strictly used as a medicinal herb but part of the agastache species that has traditional uses for easing respiratory complaints and digestive discomfort; and as a companion plant it is excellent for drawing in pollinators and beneficial insects. -
Aquilegia – Various colours
$7.50Add to cartColumbine (Aquilegia spp.) are graceful cottage garden perennials with nodding, spurred flowers in a wide range of colours. Growing 40–80 cm, they thrive in part-shade to sun and free-draining soil. A Cottage Garden Flower, Bee & Butterfly plant, and Cut Flower.
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Cardoon
$10.50Add to cartCardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is a perennial in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil, and is moderately frost-hardy in most of New Zealand. Growing 1.5–2 m tall and 1 m wide, it features striking silver-grey leaves and tall stalks of purple thistle-like flowers. Mainly valued as a culinary plant for its blanched stems with a mild artichoke flavour, a cottage garden ornamental for bold, architectural form, a pollinator plant attracting bees, and a medicinal herb supporting healthy digestion and liver function.
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Echinacea – Lustre Hybrids
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea ‘Lustre Hybrids’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 60–90 cm tall and 45–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has a vibrant range of petal colours, creating enchanting tones in the garden. ‘Lustre Hybrids’ attract pollinators, and are prized in cottage and cut flower 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. Lustre Hybrids can be used, but are less commonly chosen in professional practice.
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Echinacea – Mellow Yellow Mix
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea ‘Mellow Yellow’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 60–90 cm tall and 45–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has soft golden to lemon-yellow petals around coppery cones, creating warm tones in the garden. ‘Mellow Yellows’ attract pollinators, and are prized in cottage and cut flower 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. Mellow Yellows can be used, but are less commonly chosen in professional practice.
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Echinacea – Narrow Leaf Purple Coneflower
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea 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
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea 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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Echinacea – Purple Coneflower
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 90 cm tall and 60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has broad leaves and large purple daisy-like flowers with raised orange-brown cones. Echinacea purpurea is used as a medicinal herb, is highly attractive to pollinators, and is a classic cottage and cut flower garden plant. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Echinacea – White Swan
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 75–90 cm tall and 45–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has pure white petals surrounding a golden cone, offering a striking contrast in the garden. ‘White Swan’ is used as a medicinal herb, loved by pollinators, and excellent in cottage and cut flower gardens. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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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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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.