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Agastache – Apache Sunset
$8.50Add to cartAgastache ‘Apache Sunset’ (Agastache rupestris) is a perennial in the mint (Lamiaceae) family that grows to around 60–80cm tall and 45–60cm wide. It prefers full sun and grows best in well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils. It has silvery, aromatic foliage and long spikes of tubular orange-sunset flowers that are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Agastache ‘Apache Sunset’ is used as a pollinator-friendly cottage garden flower and is excellent as a cut flower. In New Zealand it is hardy to light frosts but may need protection in colder or wetter regions where drainage is poor.
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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 – 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. -
Alexanders
$8.50Add to cartAlexanders is a hardy biennial or short-lived perennial herb, growing 60–150 cm tall. Thrives in sun to part shade and a wide range of soils, including poor or coastal soils. Features glossy divided leaves, umbels of yellow-green flowers in spring, and edible stems, leaves, seeds, and roots. Traditionally used as a pot-herb, flavouring, and medicinal plant.
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Artichoke – Green Globe
$9.50Add to cartGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Green Globe’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is cultivated for its large green flower buds, which are eaten as a gourmet vegetable, and adds striking architectural form to the garden.
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Artichoke – Violet de Provence
$10.50Add to cartGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Violet of Provence’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is known for its deep violet buds and tender flesh, making it both a decorative and culinary variety.
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Borage – Blue
$6.50Add to cartBorage (Borago officinalis) is an annual herb in the Boraginaceae family. It prefers full sun and free-draining soil, tolerates poorer soils, and self-seeds freely; in New Zealand it grows easily through spring–autumn but is frost-tender. Plants reach 60–90 cm tall and 30–60 cm wide, with coarse hairy leaves and starry blue or white flowers loved by bees. Mainly used as a pollinator plant for bees and beneficial insects, a culinary herb with edible leaves and flowers, a cottage garden favourite for its bright blooms, and occasionally as a medicinal herb for mood and vitality.
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Borage – White
$6.50Add to cartBorage (Borago officinalis) is an annual herb in the Boraginaceae family. It prefers full sun and free-draining soil, tolerates poorer soils, and self-seeds freely; in New Zealand it grows easily through spring–autumn but is frost-tender. Plants reach 60–90 cm tall and 30–60 cm wide, with coarse hairy leaves and starry blue or white flowers loved by bees. Mainly used as a pollinator plant for bees and beneficial insects, a culinary herb with edible leaves and flowers, a cottage garden favourite for its bright blooms, and occasionally as a medicinal herb for mood and vitality.
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Calendula
$6.50Add to cartCalendula (Calendula officinalis) is an annual herb in the Asteraceae family. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained, moderately fertile soil, and in New Zealand it is hardy across most regions, self-seeding freely. Growing 30–60 cm tall and 25–40 cm wide, it has bright orange to golden daisy-like flowers. Used as a medicinal herb for its healing, anti-inflammatory blooms, a culinary herb with edible petals, a cottage garden favourite for colour and charm, and a pollinator plant attracting bees and beneficial insects.
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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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Chamomile – Roman
$7.50Add to cartRoman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family. It prefers full sun, free-draining sandy or loamy soils, and is hardy in NZ. It grows to 15–30 cm tall and spreads up to 30 cm, with finely divided green leaves and small, sweetly scented daisy-like flowers. Mainly used as a medicinal herb (gentle calming tea and digestive aid), as a cottage garden plant (fragrant groundcover), and as a lawn or path edging plant (soft, low, and aromatic underfoot).
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Dahlia – Bedding Mix
$6.50Add to cartA tender PERENNIAL, dahlia are leafy flowering plants, ranging in height from 30cm to well over 1.5m, and come in come in spectacular shapes and colours. An attractive plant to grow in the mixed perennial border. Dahlia have edible flowers and tubers.
They grow most successfully in well-watered yet free-draining soils, in situations receiving plenty of sunlight. -
Daylily – Pink Dwarf Evergreen
$7.50Add to cartAn evergreen daylily that flowers profusely from very early to late in the season. Dwarf growing, and quickly spreading, this is wonderful to fill the front of a border, or add in pockets throughout the edible flower garden.
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Dianthus – Deep Red
$7.50Add to cartDianthus Deep Red, also known as Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a perennial in the Caryophyllaceae family. This variety boasts deep red, fragrant flowers with serrated petals, known for their spicy aroma and striking appearance. Dianthus Deep Red is popular for floral arrangements and garnishes due to its rich color and long-lasting blooms. It thrives in well-drained, fertile soil and enjoys full sunlight, making it a delightful addition to gardens, borders, and rockeries for a splash of vibrant color throughout the seasons.
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Dianthus – Feathery Mix
$7.50Add to cartDianthus Feathery Mix, also known as Feathery Pink (Dianthus plumarius) is a perennial in the Caryophyllaceae family. This charming mix includes dianthus varieties with delicate, feathery petals in a range of hues, such as pink, white, and lavender, creating a whimsical and elegant display. Dianthus Feathery Mix is cherished for its unique texture and fragrant blooms, perfect for borders, rock gardens, and containers. It thrives in well-drained soil and benefits from full sunlight, adding a touch of beauty and grace to any garden landscape.
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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. -
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.