Herbs grown as groundcovers and lawn substitutes.
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Ajuga – Pink Spires
$8.50Add to cartAjuga reptans ‘Pink Spires’ is a hardy evergreen groundcover growing 5–10 cm high and spreading 30–60 cm. Prefers sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil. Forms a dense mat of glossy foliage with upright spikes of soft pink flowers in spring. Useful as a groundcover, edging plant, or pollinator-friendly flower.
Leaves and young shoots are edible raw and it has some history as a wound herb, but is rarely used today.
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Ajuga – Purple
$7.50Add to cartAjuga reptans (Species/Common Bugleweed) is a vigorous evergreen groundcover 5–10 cm high, spreading widely. Best in part shade to sun. Features dark green to purple foliage and dense spikes of violet-blue flowers in spring. An excellent groundcover, pollinator attractant, and soil stabiliser.
Leaves and young shoots are edible raw and it has some history as a wound herb, but is rarely used today.
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Ajuga – Variegated
$8.50Add to cartAjuga reptans ‘Variegata’ is a spreading evergreen groundcover 5–10 cm tall and up to 60 cm wide. Thrives in part shade to sun. Features striking green leaves edged with cream and pink, and blue flower spikes in spring. Excellent as a groundcover, edging, or foliage accent with pollinator value.
Leaves and young shoots are edible raw and it has some history as a wound herb, but is rarely used today.
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Burn Jelly Plant – Bulbine (Orange Flowering)
$9.00Add to cartBurn Jelly Plant (Bulbine frutescens) is a perennial succulent herb in the Asphodelaceae family. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, and in New Zealand is hardy in frost-free areas, though protection may be needed in colder regions. It grows up to 30–40 cm tall and wide, forming clumps of fleshy green leaves with tall stems of yellow or orange star-shaped flowers. Best known as a medicinal plant for its soothing leaf gel used on burns and bites, it also serves as a cottage garden feature with its long blooming season and as a pollinator plant attracting bees and butterflies
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Burn Jelly Plant – Bulbine (Yellow Flowering)
$9.00Add to cartBurn Jelly Plant (Bulbine frutescens) is a perennial succulent herb in the Asphodelaceae family. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, and in New Zealand is hardy in frost-free areas, though protection may be needed in colder regions. It grows up to 30–40 cm tall and wide, forming clumps of fleshy green leaves with tall stems of yellow or orange star-shaped flowers. Best known as a medicinal plant for its soothing leaf gel used on burns and bites, it also serves as a cottage garden feature with its long blooming season and as a pollinator plant attracting bees and butterflies
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Chamomile – True Lawn (Trenegue)
$7.50Add to cartTrue Lawn Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile ‘Treneague’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family. It prefers full sun, free-draining sandy or loamy soils, and is hardy in NZ. It grows 5–10 cm tall and spreads to form a dense mat of finely divided, apple-scented foliage. This cultivar does not flower, making it ideal as a low-maintenance lawn or groundcover. Mainly used as an ornamental groundcover (soft and aromatic underfoot), as a cottage garden edging plant, and as a fragrant sensory feature for paths and seating areas.
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Gotu Kola
$8.50Add to cartAn EVERGREEN HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL growing to 20cm and spreading. Frost tender , it can grow in semi-shaded areas or in full sun, and prefers moist or wet soils.
Stems are slender, creeping stolons from a cream-coloured rhizomatous rootstock. Leaves are kidney-shaped and palmately veined.
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Marjoram – Golden ‘Acorn Banks’
$8.50Add to cartA hardy mat-forming PERENNIAL growing to 40cm with bright golden-green leaves. Prefers a full sun position (brighter leaves) or semi-shade (leaves tend to be more green) and well-drained soil. Leaves are edible, and used much the same as marjoram and oregano to flavour Mediterranean dishes.
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Mint – Pennyroyal mint
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL low growing native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Leaves emit a very strong mint fragrance
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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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Thyme – Creeping Emerald Carpet
$7.50Add to cartThe leaves of this creeping EVERGREEN SHRUB are smaller and narrower and it grows low on the ground with white flowers. Same cultivation requirements as Common Thyme.
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Thyme – Creeping Golden
$7.50Add to cartThe Golden Thyme is an EVERGREEN PERENNNIAL and has light golden-green leaves and grows to 10cm. It has light pink flowers. Same cultivation requirements as Common Thyme
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Thyme – Creeping Magic carpet
$8.50Add to cartAn EVERGREEN PERENNIAL creeping thyme with profusion of pink flowers in late spring.
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Violet – Freckles
$8.50Add to cartViola sororia, Freckles Violet, is a North American wildflower admired for its dainty purple and white flowers adorned with distinctive freckled patterns. Thriving in woodland environments, it attracts pollinators.
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Alyssum – sweet
$6.50Read moreAlyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a low-growing annual in the Brassicaceae family that forms a spreading mat 10–20 cm tall and 20–40 cm wide. It prefers full sun to partial shade and thrives in well-drained soil. It has masses of tiny, fragrant white (sometimes pink, purple, or cream) flowers. Alyssum is used as a Companion Plant (attracting pollinators and beneficial insects), as a Cottage Garden bedding plant, and its edible flowers can be used fresh as a garnish in salads, drinks, or desserts. It self-seeds readily in New Zealand gardens and is hardy to light frost.
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Catmint – Common
$7.50Read moreCatmint (Nepeta × faassenii) is a perennial in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, and is hardy in NZ. Growing 40–60 cm tall and 60–80 cm wide, it forms compact grey-green mounds with masses of lavender-blue flowers. Mainly used as a cottage garden ornamental and pollinator plant, with mild traditional herbal calming uses.
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Mint – Corsican mint
$8.50Read moreA PERENNIAL low growing evergreen mint with fresh scent when bruised. Tiny leaves and creeping habit.
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Okinawa Spinach
$12.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with a sprawling habit. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade.
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Thyme – Creeping Red carpet
$8.50Read moreAn EVERGREEN PERENNIAL creeping thyme with a profusion of red flowers (deep pink) in late spring.