Thank you for your interest in herb plants from MeadowSweet Herbs & Flowers. I've closed plant order processing for 2024/5 season. Online orders for plants will open again mid August for pre-orders with plants being shipped from mid September onwards.

Seeds will become available from May.

If you are interested in my Mini Grow & Use Guides, please email me for processing at minette@tonoli.co.nz during the shop's vacation dates.

The physical nursery and gates sales table plant stand is also closed over winter and will be up and running in spring 2025 for the 2025/26 growing season.

Always happy to answer emails, and remember to follow my socials for herb inspiration throughout the year. @meadowsweetherbsnz on both Insta and Facebook.

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  • Fennel – Florence

    $6.50

    An EVERGREEN PERENNIAL growing to 1.5m with beautiful fine feathery green and light-green leaves, and umbels of yellow flowers. Florence Fennel is known and sought after for its swollen stem base. Prefers well-drained soil and a full sun position. I can tolerate some drought and strong winds.
    All parts of the plant is edible – leaves, stems, root and seed. It is widely used as a domestic herbal medicine for various complaints.

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  • Horseradish

    $9.50

    A PERENNIAL of the mustard family growing to 70cm. Prefers a moist and well-drained soil and can grow in very alkaline soils. Full sun or semi-shade.
    The young leaves are distinctly different to older leaves, being asymettric spiky before becoming flat and broad.
    The plant is cultivated mostly for its large, white, tapered root which is a vegetable and spice. It has medicinal use.

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    Hyacinth Bean Vine – Purple

    $7.50

    Hyacinth Bean Vine, (Dolichos lablab), is a fast-growing annual vine in the Fabaceae family. This ornamental plant features attractive clusters of vibrant purple or white flowers and glossy green foliage, creating a stunning visual display in gardens and landscapes. Hyacinth Bean Vine is prized for its ornamental appeal and can also be grown for its edible beans in some cultures. Thriving in well-drained soil and full sunlight, this vine is a versatile and eye-catching addition to trellises, fences, and arbors, adding a pop of color and texture to outdoor spaces.

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    Hyacinth Bean Vine – Silver Moon

    $7.50

    Hyacinth Bean Vine, (Dolichos lablab), is a fast-growing annual vine in the Fabaceae family. This ornamental plant features attractive clusters of vibrant purple or white flowers and glossy green foliage, creating a stunning visual display in gardens and landscapes. Hyacinth Bean Vine is prized for its ornamental appeal and can also be grown for its edible beans in some cultures. Thriving in well-drained soil and full sunlight, this vine is a versatile and eye-catching addition to trellises, fences, and arbors, adding a pop of color and texture to outdoor spaces.

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  • Mashua – Tuberous Nasturtium

    $12.50

    Tuber forming Nastutrium that is eaten as a root vegetable. Beatuiful plant, but give it space and know where you want it as it really loves taking over a patch very quickly!

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    Miner’s Lettuce

    $6.50

    A rosette-forming ANNUAL growing to 40cm Flowers are grouped 5–40 together above a pair of leaves that are united together around the stem to appear as one circular leaf. Prefers cool, damp conditions in a semi-shade to shade position.
    The leaves are bland-tasting, and succulent, rich in vitamin C and eaten raw in salads.

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  • Minutina

    $7.50

    Minutina is an ANNUAL in the plantain family and grows to 40cm with handsome bucks-horn shaped leaves.

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  • Mitsuba

    $7.50

    An EVERGREEN PERENNIAL growing to 1m, with very decorative trifoliate leaves and tiny white flowers.
    It prefers moist soil, and can grow in shade, semi-shade or full sun. Leaves, stems and roots are eaten.

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  • Mustard – Red Giant

    $7.50

    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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    Nine Star Broccoli

    $9.50

    Nine Star Broccoli is a unique variety of broccoli that produces abundant side shoots after the main head is harvested. It is known for its resilience in cooler climates and its extended harvest period compared to traditional broccoli varieties.

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  • Okinawa Spinach

    $12.50

    A PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with a sprawling habit. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade.
    Eaten as a medicinal vegetable.

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    Orach – Green Mountain Spinach

    $7.50

    An ANNUAL growing to 1.8m, red mountain spinach has attractive purple lance-shaped leaves. Prefers well-drained moist soil in the full sun. It can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
    Leaves are eaten raw or cooked as a spinach and it has been used as a folk remedy.

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