Plants used to create home herbal remedies for common ailments.
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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 – Giant hyssop Blue
$8.50Add to cartAnise hyssop is a PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with bright lavender-purple flowers that are very attractive to bees and butterflies. It grows upright and clump-like with oval, toothed leaves that have a white tint underneath. The plant prefers well-drained soil and a full sun position. Leaves are anise-scented and the flowers slightly aromatic. Used as a culinary herb, and noted as a Native-American medicine for various ailments.
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Agrimony
$8.50Add to cartAgrimony is a hardy perennial herb in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to Europe and Asia. It grows 60–100 cm tall with slender stems, serrated leaves, and spikes of small, bright yellow flowers in summer. Long valued as a medicinal herb for digestive and liver support, sore throats, and as a gentle astringent, agrimony has also been used as a fabric dye. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.
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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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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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Aloe vera
$8.50Add to cartAloe vera is a hardy, clump-forming succulent with thick, fleshy, grey-green leaves edged with soft teeth. Grows best in a sunny, well-drained spot or in pots indoors/outdoors. Famous as a soothing skin remedy and useful medicinal plant.
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Arnica
$9.50Add to cartArnica (Arnica montana / A. chamissonis) is a bright yellow, daisy-like perennial used for external remedies for bruises, sprains, and muscle aches. Growing 30–60 cm, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil. A Medicinal Herb, Bee Plant, and Cottage Garden Flower.
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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 – Imperial Star
$9.50Add to cartGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Imperial Star’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is an early-maturing variety, bred to produce tender edible buds in its first year, and is excellent for both home gardens and kitchen harvests.
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Artichoke – Purple de Jesi
$10.50Add to cartGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Purple de Jesi’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It produces elongated purple heads with excellent eating quality and is treasured as both a gourmet vegetable and a striking garden plant.
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Artichoke – Purple of Romagna
$10.50Add to cartGlobe Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ‘Purple of Romagna’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family that grows in full sun and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is prized for its purple-tinted buds with a rich flavour and is valued both as a culinary delicacy and an ornamental statement.
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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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Astragalus – Milk Vetch
$9.50Add to cartAstragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) is a perennial in the Fabaceae family that grows in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It is valued as an adaptogenic medicinal herb, supporting immune function, vitality, and stress resilience, with roots traditionally used in tonics and decoctions.
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Balm – Lemon Balm
$7.50Add to cartLemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial in the Lamiaceae family that grows in full sun to part shade and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is used as a Culinary Herb for teas and desserts, as a Medicinal Herb for calming and digestive support, and as a Pollinator Plant.
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Balm – Lime Balm
$8.50Add to cartLime Balm (Melissa officinalis ssp altissima) is a perennial in the Lamiaceae family that grows in full sun to part shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil. It is used as a Culinary Herb for teas and flavouring, as a Medicinal Herb for relaxation and digestive support, and as a Pollinator Plant.