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Basil – Lemon
$6.50Add to cartAn ANNUAL growing to 60cm with bright green lemon-and-basil-scented leaves and white flowers. Used fresh in salads or as a garnish, with its lemon flavour it pairs beautifully with fruit dishes.
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Basil – Sweet Genovese
$6.50Add to cartSweet basil is an ANNUAL growing to around 50cm with oval green leaves and white flowers. It can be grown as a PERENNIAL in warm climates, but dislikes the cold and will succumb to frost. Basil prefers well-drained moist soil in a full sun position away from cold drafts.
Leaves are edible and used fresh or cooked, or dried in various dished, notabley Italian cooking. Pairs well with tomato dishes, garlic, eggplant or peppers. Seeds are edible too. -
Basil – Thai
$6.50Add to cartThai Basil is an annual plant with bright green leaves that tend to purple at the flower tips, and characteristic purple stems. The flavour of Thai basil is that of basil with a hint of aniseed. It is often used in Thai cuisine.
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Basil – Thai Siam Queen
$6.50Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 45cm, it is sometimes known as Anise Basil or Liquorice basil because of its spicy anise- and liquorice-like flavour. It has shiny, green, slightly serrated narrow leaves, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers.
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Bergamot – Scarlet / Oswego Tea
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing to 90cm forming dense clusters with dark green opposite leaves along square stems and ragged tubular flowers borne on showy heads of bright scarlet. Very attractive to bees and butterflies. It can grow in heavy clay soil, and prefers a sunny position or semi-shade.
Leaves and shoot tips as well as flowers can be eaten while an excellent aromatic tea is made from fresh or dried leaves and flower heads. Often used in home herbal remedies.
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Bergamot – Wild
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing to 1.5m noted for attracting wildlife like bees and butterflies. Large clumps has erect branches with lance-shaped toothed leaves and solitary compact flower clusters of pink to lavender flowers. It is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. Grow in any well-drained soil, but can grow in heavy clay soil. It prefers a full sun position. Flowers are edible and aromatic leaves are used raw or cooked. A common North American tribal medicine, it is still used somewhat in modern herbalism.
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Black Cumin
$7.50Read moreBlack cumin is an ANNUAL flowering plant that grows to 40cm with finely divided feathery leaves and attractive flowers which are pollinated by bees. Distinct inflated capsules contain numerous seeds which are used as a spice and medicine.
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Borage – Blue
$6.50Add to cartAn ANNUAL flowering plant growing to 60cm , well noted for bringing bees to the garden. It is very bristly or hairy all over the stems and the leaves. Large leaves are alternate and simple. Large floral displays with multiple flowers blooming simultaneously. Somewhat tolerant of drought, it can grow in semi shade or full sun.
Leaves have a cucumber flavour and the pretty star-shaped blue flowers are also edible. Medicinally it has a lot of domestic uses. -
Borage – White
$6.50Add to cartAn ANNUAL flowering plant growing to 60cm , well noted for bringing bees to the garden. It is very bristly or hairy all over the stems and the leaves. Large leaves are alternate and simple. Large floral displays with multiple flowers blooming simultaneously. Somewhat tolerant of drought, it can grow in semi shade or full sun.
Leaves have a cucumber flavour and the pretty star-shaped blue flowers are also edible. Medicinally it has a lot of domestic uses. -
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Burn Jelly Plant – Bulbine (Orange Flowering)
$8.50Add to cartBurn Jelly Plant, also known as Bulbine frutescens, is a perennial in the Asphodelaceae family. This unique succulent showcases slender, grass-like leaves and delicate, star-shaped yellow-orange flowers, known for its sap that resembles a soothing gel. Bulbine frutescens is cherished for its botanical properties, often used to treat minor burns, insect bites, and skin irritations. It thrives in well-drained soil and prefers full sun to partial shade, making it an excellent addition to drought-tolerant gardens or containers.
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Burn Jelly Plant – Bulbine (Yellow Flowering)
$8.50Add to cartBurn Jelly Plant, also known as Bulbine frutescens, is a perennial in the Asphodelaceae family. This unique succulent showcases slender, grass-like leaves and delicate, star-shaped yellow-orange flowers, known for its sap that resembles a soothing gel. Bulbine frutescens is cherished for its botanical properties, often used to treat minor burns, insect bites, and skin irritations. It thrives in well-drained soil and prefers full sun to partial shade, making it an excellent addition to drought-tolerant gardens or containers.