A PERENNIAL growing to 30cm with wrinkled yellow-green leaves. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun. Purple-pink flowers appears in the summer. Can be used in cooking, but not as flavoursome as oregano or marjoram.
A PERENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Grows best in full sun, but can tolerate semi-shade.
Leaves are a popular culinary flavouring and it has centuries of medicinal use.
A BIENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers moist soil in a full sun or semi-shade position and can grow in saline soils.
Leaves are eaten raw or cooked, mainly in soups, but can be eaten in salads in small amounts. It has historical medicinal uses for indigestion and for calming anxiety.
Looks like a cross between celery and parsley, hence the name PAR(sley)-CEL(ery).
A BIENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade. Triple-curled parsley has tripinnate leaves that curl in and over on the edges making it a very decorative plant.
Leaves are frequently used as a flavouring and garnish, and eaten raw or cooked. It has a long history as a traditional domestic herbal remedy.
A BIENNIAL growing to 60cm. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade. Flat-leaf parsley has tripinnate leaves that are flat (not curly) and is said to have stronger flavour than the curly variety.
Leaves are frequently used as a flavouring and garnish, and eaten raw or cooked. It has a long history as a traditional domestic herbal remedy.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.2cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium has strongly rose scented leaves and pretty pink flowers. Flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 30cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium soft grey-green leaves with a lovely spicy nutmeg scent. Pretty white flowers are edible.
An evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 70cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender. Can grow in semi-shade.
This pelargonium has large, very soft and velvety strongly mint scented leaves. Flowers are edible.