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  • Giant hyssop – blue

    $7.50

    Anise 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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  • Giant hyssop – white

    $7.50

    White flowering Anise hyssop is a PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with white 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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  • Gotu Kola

    $7.50

    An 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.
    It is used as a culinary vegetable and as medicinal herb.

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  • Heartsease

    $5.00

    An ANNUAL, or short-lived PERENNIAL, growing to 20cm. The small plant has a creeping and ramping habit with oval to heart-shaped leaves and distinct 5-petalled (2 upwards, 2 to the sides and 1 large to the bottom) purple, blue, yellow or white (or a combination of) flowers.
    Noted for attracting wildlife, it prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, but tolerates semi-shade well.
    Flowers and leaves are edible and it has a long history as a medicinal plant.

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  • Hollyhock – Bright Pink Single

    $6.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive very bright pink flowers.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Hollyhock – Crème de Cassis

    $7.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive white and maroon centered flowers.

    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.

    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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    Hollyhock – Ebony Towers

    $7.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive single flowers in dark red to almost black colour.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Hollyhock – Mixed

    $6.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive single flowers in various colours.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Hollyhock – Mixed Doubles

    $6.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive double flowers in various colours.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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    Hollyhock – Purple

    $6.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive purple flowers.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Hollyhock – White Single

    $6.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL, often grown as a BIENNIAL, in the mallow family, that can grow to over 2.4m in height. The plants have an erect, unbranched habit with large lobed or toothed leaf blades and very tall flower spikes bearing many attractive single flowers in white to off-white colour.
    The plant does well in almost any well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in semi-shade. Tall flower spikes may need staking.
    The flowers, leaves, root and stem are edible and it has a long history of medicinal use.

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  • Honeywort – Pride of Gibraltar

    $6.50

    An ANNUAL growing to 90cm with greyish-green foliage and deep-purple bracts. Thrives in almost any soil, and prefers full sun or very light shade. Noted for attracting bees.

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    Horehound- White

    $7.50

    A flowering PERENNIAL growing 50cm with grey leaves that have a densely crinkled surface, and are covered in downy hairs. White flowers are borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem.
    Grows best in the full sun in well-drained soil, and can tolerate nutritionally poor soils.
    Leaves are edible and can be used as a tea. Medicinally it is an important herb for home remedies for coughs.

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  • Horseradish

    $7.50

    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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    Hound’s Tongue – Blue

    $6.50

    A flowering BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL that grows to 80cm and looks like field forget-me-nots. Sometimes referred to as Chinese forget-me-not. Prefers well-drained moist soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil in a full sun position.
    Although Cynoglossum officinalis has some historic use as a food and medicine, it is advised that blue houndstongue is not edible, nor should it be used as a medicine.

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  • Hound’s Tongue – Pink

    $6.50

    A flowering BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL that grows to 80cm and looks like field forget-me-nots. Sometimes referred to as Chinese forget-me-not. Prefers well-drained moist soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil in a full sun position.

    Although Cynoglossum officinalis has some historic use as a food and medicine, it is advised that pink houndstongue is not edible, nor should it be used as a medicine.

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    Hound’s Tongue – White

    $6.50

    A flowering BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL that grows to 80cm and looks like field forget-me-nots. Sometimes referred to as Chinese forget-me-not. Prefers well-drained moist soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil in a full sun position.
    Although Cynoglossum officinalis has some historic use as a food and medicine, it is advised that white houndstongue is not edible, nor should it be used as a medicine.

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    Ironwort

    $8.00

    Ironwort is a perennial growing to 40cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun. Drouht tolerant. An aromatic herbal tea is made from the leaves of the plant.

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    Lady’s Bedstraw

    $6.50

    A HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL Lady’s Bedstraw is a low scrambling plant. Leaves are borne in whorls of 8–12 and the flowers are yellow produced in dense clusters.

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  • Lady’s Mantle

    $7.50

    An HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL in the Rose family that has a clumping, mounding habit.

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