Thank you for your interest in herb plants from MeadowSweet Herbs & Flowers. I've closed order processing for autumn and winter, and will re-open the plant sales on 12 August 2024. I wish everyone a restful cold season and will see you back here for more herb offerings in spring!
A PERENNIAL growing to 50cm with fragrant round, green leaves that sometimes have golden-yellow variegation.
Prefers full sun or part shade in a moist soil and can grow in clay soils.
Fragrant leaves are eaten raw or cooked, and it has value as a domestic herbal remedy.
A hardy PERENNIAL growing to 50cm with red-purple stems and dark green leaves that have reddish veins coarsely toothed margins.
Prefers moist soil in a full sun or semi-shaded position, and can grow in very clay soils.
With a mild peppermint flavour, the leaves are eaten raw or cooked and it is the most commonly used medicinal mint.
A hardy PERENNIAL growing to 60cm with bright green ovate leaves. Can grow in almost any soil, tolerates heavy clay soil. It preferes moist soil in a full sun or semi-shade position.
Flavourful mint leaves can be eaten raw or cooked; and it is commonly used as a domestic herbal remedy.
The Vietnamese coriander is a PERENNIAL that grows to 30cm. Very aromatic leaves are dark green, with chestnut-colored v-spots, while the leaf’s bottom is burgundy red. Prefers hot and damp conditions, moist well-drained soil and full sun.
It is often used in Vietnamese cuisine.
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.
The large succulent-like leaves are strongly oregano-mint flavoured making it wonderful herb to eat fresh or use as a food flavouring. The nutritional and medicinal phytochemicals in this herb make it a highly valued as a natural pharmaceutical.
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.
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.
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 bushy deciduous PERENNIAL oregano with small, aromatic leaves that are edged with cream. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Tiny pink flowers in summer and early autumn.
Can be used as normal oregano in cooking, but not as flavoursome.
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 1.2m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium has citrus-lemon scent. Flowers are edible.