An EVERGREEN PERENNIAL growing to 1.5m with beautiful fine feathery green and light-green leaves, and umbels of yellow flowers. Florence Fennel is known and sought after for its swollen stem base. Prefers well-drained soil and a full sun position. I can tolerate some drought and strong winds.
All parts of the plant is edible – leaves, stems, root and seed. It is widely used as a domestic herbal medicine for various complaints.
A flowering PERENNIAL plant in the daisy family growing to 60cm. The small bush has pungently scented light green to yellowish-green leaves and daisy-like flowers.
It prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position and can tolerate somewhat strong winds. Mostly used as a medicinal herb, but the flowers and leaves have some culinary use.
A flowering PERENNIAL plant in the daisy family growing to 60cm. The small bush has pungently scented bright golden green to yellowish-green leaves and daisy-like flowers.
It prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position and can tolerate somewhat strong winds. Mostly used as a medicinal herb, but the flowers and leaves have some culinary use.
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.
Digitalis includes about 20 species of plants that are commonly grown as tall BIENNIALS that reach up to 1.5m. With their attractive
spikes of bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colours, they are very popular in flower gardens.
Grows well in almost any soil, and can grow in a full sun or partly shaded area.
NOTE: ALL PLANT PARTS ARE TOXIC
Digitalis includes about 20 species of plants that are commonly grown as tall BIENNIALS that reach up to 1.5m. With their attractive
spikes of bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colours, they are very popular in flower gardens.
Grows well in almost any soil, and can grow in a full sun or partly shaded area.
NOTE: ALL PLANT PARTS ARE TOXIC
A BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1.8m with prickly stem and leaves and purple, dark pink or lavender inflorescence.
Grows well in almost any soil and can tolerate heavy clay soil. Prefers moist soil in a full sun position.
With some use as a herbal remedy, the plant is better known for the dried flower heads being used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising nap on woollen cloth.
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.
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.
Solidago, or Goldenrod, boasts bright yellow clusters of flowers that enliven landscapes in late summer and fall, attracting bees and butterflies with its rich nectar source. This perennial herb’s potential medicinal uses include relief from urinary issues and hay fever, showcasing anti-inflammatory benefits and ecological significance in supporting pollinator populations.
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.
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.