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Echinacea – Pale Purple
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea pallida is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to about 90 cm tall and 45 cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It has slender, drooping pale-pink petals around a coppery cone. Echinacea pallida is used as a medicinal herb, especially for immune support, and is also grown for pollinator and cottage gardens. Hardy in most NZ climates.
All Echinacea species and cultivars can be used medicinally, though angustifolia, pallida, and purpurea are most traditionally valued for their potency
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Echinacea – Purple Coneflower
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 90 cm tall and 60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has broad leaves and large purple daisy-like flowers with raised orange-brown cones. Echinacea purpurea is used as a medicinal herb, is highly attractive to pollinators, and is a classic cottage and cut flower garden plant. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Echinacea – White Swan
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 75–90 cm tall and 45–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has pure white petals surrounding a golden cone, offering a striking contrast in the garden. ‘White Swan’ is used as a medicinal herb, loved by pollinators, and excellent in cottage and cut flower gardens. Hardy in most NZ climates.
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Epazote
$7.50Add to cartEpazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a strongly aromatic culinary herb in the Amaranthaceae family, growing 60–100cm tall. It prefers sun and well-drained soil and is best used sparingly in Mexican and Central American cooking, particularly with beans. Traditionally valued for its digestive and medicinal qualities, though large doses can be toxic.
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Epazote – Oaxacan Red
$8.50Add to cartEpazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) Oaxacan Red is a strongly aromatic culinary herb in the Amaranthaceae family, growing 60–100cm tall. It prefers sun and well-drained soil and is best used sparingly in Mexican and Central American cooking, particularly with beans. Traditionally valued for its digestive and medicinal qualities, though large doses can be toxic. This red-leaved forms adds ornamental appeal.
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Lemongrass
$8.50Add to cartA frost-tender, tropical, evergreen, PERENNIAL grass that is aromatic and grows up to 1.5m.
Prefers well-drained moist soil in a full sun position. Can tolerate very alkaline soils and drought to some degree.
Fragrant leaves and the heart of young shoots are cultivated for use in cooking and teas. The leaves and essential oils are used commonly as traditional home remedies. -
Marigold – Passionfruit
$9.50Add to cartA beautiful large shrub, this PERENNIAL marigold has a sweet fruit scent when brushed past. Very good for attracting wildlife to the garden.
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Marigold – Texan Tarragon
$7.50Add to cartMexican Tarragon is a PERENNIAL growing to 80cm with an upright to bushy habit with many unbranching stems. Leaves are linear, shiny green and anise-tarragon scented.
Clusters of small golden yellow flower heads on the ends of the stems appear in late summer.
Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Can grow in heavy clay soil. -
Mint – Applemint
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing from 40cm – 1m with light green broad oval leaves that are somewhat hairy on top and downy underneath. Flowers are white or pink and form in mid to late summer. Attractive to bees.
Can grow in almost any moist soil in a full sun or semi-shade position.
Leaves are eatan raw or cooked and like other mints, used as a domestic herbal remedy. -
Mint – Basil mint
$8.50Add to cartA hardy PERENNIAL growing to 60cm with narrow aromatic leaves that have basil-mint aroma. Prefers partial shade or full sun in moist soils.
Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and it has similar medicinal uses than other mints. -
Mint – Chocolate mint
$8.50Add to cartA hardy PERENNIAL growing to 60cm tall with a spreading habit. Large ovate leaves are bronze to dark green and it has deep purple-red stems. The flavour is strongly peppermint with a sweet chocolate undertone. Delicious eaten raw in fruit salads, or added as a garnish to fruit salads, cakes etc., it has similar medicinal uses than common peppermint.
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Mint – Common /Garden mint
$7.50Add to cartA 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. -
Mint – Eau de Cologne mint
$8.50Add to cartEau de Cologne mint is a PERENNIAL mint is a cultivated mint with a strong fresh citrus fragrance.
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Mint – Ginger mint
$8.50Add to cartA 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.
Mentha x gracilis, Ginger Mint, is a fragrant herb that infuses dishes with refreshing mint and spicy ginger undertones. With lance-shaped leaves and lavender flowers, this perennial plant thrives in well-drained soil, offering culinary delights and potential digestive relief. A favorite among pollinators, Ginger Mint adds charm to gardens while serving diverse culinary and medicinal purposes. -
Mint – Japanese Menthol Mint
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL growing to 50cm with long, thin and downy grey-green leaves that are elliptical to lanceolate or broadly ovate in shape, and sharply toothed margins.
Grows in any moist soil in a full sun or partial shade position. Can tolerate heavy soil. -
Mint – Mojito/Julep mint
$8.50Add to cartA hardy PERENNIAL growing to 30cm 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.
Sweet, flavourful mint leaves can be eaten raw or cooked; is lovely in drinks, and can be used, like other mints, for as a herbal remedy. -
Mint – Pennyroyal mint
$8.50Add to cartA PERENNIAL low growing native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Leaves emit a very strong mint fragrance
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Mint – Peppermint
$8.50Add to cartA 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. -
Mint – Spearmint
$8.50Add to cartA 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. -
Oregano – Common
$7.50Add to cartA 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.