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Balm – Lemon Balm
$7.50Add to cartLemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial in the Lamiaceae family that grows in full sun to part shade and prefers rich, well-drained soil. It is used as a Culinary Herb for teas and desserts, as a Medicinal Herb for calming and digestive support, and as a Pollinator Plant.
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Basil – Aristotle
$7.00Add to cartBasil Aristotle (Ocimum basilicum ‘Aristotle’) is a tender annual plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is a dwarf, ball-shaped plant with tiny, aromatic leaves; naturally forms a neat, compact mound. As with all basils, it prefers full sun, regular watering, and well-drained soil.
Use like sweet basil, it has a mild sweet flavour. It is excellent for containers, edging, and fresh picking in the kitchen.
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Basil – Emerald Towers
$7.50Add to cartSweet Basil ‘Emerald Towers’ (Ocimum basilicum ‘Emerald Towers’) is a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. It has a tall columnar habit with glossy, dark green leaves; bred for compact vertical growth. Like other basils, it prefers warm, well-draining soil; thrives in pots or garden beds with good sun.
It has a strong, sweet basil flavour ideal for cooking; upright form makes it excellent for small spaces and continuous harvests.
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Basil – Lemon Towers
$7.00Add to cartLemon Basil ‘Mrs Burns’ (Ocimum × citriodorum ‘Mrs Burns’) is a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. Upright with medium green leaves and strong lemon scent. As with all basils, it needs warmth, sun, and free-draining soil.
The bright citrus flavour makes it excellent in teas, vinegars, fish dishes, and fruit salads.
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Basil – Perennial
$7.50Add to cartPerennial Basil (Ocimum × kilimandscharicum) is a tender perennial herb in the Lamiaceae family. It prefers a sunny, well-drained site and is semi-hardy in warm parts of New Zealand but frost-tender elsewhere. It grows to around 80 cm–1 m tall and wide, with camphor-scented green leaves and mauve flower spikes. Mainly used as a culinary herb for aromatic infusions and vinegars, a medicinal plant for respiratory and topical uses, and a pollinator-friendly, ornamental addition to herb gardens.
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Basil – Sweet Genovese
$7.00Add to cartSweet Basil Sweet Genovese (Ocimum basilicum) s a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. Compact, leafy plants with medium-large green leaves; pinching tips encourages bushiness.
Prefers fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; protect from frost.The classic Italian basil—sweet, aromatic, perfect for pesto, fresh tomato dishes, and summer salads.
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Basil – Thai Towers
$7.50Add to cartBasil, Thai Towers (Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora ‘Thai Towers’) is a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. It is a tall, columnar growing basil with fragrant green foliage with purple accents. As with all basils it prefers full sun, fertile and free-draining soil.
With the same anise-clove flavour as ‘Siam Queen’ but in a vertical growth form—great for repeated harvesting and small gardens.
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Borage – Blue
$6.50Add to cartBorage (Borago officinalis) is an annual herb in the Boraginaceae family. It prefers full sun and free-draining soil, tolerates poorer soils, and self-seeds freely; in New Zealand it grows easily through spring–autumn but is frost-tender. Plants reach 60–90 cm tall and 30–60 cm wide, with coarse hairy leaves and starry blue or white flowers loved by bees. Mainly used as a pollinator plant for bees and beneficial insects, a culinary herb with edible leaves and flowers, a cottage garden favourite for its bright blooms, and occasionally as a medicinal herb for mood and vitality.
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Borage – White
$6.50Add to cartBorage (Borago officinalis) is an annual herb in the Boraginaceae family. It prefers full sun and free-draining soil, tolerates poorer soils, and self-seeds freely; in New Zealand it grows easily through spring–autumn but is frost-tender. Plants reach 60–90 cm tall and 30–60 cm wide, with coarse hairy leaves and starry blue or white flowers loved by bees. Mainly used as a pollinator plant for bees and beneficial insects, a culinary herb with edible leaves and flowers, a cottage garden favourite for its bright blooms, and occasionally as a medicinal herb for mood and vitality.
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Calendula
$6.50Add to cartCalendula (Calendula officinalis) is an annual herb in the Asteraceae family. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained, moderately fertile soil, and in New Zealand it is hardy across most regions, self-seeding freely. Growing 30–60 cm tall and 25–40 cm wide, it has bright orange to golden daisy-like flowers. Used as a medicinal herb for its healing, anti-inflammatory blooms, a culinary herb with edible petals, a cottage garden favourite for colour and charm, and a pollinator plant attracting bees and beneficial insects.
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Calendula – Mix : seeds
$4.25Add to cartCalendula is a popular flowering ANNUAL that grows to 60cm with oblong-lanceolate leaves and single flowerheads of bright orange or yellow. Flowers are pollinated by bees and it is a well-known companion plant. Calendula prefers any well drained soil but can grow in very poor soils and can tolerate very acidic or very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi shade but grows best in full sun. The plant can flower nearly year-round in favourable conditions, and the flower petals are edible and medicinal.
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Cardoon
$10.50Add to cartCardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is a perennial in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil, and is moderately frost-hardy in most of New Zealand. Growing 1.5–2 m tall and 1 m wide, it features striking silver-grey leaves and tall stalks of purple thistle-like flowers. Mainly valued as a culinary plant for its blanched stems with a mild artichoke flavour, a cottage garden ornamental for bold, architectural form, a pollinator plant attracting bees, and a medicinal herb supporting healthy digestion and liver function.
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Catmint – Common
$7.50Add to cartCatmint (Nepeta × faassenii) is a perennial in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It prefers full sun and well-drained soil, and is hardy in NZ. Growing 40–60 cm tall and 60–80 cm wide, it forms compact grey-green mounds with masses of lavender-blue flowers. Mainly used as a cottage garden ornamental and pollinator plant, with mild traditional herbal calming uses.
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Chamomile – Roman
$7.50Add to cartRoman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family. It prefers full sun, free-draining sandy or loamy soils, and is hardy in NZ. It grows to 15–30 cm tall and spreads up to 30 cm, with finely divided green leaves and small, sweetly scented daisy-like flowers. Mainly used as a medicinal herb (gentle calming tea and digestive aid), as a cottage garden plant (fragrant groundcover), and as a lawn or path edging plant (soft, low, and aromatic underfoot).
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Chamomile – True Lawn (Trenegue)
$7.50Add to cartTrue Lawn Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile ‘Treneague’) is a perennial in the Asteraceae family. It prefers full sun, free-draining sandy or loamy soils, and is hardy in NZ. It grows 5–10 cm tall and spreads to form a dense mat of finely divided, apple-scented foliage. This cultivar does not flower, making it ideal as a low-maintenance lawn or groundcover. Mainly used as an ornamental groundcover (soft and aromatic underfoot), as a cottage garden edging plant, and as a fragrant sensory feature for paths and seating areas.
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Comfrey – purple flowering common
$8.50Add to cartA tall perennial (to 1.2m) with large, rough, hairy leaves and nodding clusters of purple-blue to creamy flowers. Very vigorous spreader by root division, and often considered invasive. More traditional medicinal use, but less preferred for garden fertility because of its tendency to self-seed.
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Comfrey – white flowering dwarf evergreen
$8.50Add to cartLikely Symphytum ibericum (Caucasian comfrey). A low-growing, creeping perennial (to 30cm high, spreading wider) with dense mats of rough green leaves and clusters of white bell-like flowers. Excellent groundcover in shady, moist conditions, especially under trees. Rarely used medicinally, but valued as an ornamental and living mulch.
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Dill
$6.50Add to cartAn ANNUAL growing to 80cm with slender hollow stems and alternate, finely divided, softly delicate leaves. Small yellow flowers are born in umbels. Prefers a full sun position in a moist and well-drained soil. Edible leaves and seeds, it is also good as a companion plant to attract hoverflies and other predatory insects. Highly nutritious, it has a long history of medicinal use.
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Dill : seeds
$4.25Add to cartAn ANNUAL growing to 80cm with slender hollow stems and alternate, finely divided, softly delicate leaves. Small yellow flowers are born in umbels. Prefers a full sun position in a moist and well-drained soil. Edible leaves and seeds, it is also good as a companion plant to attract hoverflies and other predatory insects. Highly nutritious, it has a long history of medicinal use.
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Echinacea – Lustre Hybrids
$9.50Add to cartEchinacea purpurea ‘Lustre Hybrids’ is a perennial in the daisy (Asteraceae) family that grows to around 60–90 cm tall and 45–60 cm wide. It prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soils. It has a vibrant range of petal colours, creating enchanting tones in the garden. ‘Lustre Hybrids’ attract pollinators, and are prized in cottage and cut flower 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. Lustre Hybrids can be used, but are less commonly chosen in professional practice.