If you are interested in my Mini Grow & Use Guides, please email me for processing at minette@tonoli.co.nz during the shop's vacation dates.
The gates sales table plant stand is always open and up and running, so feel free to pop past if you are in the Rangiora/Waikuku area to see a selection of the plants (not all plants in my inventory is available outside - if you want to come past for something specific, text me and we can see what we can work out: 0225251177).
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Alpine Strawberry White : seeds
$4.25Read moreAlpine Strawberry is a PERENNIAL growing to 30cm with trifoliate leaves, white flowers and sweet, small white when ripe strawberry fruit.
Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade, and can grow in heavy clay soil.
Fruit and leaves are edible and has medicinal use. It is used as a cosmetic herb.
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Balm – Lemon balm
$6.50Read moreA flowering PERENNIAL growing to 70cm with lemon scented leaves similar looking to mint and in summer small, nectar-rich flowers appear.
Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun or semi-shaded position.
Leaves are edible and medicinally it is commonly used household remedy as both a tonic herb and for its soothing, anti-anxiety actions. -
Balm – Orange Balm
$7.50Read moreA flowering PERENNIAL growing to 70cm with tangerine scented leaves similar looking to mint and in summer small, nectar-rich flowers appear.
Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun or semi-shaded position.
Leaves are edible and medicinally it is commonly used household remedy as both a tonic herb and for its soothing, anti-anxiety actions.
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Calendula
$6.00Read moreCalendula 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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Calendula – Mix : seeds
$4.25Read moreCalendula 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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Chamomile – German
$6.00Read moreThis chamomile is an ANNUAL that prefers a full sun position in well-drained soil. With long and narrow leaves that are finely bipinnate or tripinnate and smooth, erect stems growing to 60cm. The flowers are borne on capitulate flower heads and are composed of yellow disc florets and white ray florets with a strong aormatic smell.
Can grow in nutritionaly poor or saline soils.
The flowers are used as a condiment or tea and it is a well known herbal remedy. -
Chamomile – Roman
$6.50Read moreAn EVERGREEN PERENNIAL growing to 20cm. Similar looking, but lower growing than German chamomile, Roman chamomile has bipinnate, finely dissected fragrant leaves and solitary terminal flowerheads. Prefers growing in well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. It can grow in either full sun or semi-shade and is somewhat drought tolerant when established.
Used similarly to German or annual chamomile, the young sprigs and flowers are edible -
Cornflower
$6.00Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 1m with grey-green branched stems and 1-4cm lanceolate leaves. Flowerheads are commonly in an intense blue, but with white, pink, purple and even dark, almost black varieties existing. Flowers are known to attract bees and other pollinating insects. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor, alkaline soils. Full sun position is best and tolerates some degree of drought.
Shoots and flowers are edible and it has a long history of use as a medicine, although rarely used today. -
Cornflower – Mix : seeds
$4.25Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 1m with grey-green branched stems and 1-4cm lanceolate leaves. Flowerheads are commonly in an intense blue, but with white, pink, purple and even dark, almost black varieties existing. Flowers are known to attract bees and other pollinating insects. Prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor, alkaline soils. Full sun position is best and tolerates some degree of drought.
Shoots and flowers are edible and it has a long history of use as a medicine, although rarely used today.
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Evening Primrose – Standard Yellow
$7.50Read moreA hardy flowering BIENNIAL growing to 1.2m. Basal rosettes spiral up to flowering stems with butter-yellow flowers that are noted for attracting bees and butterflies. Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
Flowers, leaves, oil, root and seedpods are noted as edible. Many medicinal applications, particularly seed oil.
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Evening Primrose – Sunset Boulevard
$7.50Read moreA highly ornamental version of the common yellow flowering Evening of Primrose, these flower in shades of a dusky sunset with orange-pink tones. Evening primrose is a flowering BIENNIAL growing to 1.2m. Basal rosettes spiral up to flowering stems with flowers that are noted for attracting bees and butterflies. Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
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Gotu Kola
$7.50Read moreAn 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. -
Lady’s Mantle
$7.50Read moreAn HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL in the Rose family that has a clumping, mounding habit.
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Lemongrass
$7.50Read moreA 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. -
Marshmallow
$8.00Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m with broad, lobed, soft, and velvety leaves and pale pink flowers.
Prefers full sun position and can grow in saline soils. The whole plant abound in mild mucalige. Leaves, oil and root are edible. -
Parsley – Curly leaf
$6.00Read moreA 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. -
Parsley – Flat leaf
$6.00Read moreA 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. -
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Rosemary – Chef’s Choice
$6.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. The Chef’s Choice cultivar is higher in oil content, and stronger in flavour and with its compact mounding habit, is a favourite for cook’s gardens. -
Rosemary – Pink flowering
$6.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. This cultivar has beautiful light rose pink flowers. -
Rosemary – Prostrate
$6.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. The Prostratus cultivar makes a great groundcover. Somewhat less hardy than the other varieties, it is still quite hardy, and flavoursome. Great for trailing or for a low spreading groundcover. -
Rosemary – Tuscan Blue Upright
$6.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. The Prostratus cultivar makes a great groundcover. The Tuscan Blue variety is a magnificent plant with a very tall, upright growth, making long rosemary stalks great for using as skewers! The deep rich blue of the abundant flowers and the statuesque growth habit makes it an attractive Rosemary to grow. -
Rosemary – Variegated Leaf
$6.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 1.5m. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and can tolerate drought and maritime exposure.
A popular culinary herb with an array of medicinal uses. This variegated leaf cultivar makes for a beautiful plant..