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Marigold Mixed French
$4.25Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 50cm (T. patula). Most species have pinnate green leaves and bright blooms in golden, orange, yellow, and white colors, often with maroon highlights.
It prefers well-drained soil in a full sun position, and is tolerant of heavy clay soil.
Commonly grown as a companion plant in the vegetable garden, or a bright and cheery flower in the ornamental garden, marigolds are edible and some have medicinal qualities too.
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Marigold Texas Tarragon : seeds
$4.25Read moreMexican 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.
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Meadowsweet – common
$9.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 1.2m.
Prefers moist or wet soil and can grow in heavy clay soils. Full sun or semi-shade.
Flowers, leaves and root are edible and it has a long history of medicinal uses. -
Meadowsweet – Flore Pleno
$9.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 1.2m.
Prefers moist or wet soil and can grow in heavy clay soils. Full sun or semi-shade.
Flowers, leaves and root are edible and it has a long history of medicinal uses. Double flowering variety.
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Motherwort
$7.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 1m with a purplish squarish stem clad in short hairs, and opposite leaves that have serrated margins and are palmately lobed.
Prefers any moist soil in semi-shade or full sun, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
Flowers can be eaten fresh or dried and the leaves and flowering tops are prepared as a herbal medicine.
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Orach – Red : seeds
$4.25Read moreAn 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. -
Orach – Red Mountain Spinach
$6.00Read moreAn 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. -
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Sorrel – Garden
$6.50Read moreSorrel is a PERENNIAL plant growing to 60cm with deep roots, juicy stems and edible, arrow-shaped leaves that taste sour.
Prefers moist soil in a semi-shade to full sun position. Can tolerate acidic soil.
All parts of the plant are edible. It is a good household and dye plant and has medicinal use. -
Southernwood
$8.00Read moreThe small bushy DECIDUOUS SHRUB grows to 1.2m and has small grey-green narrow and feathery leaves and small yellow flowers.
It has a strong camphor-like fragrance.
Prefers well-drained soil in a full sun or semi-shade position and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Drought resistant.
It is used in small quantities as a flavouring, but is mostly used as a medicinal herb. -
Strawberry Spinach
$6.00Read moreStrawberry Spinach is an ANNUAL growing to 60cm with goosefoot-like leaves, and small, red and pulpy.
It prefers moist soil in full sun.
The fruit, leaves and seeds are edible. It has some medicinal uses. -
Tansy
$7.50Read moreTansy is a PERENNIAL growing to 1m with fern-like finely-dividied compound leaves from a somewhat reddish errect and smooth stem, and flat-topped, button-like yellow flowers.
Prefers well-drained soil in full sun.
Flowers and leaves are edible and it has some historic medicinal and household uses.