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Dill
$6.50Read moreAn 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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Heartsease
$6.50Read moreAn 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. -
Honeywort – Pride of Gibraltar
$7.50Read moreAn ANNUAL growing to 90cm with greyish-green foliage and deep-purple bracts. Thrives in almost any soil, and prefers full sun or very light shade. Noted for attracting bees.
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Horehound- White
$8.50Read moreA flowering PERENNIAL growing 50cm with grey leaves that have a densely crinkled surface, and are covered in downy hairs. White flowers are borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem.
Grows best in the full sun in well-drained soil, and can tolerate nutritionally poor soils.
Leaves are edible and can be used as a tea. Medicinally it is an important herb for home remedies for coughs. -
Ironwort
$10.50Read moreSideritis, or Ironwort, boasts silver-green foliage and delicate flower clusters, hailing from the Mediterranean. Highly regarded for its health benefits, it is prized for its soothing properties in traditional Greek medicine, known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory attributes, making it a popular choice for herbal teas.
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Marigold – French (various)
$6.50Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 50cm (T. patula) or 1m (T. erecta). 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. -
Marigold – Starfire
$6.50Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 30cm. Pinnate green leaves and masses of small 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. -
Marjoram – Sweet
$7.50Read moreA tender PERENNIAL growing to 60cm with small simple, smooth and ovate leaves that have a sweet pine and citrus flavour. Small white flowers are loved by bees and bumblebees.
Prefers well-drained soil in semi-shade or full sun. Leaves are edible and used as a flavouring, and it has medicinal applications. -
Mint – Corsican mint
$8.50Read moreA PERENNIAL low growing evergreen mint with fresh scent when bruised. Tiny leaves and creeping habit.
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Mother of Herbs
$9.50Read moreThe large succulent-like leaves are strongly oregano-mint flavoured making it wonderful herb to eat fresh or use as a food flavouring. The nutritional and medicinal phytochemicals in this herb make it a highly valued as a natural pharmaceutical.
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Okinawa Spinach
$12.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 90cm with a sprawling habit. Prefers a well-drained soil in full sun or semi-shade.
Eaten as a medicinal vegetable. -
Orach – Green Mountain Spinach
$7.50Read moreOrach (Atriplex hortensis), or Mountain Spinach, is an annual leafy green in the Amaranthaceae family that grows 1–2m tall and 40–60cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Orach produces tender, spinach-like leaves with a mild, slightly salty flavour, used as a culinary green fresh or cooked. It is heat-tolerant, ornamental, and self-seeding, making it a useful food and cottage garden plant. Florists also make use of the spectacular seed spikes in floral arrangements.
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Orach – Red Mountain Spinach
$8.50Read moreOrach (Atriplex hortensis), or Mountain Spinach, is an annual leafy green in the Amaranthaceae family that grows 1–2m tall and 40–60cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Orach produces tender, spinach-like leaves with a mild, slightly salty flavour, used as a culinary green fresh or cooked. It is heat-tolerant, ornamental, and self-seeding, making it a useful food and cottage garden plant. Florists also use the striking seed heads in flower arrangements.
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Pelargonium – Nutmeg scented
$10.50Read moreAn evergreen PERENNIAL shrub growing to 30cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun, and is frost-tender.
This pelargonium soft grey-green leaves with a lovely spicy nutmeg scent. Pretty white flowers are edible. -
Pelargonium – Oak leaf
$10.50Read moreA TENDER PERENNIAL fragrant shrub with oak shaped leaves that have a dark chocolate brown centre. Leaves have a strong spicy scent.
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Phacelia – Lacy Tansy
$7.50Read moreA flowering ANNUAL growing to 60cm. It has an erect habit and intricately cut lacy-looking leaves and bell-shaped blue or lavender coloured flowers on a coiled cyme. It is noted for attracting wildlife, especially bees.
Grows in any well-drained soil in a full sun position. It is grown primarily as a bee attracting plant, and a green crop. -
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Rose Campion – Pink
$8.50Read moreA PERENNIAL growing to 80 cm with grey felted leaves and single, bright magenta flowers produced in succession.
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Rosemary – Chef’s Choice
$8.00Read 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.