Plant List
2012
Please not
that we are only a small nursery, and although we do try to have our entire
range available all the time, it is not always possible, so do please contact
us if you are looking for something specific.
ACHILLEA AGERATUM (English Mace)
Perennial, ht.
50cm.
Pretty cream flowers. Snip leaves
into salads.
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM (Yarrow)
Perennial, ht.
50cm.
Old medicinal
herb.
ACHILLEA PTARMICA (Sneezewort)
Perennial, ht.
75cm.
Small, white
flowers.
ACONITUM NAPELLUS (Monkshood)
Tall, with inky
blue flowers. . Poisonous, always
handle with gloves.
AGASTACHE ANETHIODORA(Anise hyssop)
Perennial, ht.
60cm.
Aniseed scented leaves. Purple or white flower spikes.Very attractive to bees.
AJUGA REPTANS (Bugle)
Perennial,
ground cover plant.
Blue flowers,
medicinal plant. Grows well in shade.
AJUGA REPTANS (ALBIFLORA ‘ALBA’)
White flowering
ALCEA ROSEA nigra
‘Black Hollyhock’
Biennial, very
tall. Soothing properties, the
stunning flowers can be used in tea and look great in pot-pourri.
ALCHEMILLA ALPINA (Alpine Lady’s
Mantle)
Perennial, ht.
15cms. Good for rockeries, very
pretty little plant with silver edging to the leaves.
ALCHEMILLA MOLLIS (Lady's Mantle)
Perennial, ht.
30cm.
Frothy yellow, green flowers,
soft green leaves. Traditional medicinal herb.
ALLIUM CEPA - proliferum
group (Tree onion)
Perennial,
ht.75cm.
Baby onions produced at top of
stem.
ALLIUM FISTULOSUM (Welsh onion)
Perennial, ht.
50cm.
White flowers, use like chives or
Spring onions
ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM (Chives)
Perennial, ht.
25cm.
Mauve flowers, use in salads, egg
dishes etc.
ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM ‘Silver
Chimes’
White flowering chives
ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM “Forscate”
Larger plant
than normal chives, pink flowers.
ALLIUM SENESCENS SUBSP. MOUNTAIN
GARLIC
Perennial,
45cms. Bright green leaves and pinky flower
heads.
ALLIUM
SENESCENS GLAUCUM. ‘Corkscrew Garlic’
Twisting blue
grey leaves and pink flowers.
ALLIUM TUBEROSUM (Garlic chives)
Perennial, ht.
50cm.
Flat leaves, white flowers, use
as chives.
ALOE VERA
A tender succulent, grow as a
houseplant. Useful to treat kitchen
burns.
ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA (Lemon Verbena)
Perennial, half
hardy, up to 1.5m.
Strongly
scented leaves. Use in teas, drinks.
ALTHAEA OFF.
‘Marshmallow’
Hardy perennial
with soft, downy leaves and pale pink flowers. Medicinal.
ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS (Dill)
Annual, ht. 1m.
Feathery
leaves, yellow flowerheads. Many culinary uses, with
eggs, fish, salads etc. Medicinal herb.
ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA (Angelica)
Biennial, ht.
2m.
Candy young
stalks. Striking
architectural plant with large flower heads and stunning seed heads.
ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA (Dyer's
chamomile)
Perennial, ht.
60 cm.
Dye plant, pretty yellow daisy
flowers.
ANTHRISCUS CEREFOLIUM (Chervil)
Annual, ht. 30
cm.
Use in fish and egg dishes. An ingredient of 'fines herbes'.
ARMORACIA RUSTICANA (Horseradish)
Perennial, ht.
90 cm.
Grate the root for horseradish
sauce. Invasive.
ARTEMESIA ABROTANUM
(Southernwood)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Feathery leaved, aromatic
shrub. Moth repellant, antiseptic.
ARTEMESIA ABSINTHIUM (Wormwood)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Silvery green
foliage, medicinal.
ARTEMESIA DRACUNCULUS (French
Tarragon)
Perennial, ht.
90cm.
Delicious with chicken, salads,
eggs etc. Protect in winter.
ARTEMESIA PONTICA (Old Warrior,
Roman Wormwood)
Perennial, ht. 1m
Medicinal herb, silver grey
leaves.
ARTEMESIA POWYS CASTLE
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Finely cut,
aromatic leaves.
ARTEMESIA VULGARIS (Mugwort)
Perennial,
ht.1m.
Green foliage,
silver underneath the leaf. Medicinal, for coughs and fevers. Will
grow on waste ground.
ARTEMESIA VULGARIS - VARIEGATA
(Variegated Mugwort).
ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS rubra (Red Orach)
Annual,
ht.80cm.
Dark red salad leaves, self seeds readily.
BORAGO OFFICINALIS (Borage)
Annual, ht 75cm.
Pretty blue
flowers to use in drinks, Pimms etc,
cucumber scented leaves for salads.
BORAGO OFFICINALIS 'ALBA' (White
Borage)
White flowers, as above.
CALAMINTHA NEPETA (Lesser Calamint)
Perennial,
ht.30cm.
Tiny purple
flowers, aromatic plant. Medicinal.
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (Pot
Marigold)
Annual, ht.
45cm.
Orange yellow flowers all summer,
self seeds freely.
Use flowers in salads, petals to colour rice.
CARUM CARVI (Caraway)
Biennial, ht.
60 cm.
Seeds used in cooking and
medicinally, for indigestion.
CEDRONELLA TRIPHYLLA (Balm of
Gilead)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Tender,
aromatic plant, smells of balsam.
CENTRANTHUS RUBER (Red Valerian)
Perennial, ht.
60 cm.
Pink, red or white flowers in Summer. Attractive to butterflies.
CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE (Roman
Chamomile)
Perennial, ht.
45cm.
Small daisy flowers, apple
scented foliage, use for tea.
CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE 'FLORE PLENO'
(Double flowered Chamomile)
Perennial, 8
cm.
Lovely,
creeping ground cover plant, sweet smelling foliage.
CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE 'TRENEAGUE' (Lawn
Chamomile)
Apple scented, non flowering for lawns.
CHENOPODIUM BONUS HENRICUS (Good
King Henry)
Perennial, ht.
60cm.
Cook young flower spikes like
spinach. Invasive.
CICHORIUM INTYBUS (Chicory)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Lovely clear blue flowers, use young leaves and flowers in salads.
CLAYTONIA SIBERICA (Pink Purslane)
Pink flowers,
seeds freely. Useful
salad herb.
CORIANDRUM SATIVUM (Coriander)
Annual, ht. 60
cm.
Use in curries,
chutneys, etc. Leaves and seeds
have pungent aroma.
CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS (Lemon Grass)
Perennial
(tender), ht. 1m.
Lemon scented leaves, use like
bay, in Thai food etc.
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (Cardoon)
Perennial, ht.
2m.
Architectural
plant with large thistle like heads.
DIANTHUS DELTOIDES (Maiden Pink)
Perennial,
ht.10cm.
Beautifully fragrant pink flowers, can be used in salads.
DIANTHUS CAROPHYLLUS (Clove Pink)
Perennial, ht. 20 cm
Single,
fragrant flowers.
DIGITALIS PURPUREA (Foxglove)
Biennial, ht.
1m.
Purple flowers,
medicinal, poisonous.
DIGITALIS PURPUREA 'ALBA' (White
Foxglove)
ECHINACEA PURPUREA (Coneflower)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Purple or white
daisy like flowers with dark centre. Medicinal herb
for immune system.
ECHIUM VULGARE (Viper's Bugloss)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Old medicinal
herb for headaches and fevers, said to treat snake bites. Prickly leaves and blue violet flowers.
ERUCA VESICARIA (Salad Rocket)
Annual, ht.
75cm.
Peppery salad leaves. Also fragrant flowers.
EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM (Jo Pye Weed)
Perennial, ht.
2m.
Deep pink flowers, vanilla
scented leaves, used for kidney problems. Likes moist ground.
FILIPENDULA ULMARIA (Meadowsweet)
Perennial,
ht.1m.
Creamy white aromatic flower
plumes. Yields black dye from roots and yellow from tops. Moist
soil.
FOENICULUM VULGARE (Fennel)
Perennial, ht.
1.5m.
Soft green foliage, with aniseed
flavour, for fish, eggs, salad. Medicinal teas.
FOENICULUM VULGARE 'PURPUREUM'
(Bronze Fennel)
As above with
gorgeous bronze foliage.
FRAGARIA VESCA (Wild Strawberry)
Perennial, ht.
30cm.
Tiny, delicious
strawberries. Also
medicinal.
FRAGARIA VESCA 'ALBA' (White
fruiting strawberry)
White fruits, usually ignored by
the birds!
GALEGA
OFFICINALIS (Goat's Rue)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Vigorous, blue
flowered legume. Said to increase milk yield in stock.
GALIUM ODORATUM (Sweet Woodruff)
Perennial, ht.
25cm.
Spreading plant, likes shade. Very pretty small white flowers. When dried smells like new
mown hay. Use in Gluwein.
GALIUM VERUM (Lady's Bedstraw)
Perennial,
creeping.
Dye plant .
Once used to colour cheeses.
HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM (Curry
Plant)
Perennial, ht.
60cm.
Silver grey foliage, small yellow
flowers, strongly scented of curry.
HERNIARIA GLABRA (Rupturewort)
Perrenial, creeping.
Said to relieve
kidney problems.
HESPERIS MATRONALIS (Sweet
Rocket)
Biennial, ht.
1m.
Sweetly scented
white or pink flowers. Seeds freely.
HYPERICUM PERFORATUM (St. John's Wort)
Perennial,
ht.75cm.
Yellow flowers in Summer. Medicinally used for nervous tension.
HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS (Hyssop)
Perennial, ht.
75cm.
Sub shrub with strong scent and
pretty blue flowers, leaves used to flavour fatty meats, use sparingly.
HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS 'ALBUS'
(White Hyssop)
HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS subsp.
ARISTATUS (Rock Hyssop)
Perennial, ht.
30cm.
Compact form of
hyssop, looks delightful as edging or in rock garden.
INULA HELENIUM (Elecampane)
Perennial, ht.
1.5m.
Large leaves
and yellow daisy flowers, good for back of border. Dried root used as
cough lozenges, smells of violets when dried.
ISATIS TINCTORIA (Woad)
Biennial, ht.
1.5m.
Insignificant yellow flowers
followed by stunning, almost black seed pods.
Dye plant.
LAURUS NOBILIS (Bay)
Perennial, ht.
up to 5m.
Sweet scented evergreen. Use
leaves in casseroles, bouquets garnis etc.
LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (Old
English Lavender)
Perennial,
ht.70cm.
Aromatic, grey foliage and mauve flowers,good for hedging.
LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA ‘Hidcote’
Smaller plants
with deep purple flowers.
LAVANDULA MUNSTEAD
Perennial, ht.
45cm.
Soft green foliage
and mauve flowers. Ideal for small hedging plants.
LAVANDULA STOECHAS subsp.PEDUNCULATA (Spanish Lavender)
Perennial, ht.
60cm.
Long, purple
bracts, most attractive. Needs sheltered, well drained
position.
VARIOUS OTHER LAVENDERS AVAILABLE
IN SEASON
LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE (Lovage)
Perennial, ht.
2m.
Use young, celery scented leaves
in soups and stews and with potatoes.
LINARIA VULGARIS (Toadflax)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Pretty,
snapdragon like yellow flowers, attractive to butterflies and bees. Medicinal.
LYSIMACHIA NUMMULARIA (Creeping
Jenny)
Perennial,
ground cover.
Golden leaves in Spring, turn green later.
Bright golden yellow flowers.
LYTHRUM SALICARIA (Purple
Loosestrife)
Perennial, ht.
2m.
Tall, mauve flower spikes, plant
in moist soil or round ponds. Gargle and wound cleanser.
MARRUBIUM VULGARE (White
Horehound)
Perennial, ht.
45cm.
White flowers, crinkly leaves. Traditional cough remedy.
MELISSA OFFICINALIS (Lemon Balm)
Delicious lemon scented leaves to
use in summer drinks, salads, wine making, pot pourri.
MELISSA OFFICINALIS 'AUREA'
(Variegated Lemon Balm)
Perennial, ht.
60 cm.
Green and gold variegated leaves,
plant in light shade.
MELISSA OFFICINALIS ‘ALL GOLD’
Shade loving, gold leaves.
MENTHA ARVENSIS ‘Banana’
Banana smelling
mint.
MENTHA X GRACILIS VARIEGATA
(Variegated Ginger Mint)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Variegated green and gold mint, spreads slowly.
Use in fruit salads.
MENTHA LONGIFOLIA (Buddleia Mint)
Purple flowers,
aromatic, attracts bees and butterflies.
MENTHA X PIPERATA (Peppermint)
Perennial, ht 60 cm.
Dark leaves, strong peppermint
aroma, good for indigestion.
MENTHA X PIPERATA CITRATA
(Eau-de-Cologne Mint)
Perennial, ht.
60 cm.
Dark, wonderfully perfumed
leaves, add to bath water.
MENTHA X PIPERATA CITRATA ‘Basil
Mint’
Basil flavour before the basil’s
ready!
MENTHA X PIPERATA CITRATA
‘Chocolate’
MENTHA X PIPERATA CITRATA
‘Grapefruit’
MENTHA X PIPERATA CITRATA ‘Lime’
MENTA X PIPERATA CITRATA ‘Orange
’
MENTHA PULEGIUM (Pennyroyal)
Perennial,
upright 30cm, creeping, 5cm.
Strong peppermint scented bright
green leaves with purple whorls of flowers. Said to repel
fleas and ants. Do not make this peppermint tea if pregnant. Likes moist soil.
MENTHA REQUENII (Corsican Mint)
.Ideal to grow on paths, highly
scented of peppermint, with tiny pink flowers
MENTHA X SMITHIANA (Red Mint)
Spearmint flavour, red tinged
leaves.
MENTHA SPICATA (Spearmint)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Lovely culinary mint, spreads freely.
MENTHA SPICATA var CRISPA (Curly Mint)
Curly leaves, 70 cm.
MENTHA SPICATA ‘Moroccan’
Lovely
spearmint flavour, fabulous tea.
MENTHA SPICATA ‘Swiss Mint’
Strong, icy
mint flavour.
MENTHA SUAVEOLENS (Apple Mint)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Good culinary mint for apple
sauce, jellies, new potatoes.
MENTHA SUAVEOLENS 'VARIEGATA'
(Pineapple Mint)
Cream and green leaves, very
attractive, spreads slowly, add to fruit salads, summer drinks etc
MONARDA DIDYMA (Bee Balm,
Bergamot)
Perennial, ht.
80cm.
Lovely shades of red in Summer. Stunning flowers. Use in teas.
MONARDA FISTULOSA (Wild Bergamot)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Mauve flowers, use in teas.
MYRRHIS ODORATA (Sweet Cicely)
Perennial, ht.
80cm.
Beautiful fern like foliage,
frothy white flower heads followed by attractive seeds. Aniseed scented, add to sharp fruits to
reduce amount of sugar needed.
MYRTUS COMMUNIS (Myrtle)
Perennial, up
to 3m.
Tender shrub for sheltered spot,
delightful white flowers, use aromatic leaves with pork or game.
MYRTUS COMMUNIS ‘Tarentina’
Half hardy shrub. Small, green
leaves with pretty white flowers, and blue black berries in Autumn,
use with pork and game dishes.
MYRTUS COMMUNIS ‘Variegata’
Variegated
myrtle, ht. 1 –2 m.
NEPETA CATARIA (Catnip)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Distinctive scent loved by
cats. Also
NEPETA CATARIA 'CITRIODORA'
(Lemon Scented Catnip)
NEPETA X FAASSENII (Catmint)
Perennial, ht.
70 cm.
Adored by cats! Loved by bees. Blue flowers.
NIGELLA HISPANICA (Fennel Flower)
Annual, ht. 30
cm.
Grey - blue flowers with very
aromatic seeds for use in curries or to sprinkle on bread and cakes.
OCIMUM BASILICUM (Sweet Basil)
Annual, ht. 45
cm.
Use with tomatoes, make
pesto. Grow in pots in sheltered
position.
OCIMUM BASILICUM (Greek, fine
leaved miniature)
Annual,
ht.22cm.
Very compact,
to sow in pots for the windowsill.
OENOTHERA BIENNIS (Evening
Primrose)
Large yellow
flowers, sprawling plant. Medicinal
ORIGANUM MAJORANA (Sweet or
Knotted Marjoram)
Half-hardy
perennial, treat as annual, ht. 30 cm.
Pungent,
deliciously scented leaves, small white flowers.
ORIGANUM ssp. (Greek Oregano)
Perennial, ht.
60cm.
Wonderful fiery
aroma, for Greek cooking. White flowers.
ORIGANUM VULGARE (Wild Marjoram)
Perennial, ht.
50 cm.
Pink flowers,
good culinary herb, attracts bees.
Good edging plant, alternating perhaps with
ORIGANUM VULGARE 'AUREUM' (Golden
Marjoram)
As above, with gold leaves in Spring.
ORIGANUM VULGARE 'AUREUM CRISPUM'
(Golden Curly Marjoram)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Attractive gold leaves.
PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM (Opium Poppy)
Annual, ht.
60cm.
Poisonous,
apart from ripe seeds. Beautiful mauve, purple or red flowers, lovely
dried seed heads.
PETROSELINUM CRISPUM (Parsley)
Biennial, ht.
30 cm.
PETROSELINUM CRISPUM FRENCH
(French Parsley)
Biennial, ht.
40 cm. Flat
leaves and stronger flavour.
PETROSELINUM CRISPUM (Italian
Giant)
Biennial, ht.
75 cm.
POLEMONIUM CAERULEUM (Jacob's Ladder)
Perennial,ht.60cm.
Blue or white cup shaped flowers,
seeds freely.
POLYGONATUM X HYBRIDUM (Solomon's
Seal)
Perennial, ht.
50 cm.
White, shade loving flowers in Spring.
PRIMULA ELATIOR (Oxlip)
PRIMULA VERIS (Cowslip)
Perennial, ht.
15cm.
Sweet, yellow flowers,
naturalises well.
PRIMULA VULGARIS (Primrose)
Scented, pale yellow flowers
PRUNELLA VULGARIS (Self Heal)
Perennial,
ht.15cm.
Blue or pink flowers, spreads
easily. Medicinal.
PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS (Lungwort)
Perennial,
ht.30cm.
Pinky mauve flowers and white
spotted leaves.
PULMONARIA 'SISSINGHURST WHITE'
White flowers
and spotted leaves.
PULMONARIA REDSTART
Pinky
red flowers in early Spring.
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (Rosemary)
Perennial, 1m.
Aromatic shrub.
Pale blue flowers in Spring and Summer. Culinary. Hair rinse
for brown hair
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS 'GINGER
SCENTED' (Ginger Scented Rosemary)
Perennial, ht 60 cm.
Compact, ginger
smelling foliage.
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS ‘Majorcan
Pink’
Pink flowers.
Not fully hardy.
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS 'MISS
JESSOPS'
Perennial, ht 60 cm.
Compact,
upright foliage.
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS 'PROSTRATUS'
(Prostrate Rosemary)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Prostrate, ideal in pots or
rockery, lots of pale blue flowers in Spring and
Autumn.
VARIOUS OTHER ROSEMARIES OCCASIONALLY AVAILABLE
RUMEX ACETOSA (Sorrel)
Perennial, ht.
50 cm.
Delicious in
soups, lemon flavour.
RUMEX SANGUINEUS SANGUINEUS (Bloody Veined Dock)
Perennial, ht.
50cm.
Attractive bright red veined
leaves, grows well in shade.
RUMEX SCUTATUS (Buckler-leaf
sorrel)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Sharp, lemony grey leaves, use
sparingly in salads.
RUMEX SCUTATUS 'SILVER SHIELD'
(Buckler Sorrel - 'Silver Shield')
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Silver, shield shaped,
lemony leaves. Very attractive, likes shade.
RUTA GRAVEOLENS (Rue)
Perennial, highly aromatic,
blue-green leaves, with small yellow flowers.
Can cause skin irritation, handle with care.
SALVIA ELEGANS 'SCARLET
PINEAPPLE' (Pineapple Sage)
Half-hardy
perennial, ht. 1m.
Bring inside in Autumn for lovely red flowers. Pineapple scented leaves to
use in fruit salads.
SALVIA ELEGANS 'TANGERINE SAGE'
(Tangerine Sage)
Half-hardy
perennial, ht. 1m.
Lovely red flowers all Summer, similar to Pineapple Sage.
SALVIA MICROPHYLLA var.
MICROPHYLLA (Blackcurrant Sage)
Half-hardy
perennial, ht. 90cm.
Strongly
scented of blackcurrants. Cerise flowers in Summer,
very pretty.
SALVIA OFFICINALIS (Sage)
Perennial, ht. 45cm.Culinary sage. Sage and onion stuffing etc.
SALVIA OFFICINALIS 'ICTERINA'
(Golden Sage)
Perennial, ht.
45cm.
Green and gold variegated
foliage. Culinary sage.
SALVIA OFFICINALIS 'PURPURESCENS'
(Purple Sage, Red Sage)
Perennial, ht.
70 cm.
Purple leaves, blue flowers.
SALVIA OFFICINALIS 'TRICOLOR'
(Tricolour Sage)
Perennial, ht.
40 cm.
Purple, green,
cream leaves.
SALVIA HORMINUM (Painted Sage)
This pretty, hardy annual keeps
on flowering all Summer, with purple, pink or white
flower bracts. Medicinal
herb for mouth problems.
SALVIA SCLAREA (Clary Sage)
Biennial, ht.
60 cm.
Wrinkled leaves, decorative
flower bracts. Medicinal, its common name is Clear Eye. Leaves can be made into fritters.
SANGUISORBA MINOR (Salad Burnet)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Evergreen, cucumber flavour
leaves, make excellent garnish and in salads.
SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS
(Cotton Lavender)
Perennial, ht.
60 cm.
Silver grey leaves and yellow
flowers. Aromatic bush, moth repellent.
SANTOLINA ROSMARINIFOLIA subsp.
ROSMARINIFOLIA (Cotton Lavender Viridis)
Finely cut bright green leaves,
yellow button flowers.
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS (Soapwort)
Perennial, ht.
80 cm.
Pale pink
flowers, spreads. Roots can be
used as a gentle soap.
SATUREJA HORTENSIS (Summer Savory)
Annual, ht. 30
cm.
Known as the
'bean herb'.
SATUREJA MONTANA (Winter Savory)
Perennial, ht. 30
cm.
Small pink
flowers. Pungent,
thyme like aroma.
SATUREJA SPICIGERA (Creeping Savory)
Perennial,
creeping.
Pinky white flowers.
STACHYS OFFICINALIS (Betony)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Pretty mauve
flowers. Ancient
medicinal plant.
Also white
form.
SYMPHYTUM IBERICUM (Dwarf
Comfrey)
Pink, white
flowers, ground cover creeping plant.
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (Comfrey)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Cream, pink or
purple flowers. Good for compost
making and liquid compost. Medicinal, known as Knitbone.
SYMPHYTUM ‘HIDCOTE BLUE’
SYMPHYTUM 'HIDCOTE PINK'
Perennial, ht 60 cm.
Pink or blue flushed flowers.
TANACETUM BALSAMITA (Alecost , Costmary)
Spearmint scented leaves, small
daisy flower. Use in pot-pourri, beer, salads.
TANACETUM BALSAMITA subsp.
BALSAMETOIDES (Camphor Plant)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Similar to Alecost
but camphor scented leaves.
TANACETUM PARTHENIUM (Feverfew)
Perennial, ht.
45 cm.
Pungent, small
daisy flowers, used to cure migraines.
TANACETUM PARTHENIUM ‘Aureum’ (Golden Feverfew)
Gold coloured leaves and single
white flowers. Grows anywhere!
TANACETUM VULGARE (Tansy)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Yellow button
flowers. Bitter
herb. Insect repellent
TEUCRIUM CHAMAEDRYS (Wall
Germander)
Perennial, ht.
45 cm.
Pink flowers in Summer, mid green leaves.
TEUCRIUM X LUCIDRYS (Hedge
Germander)
Perennial, ht.
45 cm.
Bright green glossy evergreen
with pink flowers in Summer. Ideal for hedges and knot gardens
TEUCRIUM SCORODONIA (Wood Sage)
Perennial, ht.
30 cm.
Soft green leaves, smell of garlic when
crushed, pale green flowers. Medicinal.Cough, cold and fever herb.
THYMUS spp. (Thymes)
THYMUS X CITRIODORUS (Lemon
Thyme)
Perennial, ht.
12 cm. Good with chicken and fish.
THYMUS X CITRIODORUS 'SILVER
QUEEN' (Silver Queen Thyme)
Perennial, ht.
25 cm.
Silver variegated foliage and
pink flowers. Lemony.
THYMUS COCCINEUS (Creeping Red
Thyme)
Bright red flowers in Summer
THYMUS DOERFLERI ‘Bressingham’
Good creeping thyme with pink
flowers
THYMUS DOONE VALLEY (Doone Valley Thyme)
Perennial,
creeping.
Green and gold variegated, lemon
scented thyme.
THYMUS 'FRAGRANTISSIMUS' (Orange
Scented Thyme)
Perennial, ht.
25cm.
Bushy, orange scented thym
THYMUS HERBA BARONA ‘Caraway
Thyme’
Caraway scented creeping thyme
with rose pink flowers. Use in beef dishes.
THYMUS PSEUDOLANUGINOSUS (Woolly
Thyme)
Perennial,
creeping.
Mat-forming,
soft grey foliage, pink flowers.
THYMUS PULEGIOIDES (Broad leafed
Thyme)
Perennial, ht.
10 cm.
Good ground cover and culinary
thyme, used in Jamaican cookery.
THYMUS PULEGIODES ‘Archers Gold’
Ht
10cm. Pink/mauve flowers, green gold leaves.
THYMUS SERPYLLUM (Thyme, wild
creeping)
Perennial,
creeping.
Attractive
carpeting herb with pink flowers. Bees love it.
THYMUS SERPYLLUM ‘East Lodge’
Pink flowers, bright green
leaves, creeping
THYMUS SERPYLLUM MINIMUS (Minimus Thyme)
Perennial,
ground cover, creeping.
Pink flowers,
good for paths.
THYMUS SERPYLLUM ‘Russettings’
Mauve flowers, creeping, very
pretty
THYMUS SERPYLLUM ‘Snowdrift’
Decorative, white flowering
creeping thyme
THYMUS VULGARIS (Common Thyme)
Perennial, ht.
20 cm.
Excellent
culinary thyme for stews etc. Also medicinal.
THYMUS VULGARIS 'SILVER POSIE'
(Silver Posie Thyme)
Perennial, ht.
25cm.
Variegated
silver foliage, pink flowers. Culinary thyme.
PLEASE NOTE, THE THYMES ARE VERY POPULAR, WE MAY NOT HAVE ALL IN STOCK
ALL OF THE TIME.
TROPAEOLUM MAJUS 'ALASKA'
(Nasturtium Alaska)
Annual, ht. 30
cm.
Variegated
cream and green leaves, red, orange flowers. May be
used in salads.
TROPAEOLUM MINUS (Nasturtium)
Annual, ht. 30
cm.
Seeds can be pickled like capers.
High in vitamin C, the peppery flowers may be used to add colour to salads.
Attracts blackfly away from other veg
VALERIANA OFFICINALIS (Valerian)
Perennial, ht.
1m.
Pale pink
flowers, serrated leaves. Medicinal herb, a strong
sedative and tranquiliser. Moist soil.
VERBENA OFFICINALIS (Vervain)
Perennial, ht.
75 cm.
Small lilac flowers, on slender
flower spikes. Long associated with magic and sorcery.
VINCA MINOR (Lesser Periwinkle)
Perennial, ht.
15cm.
Ground cover
plant, shade, blue flowers.
VIOLA ODORATA (Sweet Violet)
Perennial,
ht.15cm.
Sweet scented violet flowers can
be used in salads.