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Botanical name: Monarda didymaLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 70-90 cmPosition: Sun or part shadeSoil preference: Moist / well drainednamed because of its fragrance, which resembles the aroma of the bergamot orange. It is an aromatic perennial growing to 70-90 cm from a creeping rootstock. The oval sha...

Botanical name: Matricaria chamomillaLife cycle: AnnualHeight: 60 cmPosition: Sun or part shadeSoil preference: Well drainedGerman chamomile is an upright annual herb growing to around 60 cm. The plants are multi-stemmed with feathery, light green leaves and daisy like flowers with yellow centres an...

Common SageBotanical name: Salvia officinalisLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 50 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drainedCommon sage (“sage") is a perennial herb growing to approximately 50 cm in height. The leaves are velvet green-grey and are set in pairs along the stem. The flowers are blu...

Botanical name: purpurea Life cycle: PerennialHeight: 60-100 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drained, also known as purple coneflower, is a herbaceous perennial growing to around 1 m tall. It has dark green lanceolate leaves, the lower ones with serrated margins. In summer and autumn large...

Botanical name: Armoracia rusticanaLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 60 cmPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Moist / well draineda hardy perennial with large, oval, wavy, green leaves that grow to approximately 60 cm long. It has a deep tap root up to 60 cm long and grows from a spreading ro...

Botanical name: us officinalisLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 60 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well draineda low-growing, shrubby, perennial herb that reaches up to 60 cm in height. It has many woody stems with small, dark green, narrow leaves, and spikes of purple-blue double-lipped flowers in ...

Botanical name: Melissa officinalisLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 60-100 cmPosition: Full sun / Part shadeSoil preference: Moist / well drainedLemon balm is a clump forming perennial growing to around 1 metre high. It has a square branching stem and broadly oval, toothed, and deeply veined leaves that...

Botanical name: Glycyrrhiza glabraLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 90cm – 1.5mPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well draineda hardy herbaceous perennial growing between 90 cm to 1.5 m in height. The dark green pinnate leaves are up to 15 cm long, with 9-17 leaflets giving the foliage a feather or fer...

Botanical name: Althea officinalisLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 1.2 cm - 1.5 mPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Moist /well draineda tall perennial growing up to approximately 1.5 m in height. The soft, thick silvery green leaves have 3-5 lobes, serrated edges and velvety down covering the surface. ...

Botanical name: Origanum vulgareLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 30-60 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drained, also called origanum or wild marjoram, is an aromatic, perennial herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae) known for its flavourful leaves and flowering tops. a spreading perennial ground ...

Rosemary ‘Tuscan Blue’Botanical name: Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis)Life cycle: PerennialHeight: 1.5 mPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drainedRosemary is an evergreen, woody shrub native to the Mediterranean region of Europe. Rosemary “Tuscan Blue’ is a large vari...

Common ThymeBotanical name: Thymus vulgarisLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 30 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drainedCommon thyme is an aromatic, evergreen shrub growing to 30 cm high. It has thin woody stems and small, narrow, pointed, grey-green leaves, being paler underneath. The small flo...

Botanical name: Nepeta faasseniiLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 30 cmPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Well drainedDwarf spreading perennial with spikes of purple-blue flowers during most of the summer. The grey-green leaves are highly aromatic.Usescan be infused as a calming tea as a gen...

Botanical name: Origanum marjoranaLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 25 - 50 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drained, also known as sweet marjoram, is a bushy, perennial growing 25-50 cm high and wide. It has small, grey-green oval leaves that are slightly hairy and highly aromatic. The tiny, wh...

Botanical name: Nepeta catariaLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 60 cmPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Well drainedan upright frost hardy perennial growing to 60 cm high. The square shaped stems are straight with grey-green, heart-shaped leaves. The gently fragrant leaves have scalloped edg...

Botanical name: a officinalisLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 60 cm – 1.2 mPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Well drainedan erect perennial growing to a height of 1.2 metres when in flower. It has pale green, deeply divided leaves with 6-10 pairs of leaflets. The plant grows from a rhizo...

Botanical name: Crocus sativusLife cycle: Perennial bulbHeight: 25 cmPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well draineda perennial growing to 23 cm high from a bulb like corm. The leaves are narrow and up to 25 cm long. In autumn, it produces purple flowers approximately 3.5-5.0 cm long, which contain ...

Lemon Scented GeraniumBotanical name: Pelargonium crispumLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 50 cmPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Well drainedLemon scented geranium is a small evergreen shrub growing to approximately 50 cm in ideal conditions. The structure of the plant is dense and upright...

Botanical name: Persicaria odorataLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 30-40 cmPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Moist / well drainedVietnamese mint (also known as Vietnamese coriander) is a creeping, herbaceous perennial that grows 30-40 cm high, however it can grow up to 80cm in ideal condit...

Botanical name: Oenothera lamarkianaLife cycle: BiennialHeight: 1 - 1.2 mPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drainedEvening primrose is a biennial growing to approximately 1 to 1.2 m in height. It initially grows as a rosette of oval to rounded matt green leaves from a thick yellowish root. In t...

Botanical name: Cymbopogon citratusLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 90 cm – 1.5 mPosition: Sun / part shadeSoil preference: Moist / well draineda tall perennial grass growing in large clumps up to 1.5 m in height. It has narrow leaf blades and branched flower stalks, although the plant rarely flowers ...

Botanical name: Mentha piperata citrata ‘Basil’Life cycle: PerennialHeight: 45-60 cmPosition: Full sun / part shadeSoil preference: Moist / well drainedBasil mint is a hardy perennial growing to around 45-60 cm in height. It has an upright growth habit and a spreading nature. The thick, dark gre...

Botanical name: Salvia elegansLife cycle: PerennialHeight: 1.2 – 1.5 mPosition: Full sunSoil preference: Well drainedPineapple sage is an herbaceous perennial growing 1.2 to 1.5 metres in height. The ovate leaves are a grey-green colour. The leaves are covered in small hairs and are set in pairs a...

Botanical name: Petroselinum crispumLife cycle: BiennialHeight: 30-40 cmPosition: Sun/part shadeSoil preference: Well drainedCurly parsley, is a leafy herb that grows fairly slowly, reaching approximately 30-40 cm high and wide. It is a biennial or short-lived herb. The plant forms a rosette of rich...