Herbs and medicinal plants

Herbs and Medicinal

Many garden perennials are in fact ancient herbs which were once widely used in herbal folk medicine, and now have been forgotten with the widespread distribution of modern pharmaceuticals. If you are interested in the history and uses of these perennial herbs you may also be interested to view our perennial plant list.

Fragaria vesca

The original european wild strawberry, excellent as ground cover in shade or part sun. Small sweetly flavoured fruit and white flowers.

$8.50

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Primrose

Primula vulgaris. Similar medicinal value to the cowslip, the root being dried and used in early medicine to manage gout and arthritis.

$8.50

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Thyme Lawn White

Prostrate white thyme only 1 cm high, plant as lawn or amongst stones, gravel or pavers for ground cover.

$8.50

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Thyme Lemon

Tangy lemon flavour and fragrance, add to stuffing, stew, and marinades. Also useful as ground cover in cottage garden or border plantings.

$8.50

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Thyme Woolly

Prostrate wooly thyme only 1 cm high, plant as lawn or amongst stones, gravel or pavers for ground cover.

$8.50

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Violet

Viola odorata. Perennial used for a variety of tonics in ancient medicine, primarily perfume and fragrance for addition into soaps and balms.

$8.50

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Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot. An ancient perennial and medicinal plant used by the native American people, it is very toxic and should not be used without professional consultaton. We grow it as an ornamental groundcover in woodland with hostas, epimedium and dicentra, it is deciduous with white flowers.

$12.50

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Thymus vulgaris

Culinary thyme; we use this around the garden as a summer flowering ground cover together with Thymus "Minimus". Great around rocks, in the herb garden or in the border.

$8.50

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