Common Name: Mint Basil Latin Name: Mentha sp. ‘Basil’ Description: Hardy mint with shiny round leaves and distinctive mint-basil aroma. Spreading perennial. Height 45cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves regularly as required. Use fresh. Best Results: Grow in full sun or part shade. Best in pots in premium potting mix with regular water. Cut mints back hard […]
Common Name: Mint – Spearmint Latin Name: Mentha spicata viridis Description: Creeping herb with sweetly scented, spear shaped leaves and tiny whitish pink flowers. Sprawling but invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 70cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time, use dried or fresh. Try freezing in ice blocks. Best Results: If rust […]
Common Name: Mint – Peppermint Latin Name: Mentha x piperita Description: Sweetly scented, bright green and purplish leaves with pinkish flowers. Sprawling but invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 50cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time. Use fresh or freeze in ice blocks. Best Results: If rust appears or plant looks lanky, […]
Common Name: Mint – Ginger Latin Name: Mentha gentiles Description: Glossy green foliage with a deliciously refreshing ginger aroma. Invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time and use fresh or try freezing in ice blocks to add to summer drinks. Best Results: If rust appears or […]
Common Name: Mint – Eau de Cologne Latin Name: Mentha x piperita var. citrata Description: Erect, bronze-purple leaves with a uniquely blended fragrance of orange, lavender and mint. Highly decorative.Invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 50cm. Harvesting: Leaves can be harvested at any time. Best Results: If plant looks lanky, cut […]
Common Name: Mint – Chocolate Latin Name: Mentha x piperita Description: Dark, glossy green leaves on maroon coloured stems have delicious chocolaty-mint fragrance. Sprawling but invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 50cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time, use dried or fresh. Wet leaves and freeze in a plastic bag. Best Results: […]
Common Name: Mint – Apple Latin Name: Mentha suaveolens Description: Upright stems with round, soft woolly foliage and pink to white flower spikes in autumn. Invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Leaves can be harvested at any time. Best used fresh. Best Results: If plant looks lanky, cut down […]
Common Name: Mint Latin Name: Mentha spicata ‘Crispa’ Description: Classic mint with sweetly scented, bright green leaves and tiny white flowers. Sprawling but invasive habit makes it best grown in large tubs. Perennial. 50cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time, use dried or fresh. Try freezing in ice blocks to add to summer drinks or casseroles. […]
Common Name: Sweet Marjoram Latin Name: Origanum marjorona Description: Compact bush with greyish, rounded leaves and a strong, tangy flavour. Forms small, knot shaped flowers in late spring. Perennial. 50cm. Harvesting: Leaves are harvested at any time and are best used fresh but can be dried. Best Results: Protect during colder months of winter. Frost […]
Common Name: Lovage Latin Name: Levisticum officinale Description: Very tall and spectacular herb with stems similar in appearance and flavour to that of celery. May die down in winter but will reappear in spring. Perennial. 150cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time but do not cut the central stem. Use fresh or store dried or frozen. […]
