Fruit Herbs Edible Plants
YOUR INSTANT FRUIT AND HERB GARDEN
40 Herb and fruit plants. At least 14 varieties of Fruit and Herbs are included in this listing.
The great thing about the plants in this pack, is that they look great growing in your garden whilst also giving you produce for your house.
Picture Above
Top row: LAVENDER. HOTMINT. THYME.
Middle row: SEASIDE DAISY, CHIVES, CHIVES
Botom row: ROSEMARY, SAGE, BAY LEAF TREE.
All varieties of plants in this pack will be sent in their individual pots to ensure their roots stay healthy in transit. Most of them will come in 50 by 70mm pots, whilst some will be in the larger 75 by 100 pots. All will have established roots and will be ready to plant into you garden.
In this listing you will receive the following plant varieties and quantities.
2 lemon Trees
1 Lime tree
3 Spring onion
4 Lemon balm plants
4 Oregano plants
4 Lavender plants
6 Thyme plants
2 Vietnamese/Hot mint plants
1 Sage plant
2 Rosemary plants
7 Strawberry plants
1 Bay tree
1 Lemon Grass
1 Pineapple Sage Plants
2 Olive Trees
Occasionally a variety will sell out before we have a chance to amend this listing. If this happens then we will add a variety that is similar in price instead.
All the varieties above are also available in bulk.
If you want a special selection or plant combination from the hundreds of varieties we sell on ebay, please let us know and we will set up a special listing on ebay for you and send you the link.
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These plants have many herbal and/or culinary uses that have been recognised and recorded through out history.
Their multitoned, shaped and textures foliage is also a great feature or contrast in the garden.
Plants that look good but can also save you money
Lemon Trees
A great cropping variety that will usaully have some fruit all year round.
Medium sized tree to a height of approximately 3 metres tall.
Mainly winter cropping, with 1 or 2 small croppings in warmer coastal areas in spring and summer.
High juice and acid content.
This variety has an open growing structure, with the glossed maroon new growth that contrast well amongst the greens.
Sweetly scented white/cream blossoms.
Will grow well in both tubs and in the ground
They are an early fruiting plant and willl give you fruit well before Christmas.
You will recieve your first fruits at around the 3 year mark with an increase in production as they mature.
Frost hardy to around -3. In colder districts you will need to plant them close to buildings or under the north side of taller trees, to protect them form the colder frosts
Lime Tree
Pretty much the same as the lemons above except that they produce limes. :-)
Bay leaf tree
Lauralus nobilis
The leaves of this variety have a long history of being used in cooking culinary dishes
This is a great ornamental leaved variety of small tree that can be maintained at any height from 50 cm tall through to 3-5 metres tall.
It is quite fast growing and one tree will usually be enough for the the average families use.
It makes a great addition to a herb garden as it adds deep color and height
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Sage Plants (Salvia officinalis)
Presently 10 -15cm tall
An evergreen perennial that has grey green leaves.
Violet-blue flowers above the plant in summer.
Fast to grow
Widely used in the kitchen and as a herbal treatment, It is also recogized as a great plant to grow for foliage colour and texture as well as for its beautiful floral displays.
Grows to approximately 60-90cm tall.
Also make great ornamentals
Grows quite thick and can be cut back to regrow.
Parsley
Known for its stronger flavour and vigorous growth, this variety is great for flavour and garinish.
Being high in iron and vitamin C sees it as a great addition to many salads, soups, stews etc.
Frost tolerant.
Parsley is a biennial, which means it lives for 2 growing seasons/years
Vietnamese Mint
Persicaria odorata syn. Polygonum odoratum
Also known as Hot mint, Vietnamese coriander, laksa Leaf, Cambodian mint and Hot lemon mint.
Presently 6-10cm tall
GREAT FOR COOKING, SALADS, HERBAL USES, Etc
Native to south east east Asia.
An attractive addition to your garden.
30-60CM TALL WHEN MATURE
Easy and fast to grow, this purple stemmed herb has medium green, lemony scented leaves that also have dark stripped markings on the leaves as they mature.
Pomegranate Tree
Punica granatum
A fantastic tree that is famous through history for both its fruit and herbal uses
These grow into a hardy medium sized tree that produce red fruit from beautiful red flowers.
Very hardy additions to your garden
Rosemary plants
Rosmarinus officinalis
A hardy dark green, fine leaved herbal shrub that has blue flowers
These plants have many herbal and culinary uses that have been recognised and recorded through out history.
They make a great tight scented low hedge as well.
Very Hardy once established.
They will grow from 0.8 to 1.2 metres high. Can be kept at a lower height
A popular aromatic herb that is hardy,
grows in frost prone and coastal areas,
handles dry regions when established.
It is also recognised as a hedging variety and is grown through out Australia.
Strawberry Plants
A hardy low growing plant that produces beautiful flowers that develop into the fruit that is popular around the world.
Marjoram and Oregano
Classic Italian Herbs
Low growing.
Hardy
Medium frost resistance
Great ground covers with pink to mauve flowers
Thyme
Hardy small leaved plants that have small pink flowers in profusion.
Also make great ground covers.
Lavender
Lavadula
Presently12-16cm tall
Lavander is one of the worlds most recognised herbs.
It flowers, foliage and fragrance have made it popular.
Lavenders are hardy, frost resistant, drought tolerant once established, Quite fast to grow once established.
Many uses throughout your home.
Chives
(Allium Schoenoprasum)
Presently 10-15cm tall
3 Pots with many plants in each pot.
Chives are easy to grow and are perennial.
They are part of the plant family that includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots etc.
Chives have a gentle onion flavour that enhance many dishes.
Its colour is also used to colour and garnish.
Frost hardy
In dry periods they will survive by letting their foliage die and forming bulbs that will regrow when watered again.
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Perennial low spreading plant
Presently 12-15cm tall
This variety is known for its wide herbal, medicinal, culinary and insecticidal properties.
They have a beautiful lemon scent as well as white nectar laden flowers in summer.
Grows in full sun to partial shade.
In dry regions, protct from the afternoon sun.
Grows to approximately 50cm tall
Great mosquito repellent
Prefer a moist well drained soil.
All these fruit and herb plants have great culinary and/or herbal uses as well as adding colour, contrast and growth to your garden.
