Household & Aromatic Plants - Plants with Purpose & Appletreeman
PLANTS WITH
PURPOSE
APPLETREEMAN
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| Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony / Sticklewort / Cockleburr | Yellow-flowered medicinal herb also used in dyeing – a pretty meadow plant whose flowers are followed by hooked seeds. | £3.30 This year we're not growing this plant. Please let us know if you have a particular request! | |
| Alloysia triphylla Lemon Verbena | The acme of lemon-scented plants - just brushing it releases the lovely scent. Use fresh or dried in teas, desserts, salads and a variety of dishes. Said to repel biting insects. Frost tender - ideal patio pot to be given winter shelter. | £3.50 | |
| Anchusa officinalis Dyers Alkanet | Coiled heads of vivid deep blue flowers on this ancient dye plant attract bees of every species. | £2.80 | |
| Anthemis tinctoria Dyer’s Chamomile | Sunny yellow flowers on this dye plant are borne in abundance from midsummer to midwinter, hard frosts permitting and if dead-headed regularly. Tremendous colour value for cottage gardens. | £2.30 | |
| Anthemis sancta-johanna St. John’s Chamomile | Orange-gold flowers may be used in hand-dyeing. Very showy; can hybridise with Dyer’s Chamomile so keep separate. | £2.30 | |
| Anthemis nobilis Roman Chamomile | Fragrant foliage and occasional flowers used for a calming tea. | £2.30 | |
| Anthemis nobilis Roman Chamomile - pack of 6 - | Bulk buy for those wanting a chamomile seat or lawn. | £10.00 | |
| Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood / Appleringie / Lads Love / Old Man / Maiden’s Ruin / Garde-robe | If you grow no other herb, grow this one, not because you can eat it (it's bitter), nor for its undoubted value as an insect repellent, nor yet for its medicinal properties, but because it exudes magic and the scent will stay with you all your life. Everyone who smells it smiles in remembrance of someone - a parent, a granny, an old and loved friend. Incomparable. Pass it on to your children's children. | £3.00 | |
| Artemisia absinthium Wormwood / Absinthe / Černobyl | Distilled into the infamous liqueur Absinthe, this one should carry a health warning. As a beautiful garden plant, useful insect deterrent in companion planting, cure for worms and parasites, it will give pleasure and no hangover / side effects! | £2.80 | |
| Artemisia chamamelifolia Chamomile-leaved Wormwood | Feathery green foliage and a compact habit. A pretty, aromatic plant. | £3.20 | |
| Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’ Guizhou Mugwort | Noted for the purple-red flush to the stems and foliage. An unusual and attractive, tall aromatic plant with plumes of white flowers. | £2.80 | |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Western Mugwort / Sage Bush | Tall and stately, with soft, silver aromatic foliage, this is the sacred sage bush of native Americans. A brilliant centre feature for any herb bed. Insect deterrent, magical when burned, apparently. | £2.50 | |
| Artemisia maritima Sea Wormwood | I first met this plant growing on the sea wall of an Essex estuary, and it was the start of my love affair with Artemisias. There's something unaccountably special about this rare, silvery native. | £3.00 | |
| Artemisia schmidtiana nana Dwarf Artemisia | Exquisite dwarf Artemisia with feathery, silver foliage. This plant is ideal for the rock garden, or container. | £3.00 | |
| Artemisia stelleriana Old Woman | A ground-hugging Artemisia, with downy, silver, broad leaves which really shine out in borders and baskets. Grow to keep Old Man (A. abrotanum) company! | £3.00 | |
| Buxus sempervirens Green Box | As well as medicinal uses, Box is invaluable for dwarf hedges and topiary, and the hard, durable wood is sought after for... boxes, among other things! | £2.50 | |
| Buxus sempervirens ‘Elegantissima’ Silver Box | Green and silver-gold variegated form, slow growing. | £2.60 | |
| Carlina acaulis Carline Thistle | Ground-hugging native thistle, with splendid papery flowers excellent for drying, and medicinal properties. Non-creeping. | £3.00 | |
| Carum carvi Caraway | Flowers valued by organic gardeners as they attract the tiny wasps which control caterpillars by parasitising them. After, the edible seeds are used in baking and cookery. They are also a great digestive aid. | £2.80 | |
| Cedronella Balm of Gilead | Slightly tender so good for a tub to be given winter protection. Highly aromatic plant with showy pink flowers | £3.00 | |
| Centaurea macrocephala Yellow Cornflower | Shaggy-headed, big thistle-like flowers in bright yellow; a dramatic border perennial excellent for dried flower arrangements and very attractive to bees and other insects. | £3.00 | |
| Dianthus caryophyllus Clove Pink | Powerfully scented Gillyflowers were the precursor of boring modern, scent-free carnations. These make delicious additions to salads, exquisite pot-pourris, and more charming table decorations! | £2.50 | |
| Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel | Beloved of bumble bees, finches and flower arrangers, the prickly heads can be dried and coloured for winter decoration. Once used in clothmaking to raise a nap on velvets. | £2.50 | |
| Dipsacus sativus Fullers Teasel | The true Fuller's Teasel, grown commercially until recently. Very stiff spiny flower heads can be used to card wool in hand-spinning. Good for bees; seeds eaten by wild birds. | £2.50 | |
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