Ranunculus Plug Plants

Each flawless flower is comprised of thousands of pure white, crepe paper petals, and the tall, straight stems of this Persian buttercup make cutting and arranging as easy as can be.

Flowers all summer long. Intensely fragrant pure white-flowering lavender.

Noted for soothing irritations and inflammations of the skin, throat, eyes, lungs and urinary organs.

Sweet, anise-scented leaves and stalks (fresh or dried) add delightful flavour to sweets and desserts, saving about half the sugar. Of particular interest to diabetics.

Remove flowering tops as they appear to keep leaves tender. Most famous for sorrel soup. Large, succulent, slightly acid-tasting leaves give zest to salads and any dish which is insipid in itself.

Neat compact growth habit. Absolutely delightful lemon scent.

Quite the sensation in salads! Just pick the leaves, strip them from the stems, and throw them liberally into your salad mix. For tender foliage, grow this mint in partial shade and cut often to keep the young leaves coming.

Excellent for massing, as ground cover or in rockeries. Does not attract cats despite its stronger, more pleasant scent. (Catmint) Smaller ornamental form of catnip with lavender-blue flowers and grey-white foliage.

Used by Amerindians for diarrhea; also for headaches, stomachache, menstrual problems. Also for ceremonial smudging. Lovely white ghost-like flowers; attractive silver foliage; excellent for dried arrangements.

It possesses a superb sweet lime aroma with all sorts of possibilities for the kitchen. Try it in candies, cookies, cakes, salads, seafood... Anywhere where you need to create a new sensation.

One of the tallest garden mints, applemint reaches heights the other mints don't, sometimes clambering up two or more feet in height, but is best shorn down frequently to prevent bloom if the intent is to use it in cooking.

Deserving of experimentation in tea, cooking, and as a garnish. A favourite among West Indians. Sensational orange scent and flavour.

It is well worth the effort, as it is one of the best mints for the kitchen garden. Pineapple mint will grow happily in the shade of trees. Untroubled by pests in general and considered repellent of bothersome insects in the mixed border, perennial in...

Small deep green leaves. Excellent lime scent.

Brilliant red flowers. Use for drinks, chicken, cheese and in jams and jellies. Pinch to keep bushy. Grow indoors in good light. Fabulous pineapple scent.

Velvety, purple streaked leaves. Strong minty scent that some noses swear has a hint of chocolate.

Upright growth habit; prolific bloomer. Lovely pink-flowered version of ‘Majorca'.

Showy dark blue flowers; upright to trailing growing habit.

Prefers filtered light but can tolerate full sun. Looks and grows much like pineapple sage but has a stunning honeydew melon scent. There is nothing else like it in the world of herbs! Red flowers are edible, and they are favourite haunts of hummingbirds.

Helps calm the entire nervous system. Especially valuable for PMS, menstrual pain and delayed menstruation. Gentle sedative. Strengthens the heart and often prescribed for palpitations.

This hybrid is a beauty, with lots of physical definition as breeder Jim Westerfield put it. And so it does, with perfectly shaped, groovy leaves, and a hint of dark bronze at the tips at times.

Leaves are excellent in potpourris and sachets. One of the definitive perfumes of the Orient and of India in particular. Widely used in perfumes and soaps, and even to perfume India ink.

Excellent flavour for sauces, catsup, purees, bruschetta and soups. Heirloom paste tomato with very large, heart shaped fruit, meaty interior with very little juice or seeds.

In zones where the plant is perennial, it makes an excellent choice for hedging in knot gardens, while its pleasant curry smell makes it a companionable houseplant in colder areas.

70-80 days to maturity. The sweet taste makes it perfect for eating fresh sprinkled with chopped basil. Excellent for sauces and canning. A prolific and early producer, it bears masses of stunning dark red tomatoes with brown shoulders.

Specially selected for its high oil content, this strain is grown commercially in Greece for the high quality oregano market. Spicy, silver-grey foliage. ‘Kaliteri' means ‘the best' in Greek, an apt nickname for this terrific oregano that first came...

Freezing temperatures tenderize it bringing out its full flavour. (Black cabbage; Cavolo nero) Large, dark green, serrated leaves growing to a height of 60cm/2', are useful for culinary purposes as well as ornamental.