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HERB NAME
CODE
PRICE
DESCRIPTION
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
ORV01
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Not as good a flavour as the other varieties, but very attractive to bees and butterflies.
Oregano, Crete
Origanum samothrake
ORS01
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Small aromatic leaves, excellent flavour, especially for pizza, white flowers in summer, best Oregano for cooking.
Oregano, Greek
Origanum vulgare hirtum
ORV02
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Small white flowers. Very small aromatic leaves which in the right conditions, are available all year round. Good to grow in a container.
Orpine
Sedum telephinum
SET01
€ 3.00
Good in a rock garden, late flowering.
Orris
Iris v. 'florentina'
IRG01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
An iris white to pale blue scented flowers in early summer. The rhizome is violet scented and used in the perfumery industry
Otterbush
Gomphostigma virgatum 'White Candy'
GOV01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
A plant from South Africa, with stiff erect stems, evergreen, grey green leaves and white fragrant flowers, needs moist soil.
Painted Daisy
Chrysanthemum coccineum
CHC01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Nice long flowering border plant, good cut flower.
Parsley, curly
Petroselinum crispum
PEC01
€ 1.50
Parsley is a widely used culinary herb, valued for its taste as well as its rich nutritional content.
Parsley 'Italian Giant'
Petroselinum crispum 'Italian Giant'
PEC02
€ 1.50
A variety with plain leaves. Strong flavour and vigorous growth.
Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
PUV01
€ 4.00
Flowering early spring, nodding bell-shaped flowers, feathery hairy leaves, medicinal use.
Patrinia
Patrinia villosa
PAV01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
A woodland plant leaves can be used like a vegetable.
Pelargonium, Apple
Pelargonium odoratissimum
PEL05
€ 4.00
Leaves have a fresh apple scent.
Umckaloabo, South African Pelargonium
Pelargonium sidoides
PESI01
€ 4.00
Nice dark red flowers, medicinally used.
Pelargonium, Lemon
Pelargonium crispum
PEL01
€ 4.00
Small sweet lemon scented leaves.
Pelargonium, Nutmeg
Pelargonium fragrans
PEL04
€ 4.00
More low growing, leaves have a sent of nutmeg.
Pelargonium 'Robers Lemon Rose'
P. graveolens 'Robers Lemon Rose'
PEL03
€ 4.00
Vigorous grower, small flowers, strong lemon-rose scent.
Pelargonium 'Royal Oak'
P. graveolens 'Royal Oak'
PEL06
€ 4.00
Tall growth, leaves are oak shaped with a dark spot in the middle, leaves have a balsam scent, large pink purple flowers.
Pink, Clove
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Grenadin'
DIC01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Small, deeppink to purple, clove-scented flowers in summer.
Maiden Pink
Dianthus deltoides
DID01
€ 3.00
Scented flowers, groundcover plant.
Pink, Superb
Dianthus superbus
DIS01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Intensely scented flowers, for moist areas.
Pink, Sweet
Dianthus sup. 'Rainbow Loveliness'
DIS02
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Prefers moist soil, may be at the edge of a pond. Flowers have an intensive scent of violets, more colourful than Superb Pink.
Poppy, filled pink
Papaver somniferum
PAS01
€ 1.50
Good for a mixed border, large pink filled flowers in summer.
Poppy, Blue
Meconopsis 'Lingholm'
MEL01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Good for a mixed border, large blue flowers with golden stamens in late spring.
Poppy, Iceland
Papaver nudicaule
PAN01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Bright orange, yellow or white flowers from spring to summer.
Poppy, Oriental
Papaver orientale
PAO01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Big orange flowers in summer.
Primrose, Moonlight
Primula alpicola
PRA01
€ 3.00
A primrose from China and Tibet, also medicinally used.
Purple Bell Flower
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
RHA01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
A climber, can grow in partial shade, nice dropping flowers.
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
LYS01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
A herb often growing at the edges of water, it loves moist soil, nice purple flowers ion summer, medicinal use.
Purple Sage
Salvia purpurascens
SAP01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Shrubby evergreen perennial with branched stems and red-green foliage.
Pyrethrum
Tanacethum cineraifolum
TACI01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Source of one of the safest insecticide. White daisy-like flowers.
Quillquina
Podophyllum ruderale
PORU01
€ 1.50
Coriander substitute, as well an annual but lasting much longer. good taste.
Ragged Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculis
LYF01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
A meadow plant for moist to wet soil, bright pink flowers.
Red Campion
Silene chaledonica
SIC01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Nice border plant for a sunny position, red flowers late summer.
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
CER01
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Ornamental plant, good as cut flower, sunny position.
Regal Lily
Lilium regale
LIR01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Intensely fragrant plant, pink-white trumpets of flowers.
Roman Chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
CHN01
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Perennial chamomile, flowerheads for teas, medicinal use.
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
ROO01
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
An evergreen aromatic shrub with needle like leaves. Flowers are attractive to bees. For all kind of culinary uses.
Rosemary, Prostrate
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'
ROO02
€ 2.50 / € 3.50
Same use than the upright Rosemary.
Roseroot
Rhodiola rosea
RHR01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Poor soil in sun, the fleshy root is rose scented, used in the perfumery industry.
Rue
Ruta graveolens
RUG01
€ 3.00 / € 4.00
Nice foliage, yellow flowers, medicinal use.
Russian Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus ssp dracunculoides
ARD01
€ 2.50
Vigorous grower, easier togrow than the French Tarragon.