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Tansy
Perennial Tanecatum vulgare Tansy is grown for its long lasting yellow flower heads. Used in many insect repelling pot-pourris. A medicinal, culinary and magical herb with the powers of health and longevity. Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables. £1.10 Av 1,000 seeds
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Tarragon Russian
Perennial Artemisia dracunculoides Russian Tarragon is not to be confused with the classic French Tarragon. Russian Tarragon has less flavour but is the only Tarragon that can be grown from seed is hardier and easier to grow. Leaves used raw or cooked in fish, chicken and potato dishes. Seed is used raw or cooked. |
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Tea Tree Evergreen
shrub Melaleuca alternifolia - Medicinal Tea Tree Having no culinary properties, medicinal provides an essential oil , a herb that produces a strong antiseptic from the leaves. Tea Tree is effective against fungal infections. Used for the treatment of thrush, verrucas, nits and cold sores. The oil is also used in aromatherapy. Also used in the production of soaps and deodorants. Sow thinly indoors/greenhouse on the surface of moist compost, stand pot in water to ensure compost is kept moist, do not water overhead to prevent damping off. Grow on indoors for the first winter. Tee Tree is not frost hardy and needs a minimum of 15 deg C (I have seen a minimum of - 3 deg C stated in some articles) best suited to indoor/greenhouse or conservatory plant. Suitable for growing in containers. Grow in moist soil in full sun. |
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Thistle Holy or Thistle Blessed
Annual Cnicus benedictus - St Benedict's Thistle, Blessed Thistle, Holy Thistle Herb / Wild Flower. Blessed/Holy thistle was used in the middle ages and wildly cultivated in monastery gardens, was widely used for the plague. Has many medicinal uses and a wide range of applications. Magical herb with the powers of Hex-breaking and purification. Sow spring and summer, grow in full sun. 1 gram approx 30 seeds £1.25 Av 1 gram pkt
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Thistle Marsh
Biennial Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle Hgt up to 1.5m Flowers July to August Marsh Thistle is excellent for attracting wildlife, a bee and butterfly plant. In European countries the young shoots were once used like Burdock. Native habitat marshes, meadows, woodlands and damp soils. Grow in full sun to partial shade in moist soils sow in autumn or spring germination slow. Av 200 seeds
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Thistle Milk
Biennial Silybum marianum - Milk Thistle, Blessed Milk-Thistle, Kanger, Thistle Lady's Ornamental herb / Wild Flower. Bee plant. Once used as a vegetable, roots, leaves, stems and flower buds used for salads, artichoke and spinach substitute, stema used young raw or cooked used like rhubarb or asparagus. Seed roasted for a coffee substitute. Medicinal has many uses, used for liver and gall bladder complaints. Sow early spring (for annual) in situ or summer to autumn and it will flower following year (biennial). Position in full sun. £1.35 Av 30 seeds
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English Thyme, Broad Leaf or Common
Thyme Perennial
Evergreen Thymus vulgaris - Winter Thyme Common thyme also known as English thyme or Broad leaf thyme is used in all culinary ways. Pretty small mauve flowers on stems, with dark green tiny leaves. Fresh or dried leaves can be used in soups, stews, and sauces, meat, fish, egg recipes and salads. Magical powers of healing, health, sleep, courage, purification and love. Plant alongside cabbage as a companion plant or in pots on a sunny windowsill. £1.25 Av 600 seeds
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Thyme Summer
Thyme De Provence Thymus vulgaris Narrow leaves which are greyer than winter thyme, Thyme de Provence is said to be the best tasting thyme available and very aromatic. It is not winter hardy. £1.10 Av 1,000 seeds
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Thyme serpyllum
Perennial Thymus serpyllum - Creeping Time, Mother of Thyme The whole plant can be used, in cooking the leaves may be used the same as common thyme above. Medicinally can be used internally and externally. Thyme is an excellent ground cover plant that is ideal in rockeries, between slabs, in walls, in the herb garden or in a pot on a sunny windowsill. Excellent for attracting wildlife. pkt Av 700 seeds pkt Av 1,750 seeds tpkt Av 5,250 seeds
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Thyme fragrantissimus
Perennial Orange Scented Thyme Thymus fragrantissimus is a beautiful culinary herb with a strong orange scent, grow in pots, on the patio, borders or a sunny windowsill.
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Tobacco
See Common Tobacco - Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco Wild see Nicotiana sylvestris
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Tormentil
Perennial Potentilla erecta - Bloodroot Hgt 10 - 30cm Flowers May to September Single golden yellow flowers on long stems, creeping habit. Tormentil is found in damp grassland, heaths and woods. Medicinal herb. A red dye from the roots has antiseptic properties and root also has tanning properties. Magical powers of love and protection. Grow in full sun to dappled shade. Av 175 seeds
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Valerian Red Perennial Centranthus ruber - Jupiters Beard, Pretty Betsy, Delicate Bess. Ornamental, scented flowers during June to September attractive to butterflies. Young leaves can be used raw or coked as a vegetable, or in salads. Sow February to May in situ and cover lightly. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Grows well in coastal areas. £1.25 Av 100 seeds
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Vervain
Perennial Verbena officinalis Hgt 30 - 60cm Flowers June to September Slender spikes of pale lilac hooded flowers. It has a long history of uses with magic and sorcery with the Celtic and Germanic people of Europe. A herb of magical powers which include chastity, a common addition to love mixtures, purification, protection, money, peace and youth. Used in herbal medicine to treat insomnia, nervous exhaustion, asthma, migraine and depression, used in Chinese medicine and regarded as anti-malarial. Av 2,400 seeds
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Vipers-Bugloss
Skin irritant Biennial Echium vulgare Hgt 30 - 100cm Flowers June to August Bright blue, funnel shaped flowers along the stem. A very elegant wild flower found on dry open ground, grassy areas, cliffs and sand dunes, excellent plant for attracting Bees. It was once thought the plant could heal snake bites. Now used as a decorative garden plant and for garnishes for drinks. 1 gram approx 300 seeds Av 250 seeds
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Vitex
Perennial Vitex negundo heterophylla - Cut-Leaf Chastetree Ornamental 10-12 foot high having medicinal use. Among the very best of honey plants, blooming profusely from midsummer until frost, lavender-blue blossoms. Used for headache, dizziness, coughs and mental unrest. Also listed under tree seeds. £1.25 Av 50 seeds
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Watercress
Hardy perennial Medicinal and culinary herb. Rich in vitamin A, C, and D. Watercress has a spicy taste the leaves are added to salads. Can be cultivated in the garden or in pots or punnets indoors all year round, must be kept very moist, pots or punnets can be stood in water, the water being changed daily. Outdoors broadcast sow spring when ground has warmed up onto shady moist soil, keep moist. Watercress is an excellent addition to mixed salad leaf for the salad bowl. Harvest at any stage from micro or baby leaf to mature leaf from June through to winter if crop is protected. Popular Micro Greens. £0.95 Small pkt 1,000 seeds
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Water Mint
Perennial Mentha aquatica Hgt 15- 90cm Flowers July to October Pinkish lilac flowered, strong scented, of the mint family. Herb used for medicinal and culinary uses. One of the three sacred herbs of the Druids. Habitat Watersides, marshes, wet woods and rivers. Av 1,000 seeds
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Welsh Onion
H perennial Allium fistulosum - Scallion Medicinal and culinary herb. Welsh Onion is popular in Chinese cooking, stem and bulb are edible. Prefers a sunny position. In milder climates the leaves are available all year. The whole plant is said to be an insect repellent. £1.00 Av 125 seeds
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Welsh Onion Red Allium fistulosum Culinary herb, stronger flavoured than the white variety and hardier. Very attractive stalks of medium red.
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Perennial Salvia verbenaca Hgt 40-60cm Flowers May to August Wild Clary is found on dry pastures and roadsides in Southern England rare elsewhere. Blasphemously called Christ's eye, due to its use as a cleanser and soothes irritation in the eyes. The leaves can be used raw or cooked, a herbal tea can be made from the leaves and snuff from the roots. A good bee plant, well suited to wild flower gardens and cultivated beds. Grows in full sun in light sandy well drained soil. Zone 6, Sow spring inside/under glass plant out during early summer, in areas that are close to the hardiness zone it is best to grow on in the greenhouse for the first year and plant out after last frosts. 1 gram approx 400 seeds Av 400 seeds £8.90 Av 10 gram pkt
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Wild Lettuce
Annual/Biennial Lactuca virosa - Great Lettuce, Bitter Lettuce, Opium Lettuce One of the most common wild lettuce growing in the UK. A medicinal herb that was once used as a substitute for opium. Common use as a sedative, and hypnotic for insomnia and for relaxation. Grow Wild Lettuce in a sunny position. This herb should only be used under medical supervision. Magical herb of chastity, love, divination, protection and sleep. May have import restrictions in some countries please check with your customs before ordering. The juice of the plant is poisonous.
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Witch Hazel
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Hamamelis virginiana - American Witch Hazel, Virginian Witch Hazel
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Biennial Isatis tinctoria - Dyer's Woad, Dyers-Woad Hgt up to 100cm Flowers June to August Woad was originally used by ancient Britons to paint their bodies. Yellow flowers. It was once cultivated for the blue dye that can be extracted from the leaves. Harvest the leaves when fully grown. Habitat grasslands. Prefers a well drained fertile soil in a sunny site. 1 gram approx 115 seeds 1g packet
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Woodruff Sweet
Perennial Galium oderatum syn.asperula oderata - Asperula, Sweet Grass, Sweet Woodruff Height 15-45cm Smooth green leaves in whorls, likes damp soil and partial shade, a woodland wildflower. Magical herb with the powers of money, protection and victory. Sweet Woodruff flowers after they have been picked for a couple of hours release a scent that is something between vanilla and new mown hay. Flowers are dried for pot-pourri, and leaves used in stew dishes. £1.10 Av 35 seeds
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Wormwood
Perennial Artemisia absinthium - Absinth Sagewort, Absinthe, Old Woman Silver green leaves with very bitter taste. Wormwood is used medicinally and dried as a moth repellent. Magical herb with the powers of love, the calling of the spirits, protection and psychic powers by burning in incenses. Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables, do not plant too close to roses. £1.10 Av 1,500 seeds
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Wormwood Sweet see Sweet Annie
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Yarrow
Perennial Achillea millefolium - Woundwort, Thousand seal, Milfoil, Rojmari Hgt 10 - 100cm Flowers June to November Erect flowering stems with white flower heads. Medicinal herb. Habitat dry grassland. A liquid plant feed can be processed from the leaves. Yarrow leaves are used raw or cooked, best used when young, ideal addition in mixed salads. The flowers and leaves are used to make an aromatic tea. Uses medicinal, herbal dyestuffs, aromatic and culinary. Magical herb with the powers of love, courage, exorcism and psychic powers. Sow autumn and spring. Yarrow prefers a well drained site in a sunny position, will tolerate some shade. 1g approx 4,000 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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