Arnica plants

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Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum

We love those leeks as they are easy to grow, need little care and attention and are very giving. They come into full production over winter and produce well into spring when our winter leek crop is finished for the year.

Easy care multiplying leeks. They grow as thick as your thumb (see image).
You will get a starter clump with 3-4 small leeks.

Planting instructions are below.

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Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Family: Lamiaceae

This plant have been grown organically at KoruKai Herb Farm, Banks Peninsula. Free from synthetic fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides.


You will get 3 dormant root pieces. Please find growing information and photos below.

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Solidago virgaurea

Family: Asteraceae

Common names: Goldenrod, European Goldenrod, Woundwort, true Goldenrod

Goldenrod is a members of the daisy family and has vivid yellow flower heads that are made up of many, small, daisy-like flowers. It was traditionally used to heal wounds, and a yellow dye was produced from the flowers. Its a stunning plant in meadows, wild flower gardens and herb gardens.

Plant is shipped during its winter dormancy. It will be a bare rooted, dormant crown without any leaves or stalks, but with growing buds already in place (see image below). Simply plant into your garden over winter and watch it emerge in spring. Growing tips are below.

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Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)

Family: Lamiaceae

This plant have been grown organically at KoruKai Herb Farm, Banks Peninsula. Free from synthetic fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides.


You will get 3 dormant plants with growing tips. Please find growing information and photos below.

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Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Family: Lamiaceae

Common names: Lemon Balm, Balm gentle

Lemon Balm is an easy-to-grow, highly medicinal and very yummy member of the mint family. It grows well in a range of different soil conditions and is very generous. We do 3-4 cuts of lemon balm every season.

Growing instructions, medicinal uses and herbal preparations are below.

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Helianthus tuberosus

Commonly called Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke or sunroot. It is a type of sunflower. 

Jerusalem artichokes grown at KoruKai Herb Farm, Banks Peninsula. Free from synthetic fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides. 

Order is for 3 tubers. You can choose between 3 small or 3 large ones (please choose below).

Growing instructions can be found here and below.

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Mentha suaveolens

Family: Lamiaceae

Common names: apple mint, woolly mint, fuzzy mint

Apple mint is a delicious compliment to many dishes and is great as a hot herbal tea or iced tea. It’s easy to grow and simple to care for. There’s no question – this species of Mentha definitely deserves a spot in your herb garden.

Grown organically at KoruKai Herb Farm, New Zealand. Free of pesticides, herbicides and other agrochemicals.

The seedling is shipped bare rooted with courier. Plant it in the garden or in a pot and water well over the first few days. Growing conditions are below.

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Elecampane (Inula helenium)

Healthy crown with growing tip/s (see image below). Simply plant into your garden and watch it emerge in spring. Growing tips and uses are below.

This plant have been grown organically at KoruKai Herb Farm, Banks Peninsula. Free from synthetic fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides. 

It can be dug up and divided in the following winter. This one plant may grow into 3-6 plants within one year if conditions are right.

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Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

This is a beautiful peppermint with a very "pepperminty" flavour. It is the one we grow commercially and not available in many shops. When we wander through the garden section of hardware stores the pots say "peppermint" on the label, but is more like a garden mint and not the true peppermint that we grow.
We ship it nationwide in their winter dormancy.

Frost tolerant.

They come bare rooted with some growing tips in place.

Small: enough for a 20cm wide planter/pot
Large: enough to fill 1 m² of garden bed.

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Stachys affinis

The tubers have a distinct shape and look a bit like a grub. When eaten raw they are crisp and sweet like a water chestnut. When fried they are more starchy, soft and sweet, resembling a slightly nutty potato or kumara. In France they are known as crosnes and are typically served braised in herbs and butter, which is our preferred way to eat them. They are a great brain food.

Order is for a starter bag of about 5 tubers.

Growing instructions can be found below. Frost tolerant as they go dormant over winter.

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Earth Chestnut (Bunium bulbocastanum)

Common names: Earth chestnut, pignut, great pignut and earthnut

The edible parts of the earth chestnut are its tubers, leaves and seeds. The tubers are small, nutty, and taste like chestnuts and can be eaten raw or cooked like potatoes. The leaves are edible and have a parsley-like flavor, while the seeds are also edible and can be used as a cumin substitute.

You will receive a seedling with roots and young shoots (see image further below). Simply plant into your garden as soon as you receive it and watch it emerge in spring. Growing tips are below.

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Curcuma longa

Family: Zingiberaceae

Turmeric is one amazing plant with numerous health benefits. Here an extract: "An M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre review of curcumin research, in the journal Phytotherapy Research in 2014, found that it regulates inflammation that "plays a major role in most chronic illnesses, including neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases."


Order is for 1 small crown.

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Zingiber Mioga

Family: Zingiberaceae

Commonly known as Japanese Ginger, Myoga or Mioga.

A beautiful member of the ginger family, with lovely tropical foliage and stunning small flowers that form at the base in late summer / early autumn. The part you harvest is the young flower shoot before it opens. This pink/yellow lovely early flower can be eaten raw, pickled or sautéed to provide a gingery and zesty flavor to any dish.


Order is for 1-2 dormant rhizomes (depending on size) with good, defined growth nodes ready to send up a few strong shoots in spring (see sample image below). We will either send one large or 2-3 smaller ones.

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Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

Valerian is most commonly used for sleep disorders, especially the inability to sleep (insomnia).*

Order is for 1 plant. It will be a healthy crown cutting with a growing tip. Simply plant into your garden over winter and watch it emerge in spring. Growing tips are below.


This plant have been grown organically at KoruKai Herb Farm, Banks Peninsula. Free from synthetic fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides.

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Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum)

This plant is very valuable in a food forest and organic garden system.

The roots and leaves have many medicinal uses. It contains high levels of allantoin, making it a powerful cell proliferant internally and externally. It is used to knit wounds and damaged tissue.*

Order is for 1 plant. It will be a strong crown cutting with a growing tip.

Simply plant into your garden over winter and watch them emerge in spring. Growing tips are below.

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Rumex acetosa

Family: Polygonaceae

Common names: Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, Lemon Sorrel

You will receive a dormant root cutting with no or very little leaves (plant is dormant in winter, see example photo below). It will emerge in spring and grow into a lush plant. Harvest leaves sparingly in the first season so it can establish itself and pinch out any flower stalks. After one year you can dig it up and divide it into several plants.

Growing instructions are below.