Burn jelly plant

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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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Echinacea (echinacea purpurea) is a highly effective and safe immune herb that helps to jump-start the immune response in the body.*

These crowns are in their 2nd and 3rd year.

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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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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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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Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa

Family: Asteraceae

Aromatic and flavoursome herb, narrow green foliage with tiny yellow flowers in summer. Use fresh or dried. Delicious in hollandaise, bearnaise and tartar sauces.

Height in summer: 30-40cm

You will receive a dormant plant in its first year with visible shoots 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. Prune to create a bushy appearance. 

Growing instructions are below.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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Smallanthus sonchifolius

Order is for 1 crown (see sample images below).

"Yacon" means "water root" in the Inca language and its tubers were historically highly valued as a wild source of thirst-quenching refreshment for travellers. It taste like a sweet cross between early apples and watermelon with a touch of pear.
The liquid can also be drawn off and concentrated to produce yacon syrup. The yacon is a species of perennial daisy traditionally grown in the northern and central Andes from Colombia to northern Argentina for its crisp, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots.

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Allium schoenoprasum

Easy care multiplying spring onions/giant chives.

With this starter clump you will have spring onions/giant chives to pick from September until May. No more successive sowing, no more pricking out. Simply plant and cut off as much as you need for 9 months of the year.

Planting instructions are below.

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Rosmarinus officinalis

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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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Meadow Arnica (Arnica chamissonis)

Common names: arnica, meadow arnica

Creeping alpine herbaceous perennial.

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 a picture below.