Grow Your Own

Valerian Crowns (Valeriana officinalis)

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Valerian is a well-known medicinal herb traditionally used to support restful sleep and help with insomnia.*

Each order includes 1 healthy valerian crown cutting with a growing tip. Plant directly into your garden over winter and it will emerge again in spring. See photos below for examples of the growing tips.

Organically grown at KoruKai Herb Farm without synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, or herbicides.

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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.

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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.

Available again in March/April 2027. Please sign up below to join the waiting list.

Elephant Garlic (Allium ampeloprasum)
Family: Alliaceae

Elephant Garlic is becoming increasingly popular for its large bulbs and mild, distinctive flavour. Easier to grow than true garlic, it produces reliable crops in a wide range of home gardens and is well suited to New Zealand conditions.

Each pack contains 3 seed cloves.

Organically grown at KoruKai Herb Farm without the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.

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Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)

Family: Rosaceae

Common names: Meadowsweet or mead wort

Order is for 1 crown. They grow well when getting divided during their winter dormancy and we get a 100% re-emerging rate.

Growing instructions are 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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Lovage (Levisticum officinale)

Lovage has long been cultivated in Europe, the leaves being used as a herb and soup ingredient, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice, especially in southern European cuisine.

Dormant crown with growing bud/s. 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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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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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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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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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.