True Peppermint Dormant Bare Root Cuttings (Mentha × piperita)
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A true, high-quality peppermint selected for its strong, clean flavour and reliable vigour - distinct from common garden mints often sold under the same name. This is the same commercial strain grown at KoruKai Herb Farm and is rarely available through retail outlets.
Plants are supplied as dormant bare-root cuttings with active growing tips, shipped nationwide during winter dormancy for easy establishment.
Frost tolerant and highly productive once established.
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Above: Peppermint grown at KoruKai Herb Farm, New Zealand.
Peppermint is a vigorous perennial that will spread readily once established. It is best planted in contained areas, such as pots, raised beds with edging, or designated garden spaces where it can be managed.
It prefers full sun to partial shade in a sheltered position. Peppermint thrives in moist soil but should not be waterlogged. Consistent watering during dry summer periods is important for healthy growth, but avoid wetting the foliage to reduce the risk of leaf issues.
Prepare soil with compost and plant into a lightly mulched, well-amended bed.
The peppermint dies down completely in autumn and can be successfully transplanted in winter. Growing buds are already in place and in spring, it grows back vigorously and effortlessly.
To plant dormant cuttings, create a shallow trench approximately 5 cm deep and lay the cuttings horizontally, ensuring the green growing tips are left pointing upward (see images below). Cover lightly with soil and water in well.
This is the amount for a 20cm wide planter/pot (choose "Small" above) 
Make a shallow trench into the soil (below). 
Cover the roots and stalks with 5cm of soil.
Keep the growing tips above the soil surface. 
Add a light layer of mulch on top and the peppermint will emerge strongly in spring.
*This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Always consult a qualified and registered herbal practitioner before using medicinal herbs therapeutically.
To my delight this peppermint plant has started growing well in a pot. It smells wonderful and I've had my first cup of tea this morning which was delicious and refreshing. I would recommend this plant to anyone! So much cheaper than buying tea leaves!
Clear easy to follow instructions, my peppermint thrived in the tub I planted it in. I dried some leaves and made peppermint tea, delicious. Love the smell of peppermint too.
I was very happy with my peppermint, which I planted in a pot because I was worried it might take over, but perhaps I needn’t have worried? It did very well in a sunny spot on my deck and I love it for tea. It is still going well (I am in Auckland). I found your instructions very clear and the packaging was excellent.
I grew them in a large pot and I have had a good lot of peppermint to use in my tea.<br /> Your instructions are very clear that you have on your website and the packaging is good.<br /> I had sufficient peppermint from the small cutting for my needs.
My peppermint has done very well in a big pot, considering it suffered from lack of water on numerous occasions over these last few dry months. It’s dying back now and looking sad so thanks for the tips on re-planting. I’m in the process of moving my herb garden so I will put it in the garden and mulch it for next year. I have enjoyed my peppermint tea ?<br />
Thank you for the peppermint plants, have had success with growing them in a planter box. They were well packaged and planting instructions were helpful thank you. I have cut and dried a small amount to make tea with. Looking forward to making more batches of tea. Thanks again.
The plants have been a great success.<br /> So far the plants have not died back, look pretty much the same as they did in the spring and summer.<br /> I live in Ruakaka – Northland.<br /> Packing and planting instructions were good.
The Peppermint is doing amazingly well. It was exceptionally good value & I found the instructions very easy to follow. And now I think I'll have mint forever! <br /> Thank you very much.
I was very happy with the root cuttings I got last winer, still moist when I got them & very healthy, sprouted away nicely & provided many cups of tea from the fresh leaves. I hope to get around to drying some next season.
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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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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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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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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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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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Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
Order is for one dormant, bare-rooted horseradish plant with a growing tip similar to the examples in the below image.
Simply plant into your garden as soon as you receive it and watch it emerge in spring. Growing tips are below.
They have been grown organically at KoruKai Herb Farm, Banks Peninsula. Free from synthetic fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides.
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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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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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Rosmarinus officinalis
Native to the Mediterrannean, rosemary prefers a warm, moderately dry climate and a sheltered site. It is an upright woody herb with blue flowers. It flowers in late winter and spring and is loved by bees. It is a culinary herb with many medicinal uses (see below).
Order is for 1 bare rooted seedling.
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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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Evergreen Comfrey (Symphytum grandiflorum)
Order is for 1 plant, bare rooted.
Growing tips are below.
This plant is very valuable in a food forest and organic garden system. Can be grown throughout New Zealand. Frost tolerant.
Due to its smaller size and more compact growth than regular comfrey it is ideal for smaller gardens, urban environments and small food forests. It makes an excellent border plant and ground cover and does well planted around fruit trees.
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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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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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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.
