Plants

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Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also known as sunchoke or sunroot, is a hardy edible sunflower grown for its delicious, nutritious tubers.

Our Jerusalem artichokes are grown naturally at KoruKai Herb Farm without synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, or herbicides.

Each order contains 3 tubers. Choose either 3 small or 3 large tubers using the options below.

Growing instructions can be found here and 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.

Russian Comfrey Crowns (Symphytum × uplandicum)

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Russian comfrey is a highly valuable perennial for food forests and organic garden systems, known for its vigorous growth and deep nutrient accumulation.

Both the leaves and roots have been traditionally used in herbal practices. The plant is rich in allantoin, a compound associated with tissue regeneration, making comfrey a well-known herb for supporting skin and tissue repair both internally and externally.*

Each order includes 1 strong crown cutting with a healthy growing tip. Plant directly into your garden over winter and it will emerge strongly in spring.

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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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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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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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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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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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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Rumex acetosa
Family: Polygonaceae
Common names: Sorrel, Garden Sorrel, Lemon Sorrel

Sorrel is a hardy perennial herb known for its fresh, lemony flavour and vibrant green leaves. It is supplied as a dormant root cutting during winter, with little or no foliage visible at the time of purchase. The plant will re-emerge in spring and grow into a lush, productive clump.

In the first season, harvest leaves lightly to allow the plant to establish well, and remove any flower stalks to encourage ongoing leaf production. After approximately one year, the plant can be lifted and divided to produce multiple new plants.

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Allium schoenoprasum

Easy-care multiplying spring onions, also known as giant chives, that return year after year with minimal effort.

This hardy perennial forms expanding clumps that provide a continuous harvest from September through to May. No more repeated sowing, fiddly pricking out, or constant replanting—simply plant once and harvest fresh spring onions as needed for most of the year.

Perfect for kitchen gardens, raised beds, and permaculture systems.

Planting instructions can be found below.

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Perennial Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Family: Urticaceae

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


You will get 3 dormant rhizomes (about 20cm each). Please find growing information and photos below.