Turmeric crown

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Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Family: Asteraceae
Common names: Wormwood, Absinthe Wormwood, Green Ginger

Wormwood is a hardy, aromatic perennial herb prized for its striking silvery foliage, intense bitterness, and powerful medicinal properties. Traditionally used as a digestive tonic and vermifuge, it is one of the classic bitter herbs of Western herbal medicine. Easy to grow and drought tolerant once established, Wormwood thrives in poor soils and makes a beautiful structural plant in the herb garden.

Wormwood dies down in winter. You will receive a dormant crown with established shoots.

Below you’ll find growing instructions, medicinal uses, and herbal preparation ideas.

Elecampane Crowns (Inula helenium)

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Elecampane is a striking medicinal perennial traditionally valued for supporting respiratory health and herbal wellness practices.*

Each order includes 1 healthy elecampane crown with active growing tip(s) (see images below). Simply plant into your garden over winter and watch it emerge vigorously in spring.

Under good growing conditions, a single plant can often be lifted and divided the following winter, producing approximately 3–6 new plants within a year.

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

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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.

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.

Available sizes:

• Small: suitable for a 20cm planter or pot
• Large: suitable for approximately 1m² of garden bed

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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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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.

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Bulbine frutescens
Family: Asphodelaceae
Common names: Burn jelly plant, stalked bulbine, snake flower, cat’s tail

Burn Jelly Plant is a hardy, waterwise perennial valued for both its ornamental beauty and traditional medicinal uses. With its succulent foliage and cheerful star-shaped flowers, it makes an excellent ground cover, especially when planted en masse or used in rock gardens and dry landscapes. Easy to grow and drought tolerant, it is a popular addition to low-maintenance gardens.

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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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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.

Marshmallow Crowns (Althaea officinalis)

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Marshmallow is a traditional medicinal herb valued for its soothing properties. The leaves and roots have historically been used to support inflammation and irritation of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems, including dry coughs, stomach irritation, and urinary tract discomfort.*

Each order includes 1 healthy marshmallow crown cutting with a growing tip. Simply plant into your garden over winter and watch it emerge vigorously in spring. Examples of growing tips are shown below.

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

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Rosmarinus officinalis

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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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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.

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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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
Family: Lamiaceae
Common names: Motherwort, Lion’s Tail

Motherwort is a hardy, easy-to-grow perennial herb from the mint family, valued for its calming effects on the nervous system and its long traditional use in supporting the heart and women’s health. With its tall leafy stems, soft pink flowers, and abundant summer growth, Motherwort is both medicinally powerful and highly attractive to bees and other pollinators.

Below you’ll find growing instructions, medicinal uses, and herbal preparation ideas.

Motherwort dies down in winter. You will receive a dormant plant.

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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.