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Lavandula 'English Lavender' 6" Pot remove Fennel 'Bronze' 4" Pot remove Boronia megastisgma 'Brown' 6" Pot remove

Name Lavandula 'English Lavender' 6" Pot remove Fennel 'Bronze' 4" Pot remove Boronia megastisgma 'Brown' 6" Pot remove

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SKU ENLAVN69 HBFEN60 BRBON27

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Lavandula angustifolia

Traditionally English Lavender was grown for its heavenly fragrance, used in oils and potpourri. • Small, slender blue-ish purple flowers on tall stems above the foliage • Grown in pots, as a hedge or in the cottage garden to attract bees and butterflies • Tolerates drought and dry conditions, preferring well drained soils 6"/14cm pot

Bronze Fennel

Bronze Fennel is a herbaceous Perennial plant that can grow up to 1.5m tall. It's a very easy to grow plant, however young plants are frost tender. To produce richer oils and seeds, this plant should be planted in full sun, in well drained soil. It easily self seeds, so deadhead after flowering to keep under control. With its soft bronze foliage and pretty little yellow flowers, this plant is also great as a decorative addition to any garden. Bronze fennel has the same sweet liquorice flavour as the traditional green variety, so can be used in its place in any recipe. The leaves are great with fish, and can be stuffed into the cavity of a whole fish or to wrap fillets. You can also use it to make a stuffing. Another herb that goes well with fennel, is French tarragon. Tarragon having a spicy aniseed kick and fennel a sweeter flavour. You can make a very nice tea from the leaves and seed of bronze fennel. Or milk steeped with this herb can make delicious ice cream, or be used in baking cakes or bread. To harvest the seeds, leave the flower stalks on the plant until the seeds turn from green to brown then hang the seed heads in a paper bag to finish drying out. The seeds are ready when the shake away from the main head easily. The store them in an air tight container away from sunlight. 4" pot size.

Boronia megastigma

Brown Boronia is a small shrub that reaches heights of around a meter, and while it can be short lived, it is worth growing for the beautifully perfumed flowers in Spring. The best garden growing conditions are in dappled shade, in moist but well drained soils, and it loves a cool root run, which can be ensured with a good layer of mulch. 6" pot size.

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height x width	1m x 1m
planting distance	For border: 50cm
features	Narrow aromatic grey-green leaves and slender spikes of tiny fragrant purple flower spikes during summer
conditions	Sunny open position in well-drained soil, lavender will not tolerate wet feet, please read Wet Feet Kills, prune after flowering
landscape use	Borders, hedges, single specimens, containers, cut flowers, pot pourri, oil, lavender sachets

botanical name	Foeniculum vulgare "purpureum"

botanical name	Boronia megastigma
height x width	.80cm x .80cm
features	Extremely fragrant brown bell flowers with yellow insides in mass in late winter and spring, aromatic fine foliage
conditions	Plant in dappled shade, must have very well drained soil
landscape use	Pots, garden beds, cut flowers, general garden planting