The Gourmet – Large
£60
Included with your plant kit:
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In bloom plants
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Pot or window box
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Compost & drainage
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Guide & instructions
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A French herb garden in a pot to fuel your cooking for years. Coq au vin? Onion soup? The choice is yours.
- 80cm high by 50cm wide – incl. plants and container
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- Every order keeps the planet in mind – eco-pots, peat-free compost, long-lasting plants and independent British nurseries
- Contains 7 plants: bronze fennel, rosemary, thyme, chives, parsley, spearmint, marjoram
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About the product
- Current height (inc. pot):
- 80cm
- Current width:
- 50cm
- Light needs:
- Full sun, partial shade
- Frost sensitive?
- No
- Toxic?
- No
- Scented?
- Yes
- Bee friendly?
- Yes
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Eco- friendly sourcing
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Peat- free compost
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Long lasting plants
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Independent British nurseries
Bronze fennel
'Purpureum'
- Latin name
- Foeniculum vulgare
- Type
- Hardy deciduous perennial
- Final height
- 1.5m
- Final width
- 1m
- Situation
- Full sun; partial shade
- Flowering months
- Summer (yellow)
- Can it be multiplied
- Seed
- Edible
- Yes (bulb, leaves and seeds)
- Toxic
- None reported (humans); can be toxic to dogs
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
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Rosemary
November tip: Herbs are at risk of becoming waterlogged over winter or suffering frost damage. If in containers, move to a sheltered space. If in the ground, consider adding a thick layer of compost or straw to prevent frost damage.
- Latin name
- Rosmarinus officinalus
- Type
- Hardy evergreen shrub
- Final height
- 40cm
- Final width
- 40cm
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Summer (white, blue)
- Can it be multiplied
- Semi-hardwood cuttings (summer)
- Edible
- Yes
- Toxic
- None reported for humans and pets
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Prune after flowering
Thyme
November tip: Herbs are at risk of becoming waterlogged over winter or suffering frost damage. If in containers, move to a sheltered space. If in the ground, consider adding a thick layer of compost or straw to prevent frost damage.
- Latin name
- Thymus
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 20cm
- Final width
- 30cm
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Summer (white, pink)
- Can it be multiplied
- Division (spring)
- Edible
- Yes
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Prune hard after flowering
Chives
- Latin name
- Allium schoenoprasum
- Type
- Hardy bulbous perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.05m
- Situation
- Full sun; partial shade
- Flowering months
- Summer (purple)
- Can it be multiplied
- Division / seed (any time)
- Edible
- Yes (leaves and flowers)
- Toxic
- None reported (humans); can be toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Deadhead
Parsley
- Latin name
- Petroselinum crispum
- Type
- Hardy semi-evergreen biennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun; partial shade
- Flowering months
- Summer (yellow)
- Can it be multiplied
- Seed
- Edible
- Yes
- Toxic
- No
- Bee friendly
- No
- Plant care tip
- -
Spearmint
- Latin name
- Mentha spicata
- Type
- Hardy deciduous perennial
- Final height
- 0.75m
- Final width
- 1.25m
- Situation
- Full sun; partial shade
- Flowering months
- Summer (purple)
- Can it be multiplied
- Seed/division (spring/autumn)
- Edible
- Yes
- Toxic
- No
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- -
Sweet marjoram
- Latin name
- Origanum marjorana
- Type
- Frost-sensitive deciduous perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Summer (white)
- Can it be multiplied
- Division (autumn)
- Edible
- Yes
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
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