| Description | Sweet Marjoram is a delicately flavoured cousin or Oregano. It has mild pine and citrus flavours. It is native of North Africa, the Mediterranean region and South-Eastern Asia. Although it is a herbaceous perennial, it is treated by most as an annual due to its sensitivity to frost and cold temperatures. It like a sunny well drained position, and regular watering. It can grow up to 50cm tall, but due to its spreading nature is brilliant to use at the edge of large containers to trail, in hanging baskets, in rockeries and for borders. Excluding the roots, all parts of this plant is edible, even the little white or very pale pink flowers. This herb is great used fresh or dried. In the kitchen, sweet marjoram enhances many dishes, and is deceivingly strong. The tender fresh leaves are great in salads, or mixed with spring veggies. And used fresh or dried goes great in any tomato, pork or beef dishes. It also adds a nice flavour to pizza. When adding this herb to a hot dish, add it in the last 10 minutes of cooking. This herb has many remedy uses. It has been used as a therapy for headaches, toothaches, indigestion, asthma, rheumatism, flatulence, earache, epilepsy, as well as for providing relief from labor pains. The oil extracted from this herb has been used as a healing cream for bruises and sprains. Sweet marjoram is an excellent common tonic, and it has a more potent affect on the nervous system than its close cousin oregano. However pregnant women should not take this herb medicinally.
4"/10cm pot | Decorative Terracotta indoor and outdoor use for feature plants. Great alone or try clustering different sizes to make an attractive feature.
- Waterproof and frost-tolerant
- Lightweight
- Ideal for plant pot sizes 16″/40cm pot
Approximate weight: 8.6kg. | Mesembryanthemum
Pig Face Lemon has bunches of glowing light yellow daisy-like flowers that open in the sunlight during the Summer months. Prefers full sun and requires little water once established. Suitable for rockeries and low maintenance gardens. Grows to approximately 15cm high with an indeterminate spread. This variety is hardy once established.
6"/14cm pot | Diets Iridoides "White Tiger"
Dietes White Tiger offers outstanding ornamental foliage year round with striking green and cream variegation. This variety thrives in dry conditions. It is the perfect choice for gravel style gardens and difficult to plant dry zones. The white iris-like flower with yellow throat markings will provide a continuing display of colour over many months, with this variety spot flowering all year round.
White Tiger has a tight clump forming habit making it perfect for edging and architectural inspired borders. It is an easy to grow selection with minimal maintenance. Grows approximately 60cm in height and 50cm wide.
8" pot size. |
