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Cat Thyme
Cat ThymeBotanical Name: Teucrium marum Cat Thyme is an evergreen and compact, low growing shrub reaching 30cm high by 30cm wide. There are reports that this plant gets larger in ideal conditions. The silver-blue grey leaves are pungent and release a musty scent when brushed against. Leaf shape is lanceolate, broad at the base and downy underneath. The tiny hairs help protect the plant in hot conditions and give the plant an attractive silver sheen. The appearance of this plant is very suggestive of the thyme herb.Cat Thyme has small pink blooms and flowers from late summer, through Decembe...
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Catmint - Six Hills Giant Catmint
Six Hills Giant CatmintBotanical Name: Nepeta x racemosa Catmint ‘Six Hills Giant’ is a large and upright herbaceous plant, growing to 70cm by 100 cm wide. The branches spread out creating a mound, topped with mauve coloured flower stalks over summer. The grey –green foliage is aromatic and provides a nice backdrop to the tall flower stalks. The flowers are small, but numerous and appear to be shaped like trumpets. They appear in spring and summer, providing a food source for bees and butterflies. A second round of flowering can be encouraged, creating a long blooming season. This catmint i...
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Catmint - Walker's Blue
Walker's Blue CatmintBotanical Name: Nepeta x faassenii 'Walkers Blue'
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Catnip
CatnipNepeta cataria Catnip can be used in soups, stews and mixed into herb blends for seasoning dishes.Catnip is used as a calming sleep inducing herbal remedy. It also eases indigestion and relieves diarrhoea. Catnip induces sweating therefore reducing fevers.Catnip is a particularly good herb for children and can be used to relieve colic and tummy upsets, colds, flue, fever and soothes a cranky child. It combines well with lemon balm and chamomile.Other usesDried catnip can be used inside cat toys, as some cats love the scent. It can cause playful behavior or calm behavior depending on t...
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Catnip
CatnipBotanical Name: Nepeta cataria Catnip is an herbaceous perennial from the mint family, growing from 90cm to 1.4 meters tall. The square shaped stems are straight with green, triangular to ovate leaves. The gently fragrant leaves have scalloped edges and could be described as ‘coarse’, with grey-white hairs on the underside. In spring or summer, the long blooming flowers grow on spikes and are white with purple spots. The flowers are small, but put on a delicate, lightly fragrant show.There is approximately 250 species of plant in the Lamiaceace family, collectively known as the ‘catni...
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Catnip Lemon
Catnip LemonBotanical Name:Nepeta cataria 'citriodora' Catnip is a large family of perennial plants from the mint family, growing in a range from 90cm – 1.4 meters. Lemon Catnip is very similar to the more common Catnip plant and is considered to be a sister plant. This variety should reach a height and width of 90cm by 90cm. In summer it has small white flowers with a purple hue and occasionally purple spots, as found on common catmint, will appear. The leaves are an oval shape, often with a limey grey colour, tending towards green. The square shaped stems are straight with triangular to o...
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Cats Claw
Cats ClawUncaria tomentosa Cats claw is used in acute and chronic conditions, HIV, cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome.Cats Claw is also used in diabetes, arthritis and circulatory problems, inflammation of the digestive tract and chronic inflammatory disorders.Part UsedStem barkActionsImmune stimulant, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-tumour, antioxidantContraindicationsPregnancy, lactation and young children.
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Cats Whiskers
Cats WhiskersBotanical Name: Orthosiphon aristatus Cat’s Whiskers is a tall, slender evergreen perennial growing up to 1.5 meters including the flower stalks. The spread is variable at 30 to 90cm per plant depending on home garden conditions. The dark green leaves are 5-10cm long, slightly glossy, narrowly ovate and deeply veined. They are held in pairs, end in points at each end and have coarsely toothed margins. The stems have a purple tone which seems to deepen closer to the flower whorls.The flowers range from white through to light mauve or pink with the slender tube shaped corolla bei...
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Cayenne Pepper
CayenneCapsicum spp Cayenne is used to give a pungent flavour to many different dishes, eg; pickles, chutneys, curries, stews and stir-fries.Taken internally for the cold stage of fevers, to improve circulation to hands, feet and the central organs. It relieves wind, colic and stimulates digestive juices aiding digestion.Externally it can be applied to the skin to bring blood to the area making it useful for arthritis, rheumatic conditions, neuralgia, lumbago and spasms.Part UsedFruitsActionsStimulant, tonic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, diaphoretic, analgesic, rubefacientCautio...
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Celery for Cutting
Chinese CeleryBotanical Name: Apium graveolens Chinese Celery is an herbaceous flowering biennial, growing from 60cm high and by 30cm wide. The whole plant is mid to dark green with quite a dense clumping appearance. The stems or stalks are thin and have the characteristic celery furrows. The large toothed leaves are quite glossy and held opposite, creating a lush presence. The tiny white flowers are held in small clusters and appear in summer. The whole plant has a distinct celery aroma when crushed.The native habitat of the original Celery is found across Central and Southern Europe, espe...
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Ceylon Spinach
Ceylon SpinachBotanical Name: Basella alba It is a tender perennial dying back in winter in cold areas.The tips can be tossed with garlic and olive oil in a hot pan for a minute. Ceylon spinach should only be cooked lightly. The berries produce a red dye and can be used to colour desserts, jelly and pastry.Ceylon spinach is very good for you, it contains vitamins A, B & C, iron and calcium. High in blood building chlorophyll and rich in mucilage that is soothing to the digestive tract and helps remove mucous and toxins.Growing ConditionsGrow Ceylon spinach on a fence, trellis or over a...
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Chamomile
ChamomileMatricaria recutita Chamomile can be used to flavour liqueurs and enhance fruit flavours in desserts. Used widely as a herb tea.Digestive upsets of a nervous origin, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome, wind, bloating and colic. Chamomile relieves period pain and other types of pain.Chamomile is used externally for inflamed sore skin such as nappy rash, sore and cracked nipples, acne and eczema.Chamomile relieves irritability and promotes sleep. It can be taken as a tea or added to the bath water.Other UsesChamomile is added to creams and cosmetics to soothe dr...
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