A Deluxe Collection of 3 seed packets to help you make your own floral teas. Traditional, warm, healing, at hand.
A kit of three seed packets to help you make your own floral teas. Beautiful, fresh, unexpected, at hand. Growing tips and recipes inside. Happy planting.
Includes:
- 1 x Roman Chamomile
- 1 x Panorama Mix Monarda (Bee Balm)
- 1 x Zebrina Mallow
Sowing: Indoor: not required, outdoor: April-June, September-October
Timing: Germination 10-15 days, harvesting 40-60 days
Spacing: When sowing 3-5cm, when thinning 10-15cm
Growing: Full sun to partial shade, regular watering allow to dry out, well drained light and moist soil
Feeding: Addition of fertilizer is not necessary
Caring: Roman Chamomile is resistant to drought and can survive for some time without water. This makes it a plant that has good ground cover if kept short.
Supporting: Attracts bees and butterflies
Pests: No significant pest
Helping: Promotes the health of nearby plants
Harvesting: Pick the flowers when in full bloom, early in the morning. Dry in a warm, dry, well-ventilated area, turn and shake regularly until flowers dry
Medicinal: Chamomile tea has so many health virtues, making it an ideal family remedy
Eating: It is commonly known that chamomile is used to make herbal tea, yet its flowers are also edible. Its flavour lends a natural, gentle sweetness and pleasant floral notes to any dessert
Panorama Mix Monarda (Bee Balm)
Sowing: Indoor: February-March, outdoor: April-June
Timing: Germination 10-20 days, harvesting 50-70 days
Spacing: when sowing 3-5cm, when transplanting 10-15cm
Growing: Full sun to partial shade, regular not overdone, well drained light soil
Feeding: Light feeder
Caring: To keep bee balm plants vigorous, divide them every two or three years. This is also a great oppotunity to propagate plants
Supporting: Attracts bees, butterflies and birds
Pests: May be attacked by slugs
Harvesting: Harvest mid-morning by clipping the base of the stalk. Then, gather by the stems and hang to dry. Or spread the leaves and petals on a screen to dry naturally
Medicinal: It has a long history of use as a medicinal plant by many Native American peoples
Eating: Mondara tea can be made from both fresh and dried leaves. As a tea, the flavour is a mix of citrus and mint. As a herb, it has a pungent flavour that is a mix of sage and oregano and compliments roasted meats
Zebrina Mallow
Sowing: Indoor: not required, outdoor: April-June
Timing: Germination 15-20 days, harvesting 30-60 days
Spacing: When sowing 3-5cm, when thinning 10-15cm
Growing: Full sun to watering, regular watering, not overdone, well drained poor and moist soil
Feeding: No fertiliser or compost necessary
Caring: Mallow will reseed itself throughout the growing season and can become a little invasive. To control it, deadhead the spent blooms before they can go to seed
Supporting: Attracts bees and butterflies
Pests: No significant pest
Harvesting: Harvest the leaves in spring, flowers from late spring and seed pods from early summer. The seed pods are shaped like a polo mint and are known as 'cheeses'
Medicinal: Due to its high mucilage content, mallow soothes inflammation
Eating: Th seeds taste like young hazelnuts and can easily be included in green salads along with the leaves and flowers. Mallow leaves can be used in many dishes including soups, such as Israeli Khubez
