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Price range: $9.50 through $11.50
Tanacetum balsamita
Also known as Alecost, this is a perennial Mediterranean herb with silvery leaves and small yellow button flowers in summer. Use small quantities of the aromatic leaves in salads or dried to make a delicious tea. They can also be used to line a cake tin to infuse the flavour into a cake. The plant has medicinal uses, in particular to aid digestion, though it is seldom used now. Its aromatic fragrance lends itself to use as a strewing herb and in pot pourri. It was also formerly used in brewing before the widespread use of hops – could be worth reviving this tradition perhaps?! Full sun or part shade, suited to most soil types. Height to 1.5m.
9cm pot. Certified organic plant.
N.B. Shipping costs are added AFTER you have placed your order, you will then be emailed an invoice with bank details.
Smallest box rate:
This can fit up to 9 plants in 9cm pots.
Shipping a single tree can be expensive. We may be able to fit more in the box for the same price! See our shipping rates for single and multi tree boxes.
Combining sizes?
No problem, we will work out the best rate for you once you’ve placed your order.
Jo has a passion for growing herbs but is not a qualified herbalist and has no medical background.
We are lucky to have Patricia Beagle working here at times, who is qualified, and some of her advice does appear on these pages, but herbs act differently for different people and can interact with other medicines. We therefore always recommend that you consult with your own qualified health-care practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing or on any medications.
Kahikatea Farm cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants or a plant not having the effect it is reputed to have.
