Mint After Eight

Mints are well-known perennials and herbs, used in floristry as fragrant greenery. This popular tea mint has fresh green leaves and delicate purple flowers.

Thyme with a cushion-like growth habit and a fresh lemon scent. Perfect for growing in containers. Suitable for herb gardens and more delicate drought-tolerant perennials.

A very aromatic mint with small, pointed, glossy, and curled leaves. The stems are dark reddish. It has purple flowers, which, like the leaves, are used in exotic cuisine recipes.

Eau de Cologne Mint is a specialty for lovers of interesting scents. Its leaves are more suited for aromatherapy recipes than for the kitchen. It is suitable as a bath additive and also has repellent properties. The smooth green leaves are often tinged bronze or purple along their serrated edges, similar to the stems. The flowers are purplish-pink.

Mints are well-known perennials and herbs, used in floristry as fragrant greenery. Dark reddish leaves on almost black stems. Purple flower spikes. A sweet, menthol aroma.

Mints are well-known perennials and herbs, used in floristry as fragrant greenery. Spearmint with fresh green leaves and a strong menthol-lemon aroma. Perfectly suited for iced drinks and summer desserts.

A well-known tea, culinary, and medicinal plant with a lemon scent. It is also a good food source for bees. For use in teas, leaves should be harvested before flowering when they have the highest content of essential oils. For bouquets, we harvest sufficiently long stems at any time.

Chinese chives, also known as garlic chives, are a perfect kitchen herb and also have their use in the ornamental garden. Their flowers are white with a green throat and green vein. The leaves are narrow and flat. Both the leaves and flowers are usable in the kitchen. They are also suitable for cutting and for bouquets.

Anemones belong to the same family as buttercups. Their elegant flowers on long, slender stems can enliven and brighten late summer and autumn beds. They stand out against a darker background of shrub groups and will also be grateful for their partial shade. The Czech Perennial Society chose autumn anemones as the perennial of the 2022 season. They last 7 days in a vase. Whirlwind is a historic variety bred in 1887 in the USA. It has semi-double pure white flowers, often with inner curled petals, and a compact, strictly upright growth. The flowers are very durable.

Oregano is an ancient medicinal plant that, in modern gardens, functions perfectly as a reliable partner in drought-tolerant perennial communities. Its culinary use is widely known and Italian cuisine lovers especially cannot do without it. In aromatherapy, it is considered the essence of good mood and harmony. The 'Hot and Spicy' cultivar is known for its intense spicy flavor. It will also attract bees and butterflies to your herb garden.

Aromatic annual basil with upright growth and light green, medium-sized leaves. It blooms white.

Oregano is an ancient medicinal plant that, in modern gardens, functions perfectly as a reliable partner in drought-tolerant perennial communities. Its culinary use is widely known, and lovers of Italian cuisine especially cannot do without it. In aromatherapy, it is considered the essence of good mood and harmony. The cultivar Compactum has a less wild character than the original species. It is shorter, does not self-seed, and grows more in a cushion-like habit.

The scent of basil mint is truly unique, sweet and spicy. It combines the typical mint aroma with a hint of notes reminiscent of Italian cuisine. The narrow, serrated leaves are bright green with a red tinge. The stems are also slightly reddish. It blooms light purple.

Mints are well-known perennials and herbs, used in floristry as fragrant greenery. Spearmint has fresh green leaves and a strong mint aroma.

An original wild perennial with a large distribution area from Europe to Siberia. Suitable for natural and wild plantings. It grows in meadows and dry grassy areas. A very adaptable and undemanding plant, it grows in clumps and spreads by runners. Pruning after the first bloom will encourage new flowers. For bouquets, harvest when the florets are fully open. It lasts 10 days in a vase. Terracotta features ochre, shades of orange and yellow, and grey-green leaves.

A Mediterranean herb, not only useful but also beautiful. It blooms with a profusion of tiny white flowers. It attracts bees and butterflies. It forms small bushes, similar to thyme. And its use is the same. It is suitable for Mediterranean cuisine, enhancing legume and vegetable dishes.

Italian Strawflower is a popular aromatic plant. In addition to its fragrance, it also captivates with its silvery foliage. Perfect for combining with drought-tolerant perennials and herbs.

Rosemary originates from the Mediterranean region and North Africa, where it grows wild in dry, rocky, and fully sun-drenched habitats. In the Mediterranean, it is cultivated for its aromatic oil and as an ornamental plant used for stabilizing slopes and hedges. Here, we most often grow it as a container plant that can be moved, or, in a more protected location, we can try growing hardier varieties directly in the garden bed. 'Speedy' is an aromatic and fast-growing variety.

 Kuklíky jsou roztomilé jarní trvalky s rozkošnými miskovitými kvítky v teplých barevných odstínech. Květy vyrůstají na dlouhých rozvětvených stoncích. Okvětní plátky bývají nařasené, květy poloplné. Zajímavé je i jejich trsovitě rostoucí olistění, které časem vytváří dobrý půdní pokryv. Kvetoucí kuklíky jsou velkým lákadlem pro hmyz, zejména motýly. Do kytic sklízíme, jakmile je čtvrtina nebo polovina květů na stonku rozvitá. Ve váze vydrží 7 dní. Totally Tangerine začíná kvést později než ostatní kuklíky, ale na rozdíl od nich kvete během celého léta. Květy mají barvu mandarinek a postupně přechází do sytě lososové až tmavě broskvové.

A Lavandula x intermedia cultivar with elegant white flowers. It is the tallest of the white-flowering lavenders and belongs to the species cultivated for valuable oil, used in cosmetics and food processing. It can thrive well in our conditions too. It is valuable for its robust habit and long flowering period, which occurs about two weeks later than varieties of Lavandula angustifolia.

Mint with a fresh fruity scent and hints of ginger; the menthol content is slightly lower than in other species. Its leaves are smooth, with serrated edges and often lighter venation. The stems are purplish. It blooms with small, light lavender flowers.

Anemones belong to the same family as buttercups. With their elegant flowers on long, slender stems, they can brighten and enliven late summer and autumn beds. They stand out against the darker background of shrub groups and will also be grateful for their partial shade. The Czech Perennial Society chose autumn anemones as the perennial of the 2022 season. They last 7 days in a vase. Königin Charlotte is a robust, taller variety bred back in 1898. It has strong, firm stems and semi-double, large, purple-pink flowers. The outer sides of the silky smooth petals are tinged with purple.

Stipa flowers captivate in beds and bouquets with their lightness and delicacy. All stipas love full sun and dry, stony, well-drained soil. To make them look as natural as possible in beds, it is good to plant them in several pieces in loose groups along with other drought-tolerant perennials and bulbs. Only then will their stems and inflorescences come alive with the slightest breath of wind. 'Ponny Tails' is a species native to the steppes of Mexico, Texas, and Patagonia. Airy, dense tufts of hair-like, delicate leaves resemble horsehair. The leaves are green, turning straw-colored towards the flowers. It even self-seeds in a suitable location.

Mints (Mentha) are well-known perennials and herbs, used in floristry as fragrant greenery. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) features fresh green, large leaves and a strong mint aroma.

Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), similar to lavender, is classified as a low, woody subshrub. It is suitable for similar types of plantings, with roses or in gravel beds of a steppe character. It also has culinary and medicinal uses. A great attraction for bees, bumblebees, and butterflies. Beautiful blue flower colour.

We cultivate this sage for its velvety, deep green leaves, which find use in the kitchen and in tea blends. To maximize the aromatic content in the leaves, we remove the flowers.

Shrubby thyme with charming silvery variegated leaves and a lemon scent. Perfect for herb gardens, container growing, and combining with drought-tolerant perennials.

Anemones come from the same family as buttercups. With their elegant flowers on long slender stems, they can brighten and enliven late summer and autumn beds. They stand out against a darker background of shrub groups and will also be grateful for their partial shade. The Czech Perennial Society chose autumn anemones as the perennial of the 2022 season. They last 7 days in a vase. Lorelei has semi-double flowers in a delicate light pink tone.