Herbs for Partial Shade

Mentha spicata, known as Moroccan mint, will bring not only a wonderful fragrance to your garden but also a piece of honest herbalist tradition. In the wild, it seeks out slightly moist habitats in partial shade, but it can also handle direct sun without problems. At your home, it will thrive best in humous and loamy soil with plenty of moisture. We will deliver an already mature seedling in a pot, which you can easily transplant to the flowerbed after unpacking. The plant grows to a height of up to sixty centimeters and is extremely resistant to severe frost and common diseases, so it brings joy without unnecessary effort. It will require your attention perhaps only in the event of an unexpected occurrence of the mint leaf beetle. It is an indispensable part of fragrant herbal compositions, but it will also fit perfectly alongside other ornamental perennials. Throughout the summer, stems with tiny purple flowers rise from the clumps. These not only look nice but attract a wide range of pollinators from bees to colorful butterflies. Its fresh green and highly aromatic leaves are edible and directly invite use in the summer kitchen. Gardeners and florists swear by it. The stems of Moroccan mint are excellent for cutting into live arrangements, giving them an unmistakable scent and delicate structure. In a summer vase, this green beauty will keep you company for about a week.

Valerian is an important medicinal herb that has accompanied humanity with its effects for centuries. In nature, you will most often find it in damper meadows and light forests of Europe. Therefore, it will grow best for you in a sunny location with humus-rich and loamy soil. It handles our winters and frosts down to minus twenty-three degrees with ease. From us, you will receive a grown seedling in a pot, which you just need to transplant directly into the flowerbed, ideally with a spacing of sixty centimeters. Thanks to its unpretentiousness, valerian is ideal for beginners, though it occasionally attracts aphids. During the summer, it forms sturdy stems with green leaves reaching a height of up to one hundred and fifty centimeters. Tiny white and pink inflorescences bloom on them. The plant is highly aromatic and emits a specific scent favored by cats. The flowers are edible and reliably attract bees. Valerian is excellently suited for damper herb beds, where it willingly self-seeds. For bouquets, we collect the stems when the first little flowers open; they will last five days in a vase.

Lemon mint is an indispensable perennial for anyone looking for undemanding greenery for their garden. Its homeland is the moister edges of meadows, where it grows in the sun as well as in partial shade. In our conditions, it thrives best in humous and loamy soil with adequate moisture. It can easily withstand frosts down to minus twenty-eight degrees and, apart from the occasional occurrence of the mint leaf beetle, it does not suffer from diseases. From us, you will receive a grown seedling in a pot, which you just need to transplant into the flowerbed. Mints are well-known perennials and herbs, used in floristry as fragrant greenery. Spearmint with fresh green leaves and a strong menthol-lemon aroma also stands out with its flowers. From July to September, it is covered in purple flowers that attract bees and butterflies. Fresh stems are suitable for cutting into bouquets and the leaves can be dried for fragrant decorations. In addition, it has a wide range of uses in the kitchen, being perfectly suited for iced drinks and summer desserts.

Eau de Cologne mint is an absolute specialty for all lovers of interesting scents. Its natural habitat is in a temperate climate, where it grows in moister meadows and on the banks of watercourses. In your garden, it will thus do best in the sun or partial shade in standard loamy and humous soil that retains moderate moisture. From us, you will get a nicely grown seedling in a pot, which you just need to transplant straight into the flowerbed. It is an exceptionally hardy perennial that can easily handle even very severe frosts, requires no support, and does not suffer from common diseases. Only occasionally might the mint leaf beetle appear. The Eau de Cologne cultivar attracts attention with its dark green leaves with a bronze or purple edge and, from July to September, also with its purple-pink flowers, which are a huge magnet for pollinators. Although both the leaves and flowers are edible, you will use this mint more for aromatherapy than in the kitchen. It is suitable for baths, has repellent effects, and perfectly complements cut summer bouquets.

With a height of just three centimeters, Corsican mint is guaranteed to be the smallest mint you have ever seen. It naturally grows in southern Europe, primarily in France and on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. There, it forms low and beautifully green carpets that release an unmistakable minty scent at the slightest touch. It is a reliable perennial that you will receive from us as a grown seedling in a pot, ready to be transplanted straight into the garden. In it, it is best suited to sheltered places in partial shade or shade, where it has normal loamy and well-drained soil available. It is excellently suited as undergrowth under taller shrubs, for edging pathways, or for growing in containers on the terrace. From June to August, it blooms with tiny pink flowers that willingly attract pollinators. Care is completely undemanding, the plant does not suffer from pests or diseases and can handle frosts down to minus eighteen degrees. Due to its dwarf stature, it is naturally not suitable for cutting into a vase or drying into bouquets, but its edible aromatic leaves will perfectly serve to flavor summer desserts.

Pulmonaria officinalis, better known as common lungwort, is a rewarding perennial that has held its place in gardens for centuries, not only for its beauty but also for its historical use in medicine. The Latin name refers to its spotted leaves, which reminded medieval herbalists of human lungs. Today, we appreciate it primarily as a reliable plant for shady and semi-shady areas where other species do not thrive well. It blooms in March and April with a flood of tiny flowers, and you can often observe pink, purple, and blue flowers simultaneously on a single plant. This play of colors beautifully contrasts with the fresh green leaves. Lungwort loves humus-rich, loamy soil with plenty of moisture, but once established, it is very hardy. It is perfectly suited for natural and woodland gardens as an underplanting for deciduous trees. Although it is not very suitable for cutting into a vase, it will do a tremendous service in the flowerbed by attracting the first hungry pollinators early in the spring. The plant spreads easily and can also self-seed, gradually filling empty spaces in the beds.

Apple mint is an excellent tea herb that should not be missing from any garden. Its original homeland is the moister and sunny places of Southern and Western Europe, which is why it grows best in our gardens in sun or partial shade. It thrives in ordinary loamy, humus-rich, and well-drained soil with sufficient moisture. We send our customers a nicely rooted seedling in a pot, which is simply ready to be transplanted directly into the bed. It excels primarily with its subtle apple-mint aroma with a low menthol content, which faithfully resembles the scent of green apples. Its silvery-green leaves are rounded, soft to the touch, and slightly hairy. The plant grows to a height of forty to eighty centimeters and forms dense clumps. From July to September, it is also covered in tiny pale pink flowers. These are literally a magnet for bees and other pollinators, so they bring plenty of useful life into the garden. It is a perennial ideal for beginner gardeners because it easily handles severe frosts down to minus twenty-eight degrees and spreads reliably. We recommend planting four to six plants per square meter. It is perfectly suited as a fragrant underplanting beneath taller shrubs or in mixed perennial compositions. The fresh leaves are of course edible and perfectly refresh summer drinks or desserts. In addition, you can successfully cut the long stems for summer bouquets, to which they add interesting greenery and a pleasant herbal scent.