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Plants native and naturalised in Scotland |
| Grow Code |
COMMON NAME |(Gaelic name) | Latin name | Notes | Size | Description |
Price |
| c | AGRIMONY (Mur-dhraidhean) Agrimonia eupatoria P 45cm. Bears small yellow flower spikes, yielding a yellow dye. Makes a gargle for coughs and externally in a lotion for wounds. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | BALDMONEY/SPIGNEL (Muilceann) Meum athamanticum P 30cm. Native to Scotland and once used extensively as a sweet root vegetable. The feathery foliage adds an aromatic flavour to soups and vegetable dishes. |
Plant - £3.50 Seeds - £1.90 |
| BEARBERRY (Grainnseag) Arcostaphylos uva-ursi P E 10cm. Highland mat forming evergreen shrub; clustered early pink flowers, and bright red autums berries. Rock garden with acidic soil. Contains astringent and diuretic properties |
Plant - £3.50 |
| a | BETONY WOOD (Lus bheathag) Stachys officinalis P 30cm. Deep green toothed leaves and two lipped purple-red flowers. Used in herbal medicine to combat nervous exhaustion and tension headaches. Shaded situation. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| BISTORT (Bilur) Persicaria bistorta P 60cm. Fresh pink flowers and broad leaves that form part of a north country Easter pudding. The root contains astringent properties. Moist, shaded site. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | BITTERSWEET / WOODY NIGHTSHADE Solanum dulcamara P 200cm. Native climber with bright purple/yellow flowers followed by poisonous red berries. The sems and flowers are used to treat skin problems and rheumatism. |
Plant - £3.50 Seeds - £1.50 |
| BLAEBERRY/BILBERRY (Braoileag) Vaccinium myrtillus P 45cm. Native deciduous undershrub with sweet deep purple berries for use in juice, jam, pies or wine. The leaves help lower blood sugar levels. Enjoys acidic moist soil, with a little shade. |
Plant - £3.50 |
| c | BOG MYRTLE (Rideag) Myrica gale P 90cm. 'Sweet Gale'. Deciduous shrub with aromatic foliage utilised for flavouring beer or in pot-pourri, linen bags and repelling insects. Bog garden with acidic soil. |
Plant - £5.50 Seeds - £1.90 |
| BOGBEAN (Tri Bhilean) Menyanthes trifolata P 45cm. Native aquatic herb with pink-white flowers and three-lobed leaves which give us a bitter tonic medicine. |
Plant - £2.80 |
| a | BORAGE (Borrach) Borago officinalis A 75cm. Brilliant blue flowers loved by bees. The cucumber flavoured leaves flavour drinks, and the flowers brighten salads. The seed oil is used to produce a health supplement. |
Seeds - £0.80 |
| BROOKLIME Veronica beccabunga P 30cm. A blue flowered creeping plant for the water garden, with a bitter watercress flavour. An old remedy for scurvy. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| BUGLE (Meacan dubh fiadhain) Ajuga reptans P 20cm. Small but important native vulnerary herb with bright blue flowers. The leaves will help stop bleeding. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a or c | BURDOCK (Bramasag) Arctium minus Bi 90cm. Root, leaf and seeds provide us with various remedies including treating skin problems. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| BUTTERBUR (Gallan mòr) Petasites albus P RR 30cm. White-pink early spring clustered flowers. The root is used to treat several chest problems. Moist shaded site. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | CARAWAY (Carbhaidh) Carum carvi Bi 60cm. Sow outside in the summer, and harvest seeds the following summer. Sprinkle on cakes and bread. Good in soups and cheese. Medicinal. |
Seeds - £0.80 |
| a | CELANDINE, GREATER (An ceann ruadh) Chelidonium majus A 45cm. Yellow flowers and graceful green-yellow leaves which exude on bruising, a bright orange coloured juice. It is used in homoeopathy for jaundice and externally for treating warts.Used in homoeopathy |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| g | CELERY HERB (Lus na smalaig) Apium graveolens Bi 90cm. The wild variety producing celery leaf flavour nearly all year round, medicinal. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| b | CENTAURY (Ceud bhileach) Centaurium erythraea Bi 30cm. An efficient bitter-tonic herb with antiseptic properties. Rose-coloured star-like flowers. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| a or c | CHAMOMILE, WILD or GERMAN Matricaria recutica/chamomilla A 60cm. The most valuable and more commonly used chamomile. The flowers make a safe and gentle nerve-sedative and gastric tonic, especially for children. Sow outside. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| a | CHIVES (Feuran) Allium schoenoprasum P 20cm. Subtle onion flavoured leaves which are snipped like grass for use in salads, omelettes, cheese or baked potatoes. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| s | CLOUDBERRY (Oidhreag) Rubus chamaemorus P 10cm. Native white flowered and orange berried fruit, for jams, jellies and drinks. Enjoys acidic moist conditions. |
Plant - £3.50 Seeds - £1.90 |
| COLTSFOOT Tussilago farfara P 20cm. Leaf and flower give us a remedy for coughs and externally for sores. A plant for the wild garden only. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a | COLUMBINE (Lus à chalmain) Aguilegia vulgaris P 90cm. A cottage garden native perennial with very attractive violet blue flowers. The root has been used externally to treat ulcers. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| COMFREY, COMMON (Lus na cnamh briste) Symphytum officinalis P 90cm. High potash plant food and high protein stock feed. The root and leaves provide a poultice for sprains and bruises . Ours variety has creamy/ white flowers . |
Plant - £1.50 |
| COMFREY, RUSSIAN Symphytum x uplandicum P 120cm. A vigorous hybrid with red/blue flowers, a plant for the wild garden, with the same uses as Common Comfrey. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| COMFREY, TUBEROUS Symphytum tuberosum P 30cm. The native Scots variety, bearing bright, creamy-yellow spring flowers. Similar use and value as Common Comfrey, (and more by some authorities!) |
Plant - £1.50 |
| COWBERRY / LINGONBERRY (Lus nam Broileag) Vaccinium vitis-idaea P 20cm. 'Red Whortleberry'. Highland evergreen herb. Pink or white flowers followed by red edible berries. Prefers acidic conditions. |
Plant - £2.80 |
| c | COWSLIP (Muisean) Primula veris/officinalis P 20cm. Cheerful yellow-orange spring and autumn flowers. For winemaking, in skin lotions or in medicine. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.50 |
| CRANBERRY (Muileag) Vaccinium oxycoccus P 2cm. Locally native in Highland spagnum bog areas, a creeping plant with tiny pink flowers and small red edible berries. Grow in a moist peaty area. |
Plant - £4.30 |
| CREEPING JENNY Lysimachia nummularia P 8cm. Ground cover perennial producing numerous yellow flowers. The whole bruised herb helps to heal cuts and relieve muscular/rheumatic conditions. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| CROWBERRY (Dearcan feannaig) Empetrum nigrum P E 10cm. Native creeping evergreen with pink flowers and black berries, tasty in a mixed wild fruit salad. Prefers acidic conditions. |
Plant - £2.80 |
| c | CUCKOO PINT (Cluas chaoin) Arum maculatum P 20cm. 'Lords & Ladies'. Arrow-shaped leaves of deep green with purple/brown spots. Bears poisonous berries. Used in homoeopathy for epilepsy and cramps. Shaded site. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (Lus na h'oidhche) Atropa belladonna P 150cm. All parts are poisonous but are used extensively in medicine, for example, as a muscle relaxant and in homoeopathy for migraines. |
Plant - £3.50 Seeds - £1.90 |
| DYERS GREENWEED Genista tinctoria P 60cm. A small hardy shrub with bright green foliage and yellow flowers, yielding a yellow dye. The flowering shoots are used in homoeopathy. |
Plant - £4.30 |
| ELDER (Druman) Sambucus nigra Almost every part of this small deciduous tree is of medicinal value. Elderflower champagne and elderberry wine can also have therapeutic effects! |
Plant - £2.80 |
| a | ELECAMPANE (Àillean) Inula helenium P 150cm. Handsome plant with enormous leaves and clustered yellow flowers. Medicinal root for bronchial disorders from which lozenges and pastilles were once available. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera biennis Bi 90cm. Leaf, bark and seed oil have many medicinal properties. Large yellow, fragrant evening scented flowers. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| a | FENNEL, WILD Foeniculum vulgare P 120cm. This wild variety is more hardy, and produces seed more readily in the north, than the green garden variety. Try the seeds in bread & cakes. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| a | FEVERFEW Tanacetum parthenium P 60cm. Has a good reputation for relieving migraine and pain. Clumps of green foliage and daisy-like flowers scented of honey. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| a | FIGWORT Scrophularia nodosa P 60cm. Native perennial with numerous medicinal applications but mainly for skin problems. |
Plant - £1.90 Seeds - £1.50 |
| b | FOXGLOVE (Lus nam ban sith) Digitalis purpurea Bi 90cm. Purple bell-shaped flowers. Contains a poisonous substance - Digitalin, used as a heart stimulant. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | GARLIC, MUSTARD Alliaria petiolata Bi 30cm. If you enjoy semi-wild cleansing spring salads, this easily grown native should be of interest, living up to its name. Sow outside but expect sporadic germination. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | GARLIC, WILD/WOOD (Creamh) Allium ursinum P 20cm. 'Ramsons'. Bright white star-like flowers and broad tasty leaves in early spring ,excellent in cleansing salads or with cheeses. Under cultivation with additional compost, the bulb can grow to a large enough size to use in the kitchen. Moist, shaded site. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| GOLDEN ROD Solidago virgaurea P 75cm. Bright yellow flowers in branched spikes all summer, loved by bees. For treating stomach and kidney ailments and helping wound healing. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| GOOD KING HENRY (Praiseach bra thair) Chenopodium bonus-henricus P 30cm. The leaves substitute for spinach, and the young shoots are prepared and eaten like asparagus. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | GROMWELL Lithospermum officinalis P 60cm. Creamy-white flowered native plant rich in calcium and silicon. The seeds and leaves act as a mild contraceptive. |
Plant - £1.90 Seeds - £1.00 |
| GROUND IVY (Nathair lus) Glechoma hederacea P 10cm. Aromatic creeping ivy-like foliage and blue-violet flowers in spring. Has many curative properties including those for bronchial and digestive problems. Ground cover for shaded spots. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| GYPSYWORT (Feoran curraidh) Lycopus europaeus P 60cm. A native species with deeply cut pointed leaves containing properties that can reduce bleeding and help regulate blood sugar levels. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| HARTS' TONGUE (Creamh mac fiadh) Asplenium scolopendrium P E 30cm. A luxuriant fern with broad, long, deep green fronds with distinct transverse spore cases. Used in homoeopathy and by herbalists as a liver and spleen astringent. Moist shaded situation. |
Plant - £3.50 |
| HEMP, AGRIMONY (Cnaib uisge) Eupatorium cannabinum P 90cm. A handsome native perennial, producing masses of large lilac flowers. A herbal and homoeopathic remedy for colds and influenza. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a | HENBANE (Gabhann) Hyoscyamus niger A 45cm. A witches herb, bearing most beautiful but strangely scented bell-flowers, coloured creamy-yellow, tinged with purple-violet. Poisonous but also an anthroposophical remedy for heart regulation. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| HERB PARIS Paris quadrifolia P 20cm. A rare and remarkable poisonous plant with variable whorls of leaves,attractive yellow spring flowers and a red/black berry. Used in homoeopathy for digestive disorders. Enjoys a shaded site in summer |
Plant - £5.50 |
| HONEYSUCKLE, WILD (Lus na meala) Lonicera periclymenum P 450cm. Climber. Subtle rose-pink, yellow and cream flowers with a honeyed scent. Pot-pourri herb. Medicinal |
Plant - £5.50 |
| HOP, WILD (Lus na leanna) Humulus lupulus P 450cm. Climber. Hop flowers flavour ale, and when dried in pillows allay insomnia and irritation. The dried leaves make a sedative tea. |
Plant - £3.50 |
| HORSERADISH (Meacan-each) Armoracea rusticana P 60cm. RR Plant in a rich soil, in an odd corner, or a sunken bucket. For suce try combining the root with grated apple and cream. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a | JACOB'S LADDER Polemonium caeruleum P 90cm. Traditional cottage garden herbaceous perennial bearing masses of fine blue flowers. Once used for headaches and neuralgia. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| JUNIPER (Aiteil) Juniperus communis P E A small tree from 2-3m high which makes an excellent evergreen hardy hedge with blue berries for flavouring gin or in pickles, chutney and marinades. |
Small Plant - £3.50 Large Plant - £6.90 |
| JUNIPER, PROSTRATE Juniperus communis depressa. P E 10cm. Prostrate evergreen ground cover shrub native to Highlands. Oil of Juniper is much used in medicine. |
Plant - £6.90 |
| LADIES' BEDSTRAW Galium verum P 60cm. Aromatic foliage and flowers for pot-pourri, herb pillows, curdling milk, colouring cheese and a red dye for fabrics. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| LADIES MANTLE (Copan an druichd) Alchemilla xanthochlora/vulgaris P 20cm. Graceful fan-shaped pleated leaves and yellow green flowers. For menstruation problems and as a wound herb. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | LAMB'S LETTUCE OR CORN SALAD Valerianella locusta A 10cm. A delicious salad herb especially in the winter, being very hardy. Sow in August for winter/spring cutting. |
Seeds - £1.50 |
| LIFE EVERLASTING (Cnamh lus) Antennaria dioica P 10cm. Ground cover rock garden plant. Rosettes of silver-green leaves, white or pink flowers. contains astringent properties. |
Plant - £1.90 |
| LILY OF THE VALLEY (Lill nan lòn) Convallaria majalis P 15cm. The wild variety with broad leaves, fragrant white bell-shaped flowers and red berries. Valued as a cardiac tonic. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| LOVAGE, SCOTS (Siunas) Ligusticum scoticum P 60cm. Smaller native species with similar uses as Garden Lovage, better for a small garden. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| MARJORAM, WILD OR SCOTS OREGANO (Lus-Marsalaidh) Origanum vulgare P 45cm. A hardy native herb producing tufts of rose-mauve flowers. Use the leaves and flowers freely in salads, drinks and sauces. They also contain mild antisceptic properties. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| MARSH MARIGOLD Caltha palustris P 15cm. A popular native plant for the edge of a pool or moist area. The shining yellow sun-like flowers produce a yellow dye. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| MARSH TEA Ledum palustre P E 60cm. A rare native evergreen shrub with creamy flowers and rust-like bark. Leaves are used by herbalists for treating coughs and in homoeopathy for wounds and insect bites. They are also reputed to make beer more intoxicating. |
Plant - £9.00 |
| MASTERWORT Peucadanum ostruthium P 60cm. Native herbaceous perennial with pink/white flowers. The rhizome is utilised in homoeopathy, in traditional medicine and herbal liqueur. Prefers a moist site. |
Plant - £1.90 |
| c | MEADOWSWEET (Crois Chuchulainn) Filipendula ulmaria P 90cm. Creamy white flowers and leaves provide us with a natural headache remedy. They contain salicylic acid - better known as aspirin. Flowers flavour mead, wine or beer. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | MELILOT Melilotus officinalis Bi 90cm. Sweet scented yellow/white flowers. Pot-pourri herb or try fresh in stuffings or cheeses. Medicinal. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| a or c | MILK THISTLE (Fothannan beannaichte) Silybum marianum Bi 150cm. Spectacular plant, producing enormous spined glossy green leaves with milk-white veins. The seeds provide a homoeopathic remedy for ulcers, cancers and a liver tonic. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | MINERS' LETTUCE/CLAYTONIA Claytonia perfoliata. Bi 30cm. A very hardy salad plant with succulent leaves high in vitamin C. Sow in August for a winter supply. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| MINT, APPLE Mentha suaveolens P 90cm. Woolly-green foliage, excellent for mint sauce and summer drinks. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| MUGWORT (Liath lus) Artemisia vulgaris P 150cm. Large woody plant, used to flavour drinks, fatty meats, repel insects and in Chinese medicine. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | MULLEIN (Cuineal Mhuire) Verbascum thapsus Bi 150cm. Tall, stately biennial with large downy-white leaves and yellow flower spikes. Helps to relieve coughs, catarrh and asthma. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| OREGANO, TOMINTOUL Origanum vulgare P 30cm. Scotland also has it's own distinct, very hardy varieties. This one comes from the Grampians and has a mild flavour that can be used in quantity. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a | OYSTER PLANT (Tiodhiac na mara) Mertensia maritima P 10cm. A very attractive creeping plant native to the coasts of northern Scotland. The trailing stems bear blue-green succulent leaves with an oyster-like flavour, and bright blue flowers. |
Plant - £4.30 Seeds - £2.80 |
| a or c | PARSLEY, CURLED (Pearsal) Petroselinum crispum Bi 20cm. The moss-curled variety for sauces, soups, salads and garnishing. |
Plant - £0.80 Seeds - £1.00 |
| PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL (Lus a bhallaidh) Parietaria officinalis / judaica P 45cm. Grow this bushy plant on or near a wall; coral red stems, ovate leaves and clustered green-yellow flowers. Stimulates the kidney action, and externally a wound herb. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| POLYPODY (Cloch reathneih) Polypodium vulgare P 20cm. Fern with a creeping rhizome that is a useful remedy for coughs and catarrh. Moist, shaded site. |
Plant - £1.90 |
| PRIMROSE, SCOTS Primula scotica 10cm. Native to the north of Scotland mainly above sea cliffs on short turf. A tiny but beautiful perennial with bright mauve flowers in may and september. Used as a Findhorn flower remedy |
Plant - £3.50 |
| RASPBERRY, WILD (Subh-craoibh) Rubus idaeus P 150cm. Wild stock from our croft. Raspberry leaf tea has a good reputation for easing labour pains; externally it may also be used as an eyewash, mouthwash or for ulcers and wounds. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | ROCK ROSE Helianthemum nummularium P 10cm. Profuse yellow flowers and creeping foliage. A Bach 'rescue' flower remedy for fear, accident or illness. |
Plant - £1.90 Seeds - £1.50 |
| ROSEROOT (Lus nan Laoch) Rhodiola rosea P 30cm. An attractive blue/green leaved and yellow flowered herbaceous succulent perennial found on Scottish sea cliffs in the north and west. In Scandanavia, Russia and Iceland it has been used for centuries to enhance physical and mental endurance, preventing fatigue and stress. Modern research has confirmed this and an extract from the root is available |
Plant - £3.50 |
| a | SALAD BURNET Sanguisorba minor P E 30cm. An attractive herb for the 'wild' rock garden, bearing deep pink flowers. The young leaves have a cucumber-like taste for use in salads. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | SANICLE (Reagha maighe) Sanicula europaea P 30cm. Woodland herb, a primary vulnerary and blood purifier. Makes a gargle for sore throat, catarhh or coughs, externally used for rashes and inflammations. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| SCULLCAP, COMMON Scutellaria galericulata P 20cm. Smaller native species, blue flowered and sharing similar properties to the Baikal Scullcap. |
Plant - £1.90 |
| SEA HOLLY (Cuillion traghad) Eryngium maritimum P 30cm. A beautiful native perennial with green, blue and white veined foliage, topped by powder blue flowers. Eryngo roots were once used in medicine, and candied as a sweet. |
Plant - £5.50 |
| c | SELF-HEAL (Dubhan ceann chòsach) Prunella vulgaris 16cm. Valuable healing woodland herb; attractive violet flower spikes and lush foliage. a bruised leaf will help stay nosebleeds, bind cuts and soother burns and bruises. Ground cover for a shaded site. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| SOAPWORT Saponaria officinalis P 30cm. Pink and white flowers in late summer. The leaves, stem or roots produce a fine soap for cleaning silks and tapestries. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| SPEARMINT (Mionnt gharaidh) Mentha spicata P RR 60cm. The usual garden mint for sauces and jelly. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a | ST JOHN'S WORT (Eala bhuidhe) Hypericum perforatum P 60cm. An important herb with cheery yellow clustered flowers. Contains antiviral and antiseptic properties that help reduce anxiety, tension and menstrual problems. Externally for cuts, bruises and skin problems. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| STAGS-HORN CLUBMOSS Lycopodium clavatum P 15cm. An interesting creeping evergreen that produces 'club' shaped cones, containing numerous yellow spores; these may be collected for dusting skin irritations. Used in homoeopathy for courage and strength. Prefers moist, acidic soil. |
Plant - £5.50 |
| STAR OF BETHLEHEM Ornithogalum umbellatum P 20cm. Pure white and green striped spring flowers, expanding only in sunshine. The bulb is edible and nutritious either cooked or roasted like chestnuts. Use in homoeopathy for cancers. Bach flower remedy. |
Bulbs (3) - £1.50 |
| c | STRAWBERRY, WILD (Subh-lair) Fragaria vesca P 10cm. Edible ground cover, with delicious flavour and fragrance. The leaves also make a healthy tasty tea. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| c | SWEET BRIAR Rosa eglanteria/rubiginosa P 180cm. A fast growing pink flowered rose that fills the garden air with a spicy-apple scent. Suitable for 'wild' hedging. |
Plant - £4.30 Seeds - £1.50 |
| c | SWEET CICELY (Cos uisge) Myrrhis odorata P 90cm. White flowers and bright green foliage, scented and flavoured of anise. The leaves, seeds or roots may be used in stewing fruit, reducing acidity and sugar requirements. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| SWEET VERNAL GRASS Anthoxanthum odoratum P 30cm. Sweetly scented grass that can be mixed into a wild garden area. Used externally for rheumatic pain and inflamed joints. |
Plant - £4.30 |
| c | SWEET VIOLET (Fail chuach) Viola odorata P E 10cm. Spring and autumn violet flowers; used as a colouring and flavouring agent in food and confectionery. Medicinal. Shade in summer. |
Plant - £1.90 Seeds - £1.50 |
| TANSY, WILD (Lus na frainge) Tanacetum vulgare RR 90cm. A flavouring herb with fern-like leaves and yellow button flowers. Try the leaf sparingly to give a tang to omelettes and cakes. Tansy puddings were once customary at Easter.A medicinal vermifuge. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| THYME, BROAD-LEAVED Thymus pulegioides P E 20cm. A very hardy large leaved semi prostrate variety with bright mauve flowers. Use like garden thyme. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| THYME, WILD/MOUNTAIN (Lus an righ) Thymus polytrichus brittanicus P E 5cm. Very hardy. 'Carpets' of mauve flowers and aromatic foliage. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| TORMENTIL (Braonan fruich) Potentilla erecta/tormentilla 10cm. Bright yellow flowered herb. The rhizome provides us with a safe and powerful astringent medicine for sore throats, cuts, grazes and minor burns. Dye plant. Acidic soil. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | VALERIAN, COMMON (Lus nan tri bhilean) Valeriana officinalis P 90cm. Sweet-scented prolific flesh-pink flowers. A natural sedative, the rhizome being effective for promoting sleep and calming nerves. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.50 |
| c | VETCH, BITTER or MOUNTAIN (Carmeal) Lathyrus montanus / linifolius P 30cm. Native to upland areas of the UK producing pink/blue flowers. When dried the root nodules have a liquorice-like flavour, once used as a tonic to allay hunger; they may also be added to drinks. |
Plant - £2.80 Seeds - £1.90 |
| WALLPEPPER (Grafan nan clach) Sedum acre P 10cm. Bright yellow star-shaped flowers and small succulent leaves for minor burns and grazes. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| WATERMINT (Cairteal) Mentha aquatica P RR 60cm. Whorls of lilac flowers. A mild stimulant producing gentle perspiration, beneficial for colds and fevers. Moist site or waterside. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| c | WELD (Lus bhuide mor) Reseda luteola Bi 90cm. Green-yellow flower spikes. An ancient and well used dye plant. |
Seeds - £1.00 |
| WOODRUFF, SWEET (Lusa-caitheamh) Asperula odorata /Galium odorata P 30cm. Woodland plant with bright white flowers. Dried leaves scented of new-mown hay for linen bags and pot-pourri, medicinal. Shaded site. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| WOOD-SAGE (Sàisde coille) Teucrium scorodonia P 20cm. A useful native herb for fevers, colds and cleansing old sores. Downy heart-shaped leaves, yellow flower spikes. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| WORMWOOD, COMMON (Buramaide) Artemisia absintium P 90cm. Shrubby border plant; silver-grey aromatic foliage which once flavoured absinthe. A bitter tonic for enfeebled digestion, also expels worms. Keeps moths from clothing. |
Plant - £1.50 |
| a | YARROW (Lus na fala) Achillea millefolium P 60cm. Combined with elderflowers and peppermint, this healing herb helps clear colds and fevers. The fresh leaf infused and applied in a poultice, aids wound recovery. |
Plant - £1.50 Seeds - £1.00 |
| YELLOW FLAG Iris pseudacorus P 75cm. A stately yellow flowered native iris which enjoys the edge of water. The rhizome was once used in medicine and also provides a black dye. |
Plant - £1.90 |
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