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Browse our selection of easy to grow plants that are an excellent addition to to any food forest garden or natural orchard.

Comfrey root pieces for growing

Comfrey root pieces for growing

Common name   Sterile "Bocking 14"
Botanical name   Symphytum officinale
Details   Easily grown from root pieces, comfrey is a valuable and popular addition to any food forest garden. Widely used in organic and permaculture gardening, this plant is a fantastic soil improver and mulch producer. Suitable for a wide range of conditions and situations.
Flowers   Purple
Perennial  
Propagation method   Division
Negatives   Can be difficult to eradicate if planted in the wrong place.
Price   $1.90  1 root crown
Price for 4 or more   $1.80  1 root crown if you buy 4 or more
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Pepermint Divisions

Pepermint Divisions

Botanical name   Mentha × piperita
Details   A vigorous, aromatic perennial herb growing 30–90 cm tall, valued for its fragrant leaves and medicinal properties.

Easily propagated by cuttings, division, or runners, it can spread invasively if not contained.
It thrives in temperate to subtropical climates, preferring rich, moist, well-draining soil. Peppermint grows well in full sun to partial shade and requires regular watering to maintain consistent moisture.

Known for its culinary, medicinal, and aromatic uses, peppermint is used to flavour teas, desserts, and savoury dishes, and its essential oil is prized for relieving headaches, aiding digestion, and repelling pests.
Forest layer   ground cover
Flowers   purple
Edible  
Tags     herb  perennial 
Price   $3.90  3 rooted peices
Propagation method   Transplant
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Oregano

Oregano

Botanical name   Origanum vulgare
Details   Hardy and easy to grow, this popular culinary herb is also loved by bees and is a good ground cover in the forest garden. Once you have this plant you can easily multiply by dividing up larger plants.
Diameter   1.00
Forest layer   ground cover
Flowers   purple
Drought tolerance  
Edible  
Propagation method   Transplant
Tags     herb  perennial 
Price   $3.90  3 rooted cuttings
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Male oak leaf papaya cutting

Male oak leaf papaya cutting

Common name   Oak leaf papaya / pawpaw
Botanical name   Carica quercifolia
Details   For successful pollination, plant at least one male Oak Leaf Papaya within 5–10 metres of female trees to ensure effective pollen transfer.

Male Oak Leaf Papaya (Carica papaya var. ‘Oak Leaf’) trees are essential for pollination in dioecious papaya varieties, where male and female flowers grow on separate plants. Since female trees only produce fruit when pollinated, having a nearby male tree ensures fertilisation.

How Male Oak Leaf Papaya Helps with Pollination:
  • Pollen Production – Male papaya trees produce flowers that generate abundant pollen but do not bear fruit.
  • Wind and Insect Pollination – The pollen from male flowers is carried by wind or pollinators (such as bees and butterflies) to the female flowers.
  • Fruit Formation – When pollen reaches the stigma of a female flower, fertilisation occurs, allowing the flower to develop into fruit.
  • Continuous Pollination – Since male trees bloom more frequently than females, they provide a steady supply of pollen throughout the flowering season.
Wind tolerance   poor due to big leaves
Forest layer   low-tree
Frost sensitive  
Propagation method   Cutting
Tags     cutting  subtropical  fruit 
Price   $3.90  15 cm stem cutting
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Sapphire berry cutting

Sapphire berry cutting

Common name   Asiatic sweetleaf
Botanical name   Symplocos paniculata
Details   The optimal time to propagate sapphire berry from cutting is during autumn and early winter.

Rooting hormone can enhance success rates by promoting root development.

Plant the cuttings in a well-draining, fertile soil mix and maintain consistent moisture without overwatering to prevent rot.
Flowers   White
Forest layer   shrub
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Propagation method   Cutting
Price   $2.90  15cm cutting
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Babaco cutting

Babaco cutting

Common name   Mountain papaya
Botanical name   Vasconcellea × heilbornii or Carica pentagona
Details  

Stem cuttings from mature plants growing under cover in North Canterbury.

Propagate and grow your own babaco plants quick and easy with stem cuttings. Simply place the cutting 1 third into the soil (right way up) and keep damp in a sunny, sheltered, warm location. Roots will form around the bottom cut surface.

Plants are self fertile, so only one plant is required to set fruit.

High success rate and should produce fruit in 12 – 18 months.
Wind tolerance   poor due to big leaves
Evergreen  
Flowers   white
Forest layer   low-tree
Frost sensitive  
Edible  
Fruit / berries  
Perennial  
Propagation method   Cutting
Tags     subtropical  fruit  cuttings  propagation 
Price   $3.90  15cm stem cutting
Price for 4 or more   $3.50  15cm stem cutting if you buy 4 or more
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Egyptian walking tree onion bulbs

Egyptian walking tree onion bulbs

Botanical name   Allium proliferum
Details   These onions are easy to grow as they start from a powerful bulb and not tiny seed. Leave them growing until mid to late summer when they produce more bulbs (usually 5) at the top of the plant. Harvest and eat the bottom, keep the bulbs for planting next season.
Propagation method   Sow direct
Price   $9.90  20 bulbs
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Jerusalem artichoke tubers

Jerusalem artichoke tubers

Common name   sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple
Botanical name   Helianthus tuberosus
Details   Easy to grow, highly productive plant that needs little care or watering. Produces tall leafy stems above ground and masses of knobbly, edible tubers.
Forest layer   rhizosphere
Edible  
Seeds / nuts / tubers  
Propagation method   Tubers
Price   $5.90  6 tubers
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Perennial multiplying leek plants

Perennial multiplying leek plants

Common name   Perennial leeks, Multiplier leeks, Perpetual leeks
Details   Easy to grow leek or spring onion substitute that will, once well established and managed, supply a constant supply of fresh leeks. Plants develop new baby leeks around the base. Just pull out the largest, central leek to eat and leave the rest to develop or replant space out the young ones if required.
Edible  
Perennial  
Tags     vegetable  perennial 
Price   $9.90  20 baby leeks
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Female oak leaf papaya cutting

Female oak leaf papaya cutting

Common name   Oak leaf papaya / pawpaw
Botanical name   Carica quercifolia
Details   Grow your own papaya plant from cutting. Handles temperatures down to -5°C
This species is dioecious, having separate male and female plants. You will need at least one of each to get fruit.
  • Use rooting hormone: Dip the bottom end in a rooting hormone to improve success rates.
  • Provide warmth and humidity: Keep the cuttings in a warm and humid environment (20–25°C), preferably in a greenhouse or under a plastic cover.
  • Well-draining soil: Use a mix of sand and peat or a light potting mix to prevent rot.
  • Water regularly but avoid overwatering: Keep the soil moist but not soggy.
  • New roots should develop within a few weeks to a couple of months. Once established, the young plants can be transplanted into their final location.
Wind tolerance   poor due to big leaves
Forest layer   low-tree
Frost sensitive  
Edible  
Fruit / berries  
Propagation method   Cutting
Tags     cutting  subtropical  fruit 
Price   $3.90  15 cm stem cutting
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