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Plants for Health There are 118 products.
In this section we gathered those plants that are said to have a positive effect on health. These species belong to different plant families and different areas of the world. The diversity of human culture has learnt to live with the diversity of plants and some species became therapeutical or medicinal. Some, like Aloe vera grow in sunny and dry conditions and can live in a small pot. Some others will become large trees and need space and time to grow. Remember to be careful, not all these plants are edible, some are toxic if eaten or applied to the skin.
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Abelmoschus manihot 'Chief Kubo's' - Aibika
Abelmoschus manihot 'Chief Kubo's' - Aibika
This shrub is both an ornamental plant and a nutritious vegetable, Abelmoschus manihot 'Chief Kubo's' has bright red leaf stalks holding deeply cut palmate leaves and hibiscus-like, light yellow flowers. Both are edible. It can reach 1 or 2 meters but can be maintained at a smaller size in a pot.
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Abelmoschus manihot 'Choux Kanak' - Aibika
Abelmoschus manihot 'Choux Kanak' - Aibika
This shrub is both an ornamental plant and a nutritious vegetable, often called Aibika. It was domesticated in South Asia and spread to Papua and the Pacific islands. This smooth cultivar, with wide palmate leaves, is a superior strain from Melanesia.
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Abelmoschus manihot 'Tonga' - Aibika
Abelmoschus manihot 'Tonga' - Aibika
This shrub is both an ornamental plant and a nutritious vegetable, often called Aibika, but a hundred different names are used in different countries. It was domesticated in South Asia and then spread to Papua and the Pacific islands.
23,28 € 29,10 €Reduced price! -
Acalypha 'Macafeeana'
Acalypha 'Macafeeana'
Red leaves with a mix of different reds, creating incredible patterns from cherry-red to burgundy. Acalyphas are fast growing shrubs and can live in pots. Extracts of this cultivar have shown antimicrobial activity
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Acanthus ilicifolius
Acanthus ilicifolius
"Holly Mangrove" is a spiny but very ornamental aquatic shrub from SE Asia. Spikes of blue-pink flowers are produced throughout the warmer months.
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Aloe vera - 1 kg Large Plant
Aloe vera - 1 kg Large Plant
Robust plant, 30-40 cm, 1 kg, field-grown in full sun. This is the famous Aloe vera, known for holding healthy properties. The tips of the tall flower spikes are edible. Leaves are green-glaucous to pink-copper. Takes light frost if kept dry.
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Aloe vera var. chinensis
Aloe vera var. chinensis
10 cm cutting. A different, red flowered Aloe vera. This variety is slower than the typical form and has a denser, richer sap, also used in traditional medicine.
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Alpinia galanga - Blue Ginger
Alpinia galanga - Blue Ginger
Galangal or Blue Ginger is a herb used in cooking in SE Asia, and also medicinally. It grows as a tight clump of lush, upright dark-green leaves. Upright inflorescences of small white flowers are produced throughout the warmer months.
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Alpinia nigra - Greater Galangal
Alpinia nigra - Greater Galangal
This mid-sized ginger with ornamental dark green foliage is used throughout SE Asia in many ways: rhizomes are cooked as seasoning or as a medicine. Young shoots are used in many Asian dishes. The inner portion of the aerial shoots is cooked as a vegetable and used in curry for flavouring. It can be kept in a pot for years and will stay small.
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Alpinia nutans
Alpinia nutans
This is a cool-growing species of Alpinia, which is possibly the frost-hardiest in the genus. It is similar to Alpinia zerumbet, but shorter in stature with wavier leaf margins. Our rhizomes are uprooted from adult, blooming, mother plants. This ginger is also used medicinally.
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Alpinia zerumbet
Alpinia zerumbet
This ornamental and medicinal Asian ginger has lush, large, dark-green leaves. Large plants will eventually bloom with a spectacular inflorescence of white and yellow flowers, reminiscent of orchids.
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Alpinia zerumbet Variegata
Alpinia zerumbet Variegata
One of the showiest variegated plants in the world ! This Asian plant from the ginger family has large dark-green leaves striped in a rich yellow. Large plants will eventually bloom with a spectacular inflorescence of white and yellow flowers, reminiscent of orchids. This plant is used medicinally in a lot of surprising ways.
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Annona muricata - Soursop, Guanabana, Graviola
Annona muricata - Soursop, Guanabana, Graviola
Soursop, Guanabana or Graviola is a very large fruit, popular in in Tropical American countries. It is a small to medium sized tree. The delicious green fruits contain a white flesh, juicy and aromatic, with a slightly acidic flavour. It is also used medicinally.
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Annona muricata - Soursop, Guanabana, Graviola - GRAFTED
Annona muricata - Soursop, Guanabana, Graviola - GRAFTED
Soursop, Guanabana or Graviola is a very large fruit, popular in in Tropical American countries. It is a small to medium sized tree. The delicious green fruits contain a white flesh, juicy and aromatic, with a slightly acidic flavour. It is also used medicinally.
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Apios americana 'Early Blooming'
Apios americana 'Early Blooming'
This is a early blooming cultivar of Groundnut or Hopniss. This "ancient crop", scientifically named Apios americana, belongs to the family of beans and actually grows much like a bean, but in its case the edible part is the tuberous root system hidden underground, which is delicious and high in protein.
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Apios americana 'Late Blooming'
Apios americana 'Late Blooming'
This is a late blooming cultivar of Groundnut or Hopniss. This "ancient crop", scientifically named Apios americana, belongs to the family of beans and actually grows much like a bean, but in its case the edible part is the tuberous root system hidden underground, which is delicious and high in protein.
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Apios americana 'Nutty'
Apios americana 'Nutty'
This is a nutty-tasting blooming cultivar of Groundnut or Hopniss. This "ancient crop", scientifically named Apios americana, belongs to the family of beans and actually grows much like a bean, but in its case the edible part is the tuberous root system hidden underground, which is delicious and high in protein.
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Arthropodium cirrhatum
Arthropodium cirrhatum
This "Rengarenga Lily" or "New Zealand Rock Lily" is an ornamental and useful perennial with lush foliage and fower stalks up to 1 m tall with abundant bright white flowers.
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Azadirachta indica - Neem Tree - Grafted
Azadirachta indica - Neem Tree - Grafted
Incredibly useful tree. Its leaves are both an insecticide and a healthy vegetable, widely eaten in Asia and used for health. It is very important for ecological agricolture. Leaves and most of its parts are used for different purposes
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Basella alba - Malabar Spinach
Basella alba - Malabar Spinach
All purpose spinach, but also an ornamental groundcover or climber for shady, wet places. Basella alba grows fast in hot, humid and lightly shaded conditions. Leaves can be picked continuosly and are often eaten lightly cooked, as a spinach.
15,60 €
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