Edible Flowers - Culinary Garden Plants

Lavender 'Margaret Roberts' (Lavandula x intermedia) is a fragrant, hardy, and water-wise lavender variety that's perfect for herb gardens, borders, and coastal planting while attracting beneficial pollinators to your garden.

Why You'll Love It:
• Beautiful purple flower spikes with intense fragrance
• Fragrant, hardy, and water-wise lavender variety
• Ideal for cut flowers, potpourri, and natural aromatherapy
• Foliage provides year-round structure and texture
• Perfect for herb gardens, borders, and coastal planting
• Attracts beneficial pollinators to your garden

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart in full sun with excellent drainage. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Prune after flowering to maintain compact shape and encourage new growth. Feed with slow-release fertilizer in spring.

Perfect for creating fragrant, pollinator-friendly gardens. Learn more about creating a scented and fragrant garden or discover how to plant herbs for you and the bees to support local pollinators while enjoying beautiful, aromatic plants.

Wild Garlic (Wildeknoffel) is a tough, water-wise indigenous plant with edible, fragrant leaves and beautiful purple blooms that's perfect for sunny spots, borders, and container planting in Western Cape gardens.

Why You'll Love It:
• Hardy South African indigenous species
• Edible leaves for fresh salads or cooked dishes
• Beautiful mauve-pink flowers above clumps of narrow, grey-green leaves
• Distinctive garlic scent when leaves are crushed
• Attracts butterflies and beneficial insects to your garden
• Perfect for creating sustainable, indigenous gardens
• Supports local ecosystems

Perfect for creating sustainable, indigenous gardens that support local ecosystems. Learn more about your garden as an ecosystem or discover water-wise gardening techniques to create beautiful, drought-tolerant landscapes with indigenous plants like Wild Garlic.

Barbecue Rosemary is a robust variety specifically selected for its intense flavor perfect for grilling and roasting. The sturdy stems make excellent natural skewers - simply strip the lower leaves and thread meat or vegetables for aromatic barbecue cooking.

Why You'll Love It:
• Intense flavor perfect for grilling and roasting
• Sturdy stems work as natural skewers for barbecue cooking
• Hardy Mediterranean herb that thrives in sunny spots
• Produces aromatic needle-like leaves year-round
• Excellent drainage requirements make it drought-tolerant
• Perfect for both hedging and container growing

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart for hedging or use individually in containers. Feed with slow-release fertilizer in spring and liquid feed monthly during growing season.

Start a food garden this year and plant herbs for you and the bees to create a sustainable, productive garden that benefits both your kitchen and local pollinators.

The Rose Iceberg is one of the world’s most celebrated floribunda roses, prized for its profusion of pristine white blooms that appear continuously from spring to autumn. Renowned for its reliability and elegance, Iceberg adds timeless beauty to beds, borders, and mass plantings, while also making an excellent cut flower. Its vigorous, upright habit and pure blooms make it a favourite for Cape Town gardens and landscaping projects.

Exceptionally hardy and low-maintenance, Iceberg thrives in full sun and well-draining, compost-enriched soil. Feed with a balanced rose fertiliser in spring and again after each flush, or apply Vigorosa to revitalise yellowing leaves. For best performance, prune in mid-July and mid-January, water deeply at the base, mulch to retain moisture, and deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming. With minimal care, this floribunda delivers season-long displays of classic white beauty.

Rosemary 'McConnell's Blue' is the most widely grown rosemary variety, bearing small blue flowers mainly in winter and spring, and growing slowly but surely into a large bush.

Why You'll Love It:
• Most widely grown rosemary variety - proven performer
• Small blue flowers in winter and spring attract bees and beneficial insects
• Grows slowly but steadily to 1-2m tall and 1-1.5m wide
• Aromatic leaves perfect for cooking - use fresh or dried in Mediterranean dishes
• Drought-tolerant once established
• Can be pruned and shaped for compact growth
• Perfect companion plant for vegetables - may help deter pests
• Harvest leaves year-round for culinary use

Planting & Care:
Plant in full sun with excellent drainage - essential to prevent root rot. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Prune after flowering to maintain shape and prevent woody growth. Feed with slow-release fertilizer in spring.

Chives is a flowering plant that produces edible leaves and flowers with a delicate onion flavour complemented by hints of garlic, perfect for garnishing salads, eggs, soups, and savory dishes. This close relative to onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks is one of the easiest herbs to grow and provides continuous harvests throughout the growing season. Perfect for herb gardens, container growing, or kitchen windowsill cultivation where fresh herbs are always within reach for cooking. Plant in well-draining soil in full sun, spacing 15-20cm apart for optimal growth. Feed monthly during growing season with a balanced herb fertilizer to encourage continuous leaf production and maintain mild onion flavor. Learn more about growing herbs for you and the bees or discover tips for starting your own food garden.

The world's most beloved floribunda rose produces masses of fragrant burgundy blooms from spring through autumn, creating spectacular displays in any sunny garden. This hardy, disease-resistant variety flowers continuously with proper care and makes excellent cut flowers with outstanding vase life. Plant 80cm apart for hedging or borders, allowing good air circulation between plants. Feed with a quality rose fertilizer in early spring, after each flush of flowers, and again in late summer, supplemented with compost mulching to maintain soil moisture and encourage repeat blooming.

A lovely little carnation with a mounded habit.  I Love U displays a full range of colours from deep pink to soft rose, pink and white.  Blooms are strongly fragrant and will attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden. Low maintenance and can be grown outdoors as well as indoors.

The Rose Simplicity is a celebrated floribunda rose producing clusters of medium-pink, semi-double flowers across the season. Its buds open into flat, softly hued flowers that repeat in flushes from spring through to autumn. With a medium, bushy habit and leathery foliage, it works beautifully in hedges, mass plantings or as specimen shrubs, offering consistent charm in garden designs.

Vigorous and disease-resistant, Simplicity thrives in full sun with well-draining, compost-enriched soil. Feed with a balanced rose fertiliser in early spring and after each flowering flush to sustain bloom, and prune lightly in winter to maintain form. Water deeply at the base, mulch to conserve moisture, and deadhead spent clusters to encourage fresh blossoms. A reliable and elegant choice for Cape Town gardens, Rose Simplicity delivers enduring floribunda beauty with minimal fuss.

A floribunda with large clusters of dazzling bright orange- red flowers.

Peach Party has a compact habit and will bloom all summer long.  The Single scented flowers are a soft apricot colour in Spring and will develop a vivid red eye in the centre in Summer.  Ideal for pots and small spaces in the garden.

Carnation ‘Purple Wedding’ is an early-flowering variety with an upright, compact habit that blooms for months on end. Its striking bi-colour flowers open in vivid shades of magenta and purple with a deep, velvety eye, set against fresh green foliage. Perfect for adding bold colour to beds, borders, or pots, these blooms are also long-lasting when picked for the vase.

This hardy carnation thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and rewards with continuous colour from spring into summer. Low-maintenance and pollinator-friendly, it draws bees and birds to the garden while also making a cheerful indoor pot plant. Plant 25–30 cm apart for a full, flowering display that delivers impact with very little effort.

Royal Crown is an evergreen bushy shrub, with fragrant, linear leaves and blue-purple flowers from spring to summer. Perfect for creating hedges, bordering pathways, and planting in large groups.

First to Arrive is always on time, blooming from Spring.  This classic beauty will bloom abundantly with eye catching red blooms when given plenty of sun.  Hardy, evergreen and deciduous with large showy flowers. Bold flowers pack a punch on the patio, around the pool, in garden beds or along walkways. Colors do not fade fast and maintain its color until autumn. 

An early flowering carnation with large bi-colored double bloom on short stems.  Early Love will bloom from early spring and will attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden. Easy to grow and ideal for containers.

Brilliant Pink Iceberg Rose (Rosa 'Iceberg') features delicate, soft pink blooms that create a timeless, elegant look in any garden. Known for its strong disease resistance and continuous flowering, this variety offers long-lasting beauty throughout the season. Perfect for adding a touch of sophistication to borders, containers, or landscapes, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it an easy-care, stunning choice for your outdoor space.

An early flowering carnation with an upright habit, that will last for months.  Beautiful bi-colour blooms in shades of pink and purple against dark green foliage, will attract bees and birds to the garden.  Ideal for pots and beds.

An early flowering carnation with an upright habit, that will last for months.  Beautiful bi-colour blooms in dark & light pink, against dark green foliage, will attract bees and birds to the garden.  Ideal for pots and beds.

 This classic beauty will bloom abundantly with eye catching red blooms when given plenty of sun.  Hardy, evergreen and deciduous with large showy flowers. Bold flowers pack a punch on the patio, around the pool, in garden beds or along walkways. Colors do not fade fast and maintain its color until autumn. 

A compact evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves, with a ginger fragrance. It produces small light-blue and white flowers from mid-spring through summer and occasionally into autumn. Perfect for sunny, water-wise gardens and suitable for hedges or containers.

Rosa 'Satchmo' delivers spectacular clusters of dazzling bright orange-red blooms throughout the growing season, reaching 1m tall and wide in full sun. This classic floribunda rose thrives in Cape Town gardens with regular watering and well-draining soil, perfect for creating stunning focal points.

Plant 80cm-1m apart for hedge plantings or mass displays that create breathtaking colour walls. Regular feeding and pruning in winter will reward you with months of vibrant blooms that make perfect cut flowers for your home.

An early flowering carnation with an upright habit, that will last for months.  Beautiful double blooms in dark red against dark green foliage, will attract bees and birds to the garden.  Ideal for pots and beds.

An early flowering carnation with an upright habit, that will last for months.  Beautiful bi-colour blooms in light pink, with a maroon centre against dark green foliage, will attract bees and birds to the garden.  Ideal for pots and beds.

A floribunda with large clusters of dazzling bright orange- red flowers.

The Carnation Sunflor 'Megan' is a charming perennial suitable for both indoors and outdoors. It blooms with fragrant pink semi-double flowers from spring through late autumn, sitting above grey-green leaves. Great for pots and containers.