Our gardens are laid out on level wheelchair friendly surfaces, allowing easy access for all.
We also have a wheelchair loan service if required,
which you can book, by telephoning ahead on 01288381569
The following chives, mints and lemon balms from the National collections
may be seen in the collections at Penborn
Melissa / lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis Aurea
Melissa officinalis Aurea
Melissa officinalis Lemonella
Melissa officinalis Lemonella
Melissa officinalis lime
Melissa officinalis lime
Melissa officinalis compacta
Melissa officinalis compacta
Melissa officinalis Quedlinburger
Melissa officinalis all gold
Melissa officinalis citronella
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Mentha / mint
We now have over 250 varieties of mint
which has resulted in the need for a numerical referencing system
the numbers on either side of the plants name tells you where to find it in the gardens,
there are 2 or more examples of each variety ,
making over 500 plants to search through, if you did not know the reference!!
B2 spicata Verte Blanche
B3 Newbourne PG4-16
B4 Algerian Fruity PG1-19
B5 Mobillei PG3-20
B6 x piperita Blue Balsam
B7 Scottish mint
B8 smithiana PG3-5 MG6-13
B9 Hilaryfs sweet lemon MG3-14, PG1-1
B10 tomentosa B-38, PG4-3
B11 Turkish tea mint B-82
B12 Thai mint
B13 longifolia variegata
B14 Lemon mint MG53
B15 Curly peppermint
B16 moosepinte MG1-12
B18 maximilliana
B19 brevifolia B-24, B-52
B20 spicata crispa spencer town
B21 Carol MG6-9
B22 Bergamot MG7-6, MG*7-2 , T2-2 MG1-9
B23 libonon minze
B25 white spearmint PG4-20, MG5-10, PG1-11 MG*7-5
B26 vadstenamynte
B27 white flower morrocan PG4-10, T3-9
B28 silver MG5-13, MG5-13
B29 plain leaved Russian MG3-9
B30 TicTac
B31 Chocolate, MG7-19, MG5-2,
B32 ordinary peppermint
B33 Milly Mitcham MG2-8
B34 New Zealand MG7-21
B35 Ross mint MG5-16
B36 Spicata var crispa B-43
B37 Longifolia short form MG1-27 B-93
B38 Tomentosa PG4-3 B-10
B39 Donau mint
B40 Variegated
B41 Arvensis banana B-53, B-59 B-69 B-77
B42 Spicata from Jamaica
B43 Spicata var crispa B-36
B44 Portuguese piperita
B45 Pluto MG1-14
B46 Chartreuse
B47 Rumanische minze Johanisdorf MG4-4
B48 Arabian
B49 Microfolia
B50 Multimentha
B51 Chinese
B53 Arvensis banana B-41, B-59, B-69, B-77
B54 Cervina
B56 Sauveolens strawberry
B57 Hadscheim
B58 Ginger mint
B59 Arvensis banana B-77, B-41,`B-69, B-77.
B60
B61 Carmagnole
B62 Linaminze B-75
B63 Pierita alba
B64 Thai Bai Baronae MG5-11 MG2-26
B65 Bulgarian ( tirups)
B66 Citronminte citris (zitronen)
B67 Deli nana
B68 Canaries PG4-1, MG7-1
B69 Arvensis banana B-41, B-53, B-59, B-77
B70 Arvensis citrus lemon B72
B71 Nemrosa MG3-12
B72 Arvensis citrus lemon B70
B73 Citrata Basil B92
B74 NepatoidesMG4-11
B75 Linaminza B-62
B76 Longifolia MG4-6
B78 Dahurica
B79 Bettyfs Slovakian PG4-13
B80 Berries and cream
B81 Mexican
B82 Tukish Tea Mint
B83 Kartner
B84 Gracilis
B85 Kentucky Colonel
B86 Nikdaj
B87 Gentilis var subspicata
B88 Slotsmint from a castle
B89 Tunisia crispy
B90
B91 Aquatica var crispa
B92 Basil B-73
B93 Longifolia short form MG1-27 B-37
B94 2-117
B96 Longifolia Buddleia MG3-3
B97
B98 Murray Mitcham PG4-2 MG1-17 MG4-1 MG5-8
B99 Cevina alba
B100 From hasselbakgard
B101 Brundall PG2-4
PG1
1 Hilarysf sweet lemon B-9 MG3-14
2 Le Boule PG3-18
3 dutomasum
4 Verona MG6-3
5 arvensis var piperascens
6 piperita f. officinalis PG2-7
7 Mexican
8 green ginger MG517 Green Ginger
9 Algerian Fruity B4
10 sauveolens Hollandia PG2-12
11 white spearmint
12 Black Mitcham
13 Portuguese
16 Jacks green MG1-19 PG4-19
17 long folia from Crete MG1-23
19 logees variegated MG75
20 Chilean MG2-1
PG2
1 polymentha MG1-16
2 Spanish pointed PG4-5
3 Jokka MG1-20
4 brundall B-101
5 fruitata PG4-4 MG7-4
6 wintergreen
7 piperita officinalis PG1-6
7 ruman
9 Persephone MG1-13
10 Nile Valley MG62 MG4-12
12 sauveolens Hollandia PG1`-10
13 orange MG55 Orange
14 Malta MG1-7
15 Spanish Fruity MG3-3
16 Italian
17 rhodos
18 Turkish green MG519
19 aquatica sayakaze
20 balsamic
PG3
1 Algerian tea mint
2 piperita officinalis MG7-3
3 reglise
5 smithiana MG613
6 traditional garden mint MG4-2
7 camus MG1-4
8 lacerata
9 elighausen MG1-8 MG1-22
10 Polynesian MG3-6
11 schulhaus
12 pom MG1-18
13 nana MG1-15
14 May MG1-10
15 purple
16 costa rica
17 dionysis
18 le boule PG1-2
19 origon MG6-12
20 mobillei
PG4
1 canaries MG7-1
2 Murray Mitcham MG1-17 MG4-1 MG5-08 B-98
3 tomentosa B-10, B-38
4 fruitata MG7-4 , MG*7-4 PG2-5
5 Spanish pointed PG2-2
6 eucalyptus MG7-16
7 white spearmint PG4-20, MG5-10
8 variegated peppermint
9 grapefruit
10 Morrocan T3-9, B-27
11 Gurke MG1-5
12 citronimayace citrus
13 Bettysfslovakian B-79
14 Crisp Russian MG6-1
15 pelargonium fPortuguesef
16 Newbourne B-34
17 carmagnole PG4-18
18 carmagnole PG4-17
19 Jacks Green MG1-19, PG1-16
MG1
1 American grapefruit
2 Vietnam MG2-14
3 Morroko
4 Camus PG3-7
5 Cucumber PG4-11
6 Small Dole MG6-10
7 Malta PG2-14
8 Elighausen PG3-9, MG1-22
9 Bergamot B-22, MG7-6, MG7-2, T2-2
10 May PG3-14
11 Marrakesh MG2-12
12 Moospinte B-16
13 Persephone PG2-9
14 Pluto B-45
15 Nana PG3-13
16 PolymenthaPG2-11
17 Murray Mitcham PG4-2, MG4-1, MG5-8, B-98
18 PomPG3-12
19 Cordifolia James Green PG4-19, PG1-16
20 Jokka PG2-3
21 Mandarin
22 Elighausen MG1-8 PG3-9
23 Longifolia from Crete PG1-17
24 Brundall
25 Grapefruit T36
26 2-100 MG2-9
27 Longifolia short form B-93 B-37
28 Angustifolia
29 Morrocan tea mint MG51
30 X piperita citrata
31 3-11
32 Sauveolens MG4-8
33 Florence T32
MG2
1Chillean PG1-20
2 Arvensis Canadensis
3 Tomentosa MG2-6
4 Var crispa
5 2-28
6 Tomentosa MG2-3
7 Dutomasum T31 , T34
8 Milly Mitcham B-33
9 2-100 MG1-26
10 Guernsey MG72 T3-10
11
12 Marakesh MG1-11
13 Sauveolens subsp. Timija MG7-10
14 Vietnam MG1-2
15 3-112
16 4-11 MG2-21
17
18 Crisp black
19 Piperita dark stemmed
20 Apple period
21 4-11 MG2-16
22
23 2-10
24 2-117
25 chewing gum mint
26 Thai Bai Baronae/ curled black MG511 Thai Bai Baronae
MG3
1 From Hasselbakgard
2 Reverchonii
3 Spanish fruity PG2-15
4 Pineapple MG4-18
5 Verte blanche
6 Polynesian PG3-10
7 Orangery
8 X piperita Swiss MG7-17, T3-3 MG*7-10
9 Plain Russian B-29
10 pelugium upright MG7-20
11Sauveolens Bowles variety MG4-20
12 Nemorosa B-71
13 Corsican
14 Hillarys sweet lemon B-9, MG3-14, PG4-1
MG4
1 Murray Mitcham MG5-8, PG4-2, MG1-17, B-98
2 garden mint PG3-6
3 longifolia Buddleia mint group B-96
4 Romanische Johannisdorf B-47
5 2-123
6 Longifolia B-76
7Pipetita Proserpina MG4-12
8 Sauveolens MG1-32
9 Disected lime
10 Anis MG6-6
11 Nepatoides B-74
12 Prosepina MG4-7
13 Black horehound
14 Nile valley MG6-2, PG2-10
15 85-35-65
16 Shelpe veronica MG5-9, T3-7
17 Citronmynte Citrus (Kagenhild)
18 Pineapple MG3-4
19 Cornish crinkle
20 Schoenoprasum bowles variety MG3-11
21 South of France MG5-18
MG5
1 Morrocan MG1-29
2Chocolate B3-1 MG7-19
3 Lemon Mint B-14
4 Black peppermint MG6-11
5 Orange Mint PG2-13
6 Eau De Cologne T2-1, MG7-13
7 Kentucky Colonel
8 Murray Mitcham Mg4-1, PG4-2, MG1-17, B-98
9 Shelpe Veronica MG4-16, T3-7
10 White Spearmint PG4-20, MG5-10, PG1-11, MG7-5
11 Thai Bai Baronae MG2-26
12 Villosa
13 Silver MG5-20,
14 Pelugium
15
16 Ross Mint B-35
17 Green Ginger PG1-8
18
19 Turkish Green PG2-18
20 Silver MG5-13, B-28
MG6
1 Crisp Russian PG4-14
2 Nile Valley MG4-14, PG2-10
3 Verona PG1-4
4 Lavender
5 Spicata Roman
7 Hemmingways Mojito
8 Black Mitcham peppermint , T3-5 ,
9 Carol B-21
10
11 Black peppermint , MG5-4
12 Origon PG3-19
13 Smithiana PG3-5, B-8
14 spicata var crispa / morrocan
MG7
1 Canaries PG4-1, B-68
2
3 Officinalis x piperita PG3-2
4 Fruitata PG4-1, PG2-5
5 Logees PG1-19
7*5 White Spearmint B-25 PG4-20 MG5-10, PG1-11
6 Smithiana PG3-5, B-8
7 Costa Rica MG*71
8 Tashkent MG7-18, MG*7-11
9 P5
10 Sauveolens Timija MG2-13
11 Aquatica
12 From Thailand
13
14 Pharoah
15 requienni
16 Eucalyptus PG4-6
17
18
19 Chocolate MG5-2, B-31
20
21 New Zealand B-34
MG*75 white peppermint
T1
1 Fruit Rouge
2 Sweetis Vichy
3 La grande Rouge
4 Figue
5 Suave
6 Coconut
8 Geranium Rosa
T2
1 Eau-De-Cologne MG5-6, MG7-13
2 Bergamot MG7-6, MG7-2 MG1-9
3
4 Melissa compacta
5
6
7 Bulgarian (Nielson)
8 Ribe Court
9
T3
1 Dutomasum MG7-2 T3-4
2 Florence MG1-33
3
4 Dutomasum MG2-7 T3-1
5 Black Mitcham Peppermint MG6-8,
6 Grapefruit MG1-25
7Shelpe Veronica MG5-9, MG4-16
8 Logees reverted
9 Morrocan PG4-10, B-27
10 Guernsey MG2-10, MG7-
CHIVES
Schoenoprassum Besides leaves, try using the flowers in salads
Schoenoprassum 'albiflora' White flowered version
Schoenoprassum 'black isle' Maroon flowered version.
Schoenoprassum 'Biggy' Strong upright habit big thick fleshy leaves
Schoenoprassum 'Bohemia'
Schoenoprassum 'extra fine' A fine leaved form.
Schoenoprassum 'giant' The largest form of chive
Schoenoprassum 'grande' . Large leaf form up to 5mm wide can also be frozen
Schoenoprassum 'Italian' Chives from Italy!!! (do well in hotter summers)
Schoenoprassum 'medium' A medium size of chive....multipurpose
Schoenoprassum 'pink perfection' Perfect pink flowered version.
Schoenoprassum 'pot star' One for pot growing on the windowcil
Schoenoprassum 'sturo'
GARLIC/CHINESE CHIVES
Tuberosum
Tuberosum 'Dah Ye'
Tuberosum 'Garne'
Tuberosum 'Kobald'
Tuberosum 'Ping'
Tuberosum 'Shiva' vigorous high disease resistance for cut and come again
Tuberosum 'Tai Jui'
WE ALSO HAVE DOZENS OF:-
ROSEMARYS, BASILS, THYMES, CHILLIS.... TOO MANY TO MENTION
AND OF COURSE EVERYONES FAVOURITE ....
LAVENDER
In addition to the above plants we also have many other varieties of herbs.