Ocimum basilicum purpuracens Origin: Pau Pàmies, Balaguer. Place harvest : Puig de la Bauma, Mura (Barcelona, Spain) It is a vigorous basil variety with large purple serrated leaves. This plant offers an intense aroma and stimulating and di [...]
Ocinum basilicum Origin: Madre Armando, Sabadell. Harvesting location: Puig de la Bauma, Mura (Barcelona, Spain) Aromatic herb used as a condiment and as a mosquito repellent. It is advisable to grow this plant in the middle of the crops as it hel [...]
Zinnia or Mystic Rose is a plant that produces large and beautiful flowers of various colours. It is ideal for gardeners who are looking for a beautiful and colourful garden displaying large and slender flowers. For cultivation, it is initially plan [...]
Salvia sclarea L Clary Sage is a biennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It can reach 1m in size. It produces rough leaves and inflorescences of a white to violet colour that release a pleasant and intense aroma. This attractiv [...]
Celosia argentea var. Cristata The Plumed Cockscomb is a spectacular and showy autumn flowering flower. It has an intense fuchsia colour and a velvety crest shape. It is an ornamental plant of great decorative value as it has a long shelf life once [...]
Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist or Devil in the Bush is a flowering plant with an erect stem about 60 cm long that produces beautiful blue flowers. It belongs to the buttercup family. It is widely used to compose dried flower bouquets. Les Refarde [...]
Cosmos binnipatus The Garden Cosmos is a beautiful flower with a delicate appearance. Its firm stem makes it resistant to wind and other inclement weather. An undemanding ornamental plant, it grows well in poor soils with little water. It produces [...]
Dianthus barbatus The Sweet William is a spectacular plant with erect stems that form bouquets of beautiful coloured flowers. The flowers are white, pink and fuchsia. Highly fragrant flowers, excellent as a cut flower. It flowers during the second [...]
Tagetes erecta. Origin: Pla de Manlleu, Alt Camp. Catalonia. It is a plant of Mexican origin called Mexican marigold or Aztec marigold. It produces bright orange flowers from May to September. It can reach a metre in diameter planted deep enough. I [...]
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea is a plant with beautiful daisy-like flowers. In addition to its ornamental function, Echinacea is known to have medicinal properties, stimulates the immune system and helps with ailments such as bacterial and viral [...]
Petroselinum sativum Giant Italy Parsley is a variety with large, wavy, deep green leaves. Very aromatic and flavourful plant. It is a very productive variety. Les Refardes - Giant Italy Parsley - Sowing and characteristics: Direct sowing betwee [...]
Matricaria recutita. Chamomile is an annual plant resistant to dryness of about 40 cm. Tall. We sow it in early spring . As the flowers mature and fall, it will re-sow itself and new shoots will appear. It is important to choose a sunny location for [...]
Papaver somniferum The Poppy is a plant cultivated for ornamental purposes and for its edible seeds, which are often used in confectionery. Poppy seeds are also used in emollient preparations for skin treatments. It was formerly used as a sedative, [...]
Ocimum basilicum Origin: Sussana Martí, Roquetes, Baix Ebre. Harvesting location: Puig de la Bauma, Mura (Barcelona, Spain) Basil with large and highly aromatic leaves. It is a great condiment for pasta and salads. It is also used as a mosq [...]
