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Piccolo Seeds

Herbal Teas Seed Collection

Grow fresh peppermint, lemon balm and holy basil for tea

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Key benefits

  • Grow fresh peppermint, lemon balm and holy basil for tea
  • All three grow in pots on a sunny windowsill or patio
  • Pick leaves from about two months after sowing
  • Gift box with growing tips and recipes inside

A cup-of-tea garden in one gift box: three herbs that make some of the best fresh-leaf teas you can grow. Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) brings a cool menthol bite, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis 'Quedlinburger Niederliegende') a soft, fresh lemon scent, and holy basil or tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) a warm, clove-like spice. All three grow happily in pots on a sunny windowsill or patio, and the box makes a thoughtful present for keen cooks and tea drinkers.

Sowing and growing

  • Peppermint: sow in pots or trays April to June, barely covering the seed; a hardy perennial, 50 to 70 cm tall, best kept in a pot as it spreads.
  • Lemon balm: sow indoors March to May on the surface of the compost, as the seed needs light; a hardy perennial about 30 to 40 cm tall that regrows each spring.
  • Holy basil: sow indoors March to May at 18 to 20°C and keep on a warm windowsill or plant out after the last frost; a tender annual, sown fresh each year.
  • Germination takes roughly 1 to 3 weeks; pick leaves from about two months after sowing.

What you receive: a Piccolo Seeds gift box containing three packets of open-pollinated seed: Common Peppermint (about 50 seeds), Quedlinburger Niederliegende Lemon Balm (about 140 seeds) and Holy Green Basil (about 400 seeds), each with growing instructions, plus growing tips and recipes inside the box.

Browse our full range of herb and flower seeds, find more gifts for gardeners, or buy the Quedlinburger lemon balm seeds on their own.

How to use
  1. Sow peppermint in pots or trays April to June, barely covering the seed.
  2. Sow lemon balm indoors March to May on the surface of the compost, as the seed needs light.
  3. Sow holy basil indoors March to May at 18 to 20°C and keep it on a warm windowsill.
  4. Keep peppermint in a pot, as it spreads.
Delivery and returns

Every order is hand-packed and sent with tracked delivery.

Changed your mind? You can return unused items within 14 days of delivery. See our returns policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make tea from fresh herbs?

Pick a small handful of leaves, bruise them lightly between your fingers and pour over water just off the boil. Cover and steep for about five minutes, then strain. The three herbs work well alone or mixed, and the leaves can also be dried for winter.

Can I grow these tea herbs indoors?

Yes. All three can be raised on a bright windowsill, and holy basil does best indoors or in a greenhouse in a typical UK summer. Peppermint and lemon balm grow stronger outside in pots once established, where they get more light.

Will the herbs come back every year?

Peppermint and lemon balm are hardy perennials: they die back in winter and regrow each spring. Holy basil is tender and will not survive frost, so sow it fresh each year; the packet holds enough seed for several sowings.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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