Aztec Sweet Herb Plants

Aztec Sweet Herb is a little known plant which is native to Central and South America, otherwise known as the 'honey herb' due to its intense sweetness with a liquorice twist. Hernadulcin, one of the sweet compounds found within the herb, is estimated to be around 1,000 times sweeter than traditional table sugar creating a unique flavour which is sure to bring joy to your dishes. It's a really gorgeous, interesting and unusual plant that produces attractive flowers during summer and adds great texture into your herb garden.

This plant is perfect for pots and containers with its spreading habit, but will also thrive if planted into the ground making it a fantastically diverse option for a wide range of uses. Aztec Sweet Herb likes tropical and subtropical climates best, so try to position it in as sunny of a spot as you can find in your garden in well-drained soil. You can opt to plant this directly into the ground, or grow it on in a pot and you'll be rewarded with a flush of deliciousness.

Its intensely sweet leaves can be added as a sweetener to drinks such as teas, coffees and hot chocolates, but also in a range of desserts, salads and fruit-based dishes for depth of flavour. This is the herb you never knew you needed in your garden but will be happy to have on hand during the spring and summer months.

• Latin Name: Lippia dulcis

  Type: Perennial

  Soil Type: Moist soil

  Where should I plant this variety? Full Sun

  How tall does it grow? Approx 30 cm

  How much space does it need? Spreads slowly perfect for pots or containers

  When does it flower?  Summer

  
  

  Delivery Information

• Really useful semi evergreen edible. Delicious small fruits. We love adding to smoothies!

   

• Delivery options explained

   

  Pre-order delivery option

  From January to March, customers are able to pre-order herbs for delivery later in spring, to ensure that you receive the unusual varieties that you desire. We begin dispatch of pre-orders from late March, once all items in your order are available for dispatch in one delivery, as some varieties will be available a little later in the year than others. You will receive notification when this dispatch takes place along with tracking information but if you would like an estimated delivery date after placing your pre-order, please do not hesitate to contact us.

  Order Now delivery option

  From late March to autumn, herbs will be available for immediate dispatch subject to their availability. We dispatch our fresh potted herbs Monday-Wednesday each week to avoid postal delays over the weekend. We aim to dispatch all fresh herb orders in less than seven days, i.e. an order placed Thursday-Sunday would likely be dispatched the following Monday/Tuesday. Orders placed Monday-Tuesday we would aim to dispatch by the Wednesday of that week. We do not dispatch on bank holidays.

  If you have a specific dispatch date that you would like us to aim towards, please do not hesitate to let us know. We can't guarantee a particular date but will strive to do our best for you.

  Dispatch information

  All orders are dispatched via a next day courier, ensuring that your herbs reach you promptly and in good health. For customers in the Highlands and Channel Islands this is a 48-hour delivery service. (From 2021 onwards we are unable to ship to Northern Ireland.)

  Please note that we do not offer a collection service. Our site is not suitable to receive visitors and this is a rule that we have to apply universally out of respect to our neighbours and family.

   

  Packaging

  
  We aim to reuse packaging as much as possible. Your herbs will be delivered in taupe recyclable pots. We are moving over to using plastic blister cell packaging which contains at least 90% recycled content and is itself 100% recyclable. These things are important to you and are important to us.
  
  

  Customer satisfaction

  Occasionally due to circumstances beyond our control, problems can arise. If you are not satisfied in the condition of your plants upon reaching you, please contact us as soon as possible providing pictures so that we can deal with your enquiry and feedback to our courier service. We will endeavour to ensure a resolution is reached that leaves you satisfied.