Mountain Moon Apothecary Signature Collection

6 Live Herb Cuttings

Discover the herbs that help define Mountain Moon Apothecary with our Signature Collection.

This assortment brings together six herbs selected for their fragrance, culinary versatility, garden interest, and popularity. Whether you are creating your first herb garden or expanding an established collection, it offers an introduction to several herbs we grow and enjoy at our Blue Ridge Mountain homestead.

From tea gardens and culinary recipes to containers and pollinator-friendly spaces, these varieties reflect the heart of Mountain Moon Apothecary.

Included in This Collection

Peppermint

A vigorous, spreading mint appreciated for its refreshing aroma and popularity in tea gardens, infused beverages, and culinary herb collections.

Sweet Basil

A classic kitchen-garden herb commonly used in pesto, sauces, salads, pasta dishes, and other culinary recipes.

English Thyme

An aromatic culinary herb valued for its compact growth, versatility, and traditional place in kitchen gardens.

Greek Oregano

A strongly aromatic oregano variety known for its bold flavor and popularity in Mediterranean-inspired recipes.

Sacred Basil

Also known as Holy Basil or Tulsi, this fragrant herb is appreciated for its aroma, garden beauty, and flowers that may attract visiting pollinators.

Cuban Oregano

A distinctive aromatic plant with thick, fuzzy leaves and a strong fragrance. Cuban Oregano is a tender perennial in many climates and is often grown in containers.

Fragrance, flavor, size, and appearance can vary according to season, maturity, sunlight, temperature, soil, and other growing conditions.

What You Will Receive

• Six fresh, unrooted herb cuttings

• One cutting of each variety listed above

• Cuttings approximately 4–6 inches long

• Six rockwool rooting cubes

• Moisture-protective packaging for transit

• Basic care and propagation instructions

This collection contains unrooted plant cuttings—not established, rooted plants.

Because each cutting is naturally grown and individually harvested, its size, branching, leaf shape, color, fragrance, and overall appearance may vary from the listing photographs.

Growing Information

This collection contains several plant varieties with different long-term growing requirements.

• Suitable for containers after rooting

• Appropriate for kitchen and tea gardens

• May be grown in raised beds or garden beds where climate permits

• Includes both spreading and compact growth habits

• Includes plants with different water and cold-hardiness requirements

• Flowers may attract visiting pollinators

Peppermint spreads readily through underground runners and is often grown in a container to limit its spread.

Sweet Basil and Sacred Basil are frost-sensitive. Cuban Oregano is also cold-sensitive and is commonly grown as a container plant in colder climates.

English Thyme and Greek Oregano require good drainage after they are established.

Garden performance and winter hardiness depend on the individual variety, the purchaser’s climate, growing zone, soil, planting location, and ongoing care.

Perfect For

• Beginning herb gardeners

• Kitchen gardens

• Tea gardens

• Homestead gardens

• Container gardening

• Pollinator-friendly growing spaces

• Gifts for gardeners

• Specialty herb collections

Wash fresh plant material thoroughly before culinary use. These products are sold as live plant cuttings and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Important: Care Immediately After Delivery

Please unpack all six cuttings immediately after delivery and remove all shipping materials.

Place the lower portion of each stem in clean, room-temperature water for a minimum of 48 hours. Keep all leaves above the waterline, with only the lower stem and at least one propagation node in the water.

Keep each variety identified and separated during recovery and rooting.

This recovery period allows the cuttings to rehydrate and recover from normal shipping stress before rooting begins.

During the recovery period:

• Keep the cuttings in bright, indirect light

• Keep them away from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures

• Replace the water if it becomes cloudy

• Do not add fertilizer

• Do not allow any leaves to remain submerged

Temporary wilting or softness can occur after shipping and does not necessarily indicate that a cutting is damaged.

Rooting Your Cuttings

After the initial 48-hour recovery period, continue rooting each cutting using one of these methods:

• Keep the stem and propagation node in clean water

• Place the stem and propagation node into a pre-soaked rockwool cube supplied with water

Six rockwool cubes are included so each cutting can be rooted separately.

Keep all leaves above the waterline and do not allow the rockwool cubes to dry out. Provide bright, indirect light while roots develop.

Do not transfer the cuttings into soil immediately after delivery.

Allow each cutting to remain in water or water-supplied rockwool until several healthy roots have developed and the roots are at least two inches long. Once a cutting’s roots reach that length, it may be transplanted into an appropriate potting mix.

The six varieties may root at different rates. Rooting time varies according to the plant variety, temperature, light, water quality, and other growing conditions.

Learn More Before You Buy

Visit The Robertson Rottie Ranch on YouTube and follow our Mountain Apothecary series for:

• Herb profiles

• Propagation and rooting techniques

• Harvesting guides

• Herb preservation methods

• Tea preparation

• Homestead gardening

• Growing and care instructions

Important Information About Live Cuttings

These products are living, unrooted plant cuttings. Successful rooting and future plant growth depend on shipping conditions, temperature, handling, propagation method, moisture, light, climate, and ongoing care.

We carefully select and package each cutting, but rooting success and future plant performance cannot be guaranteed.

If The Robertson Rottie Ranch makes an error with your order or is unable to fulfill it, we will address the issue in accordance with our Return & Refund Policy.

Shipping

Live plant orders are generally processed within 1–5 business days and normally ship Monday through Wednesday to reduce the likelihood of weekend carrier delays.

Your cuttings will be wrapped with moisture-protective materials and carefully packaged for transit. Tracking information will be provided when your order ships.

Live cuttings are available for purchase only when we are actively accepting and fulfilling plant orders. If seasonal temperatures or severe weather require us to pause live-plant shipping, this listing will be marked unavailable until ordering resumes.

Customers are responsible for confirming that these plants can legally be shipped to and grown at their destination.

From Our Homestead to Yours

These cuttings are grown and freshly harvested by Mountain Moon Apothecary, the botanical and herb-growing line of The Robertson Rottie Ranch, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Thank you for supporting our small mountain homestead.