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Latvia ≈57°N
WELCOME TO A MORE BOTANICAL EVERYDAY
Nature has
more to offer.
Remarkable leaves, flowers, roots and spices. Discover their origins, explore their flavours and find a little wonder in the everyday.
Our point of view
More context. Fewer promises.
Plants deserve more than a product label. We document how they taste, where they come from, how they are prepared and what makes each one distinctive.
Botanical teas, powders & spices
Practical plant guides built around real questions.
Explore herbal teas, plant powders, flowers, roots and Thai culinary spices through botanical identity, origin, flavour and preparation.
Each guide explains what the plant is, how the product tastes, how to prepare it and how it can be used in everyday drinks or cooking. Ordering and availability are kept in the Green Botanica online store, while this website keeps the knowledge.
Black GingerKaempferia parvifloraRead the guide →Butterfly PeaClitoria ternateaRead the guide →PandanPandanus amaryllifoliusRead the guide →JiaogulanGynostemma pentaphyllumRead the guide →RoselleHibiscus sabdariffaRead the guide →BaelAegle marmelosRead the guide →Wild TurmericCurcuma aromaticaRead the guide →Black GojiLycium ruthenicumRead the guide →FingerrootBoesenbergia rotundaRead the guide →Yellow GalangalAlpinia galangaRead the guide →Gotu KolaCentella asiaticaRead the guide →Makrut LimeCitrus hystrixRead the guide →Holy BasilOcimum tenuiflorumRead the guide →Arabian JasmineJasminum sambacRead the guide →Java TeaOrthosiphon aristatusRead the guide →LemongrassCymbopogon citratusRead the guide →Mace (Javitri)Myristica fragransRead the guide →Damask RoseRosa damascenaRead the guide →MoringaMoringa oleiferaRead the guide →Sand GingerKaempferia galangaRead the guide →TemulawakCurcuma xanthorrhizaRead the guide →Chanthaburi White PepperPiper nigrumRead the guide →Javanese Long PepperPiper retrofractumRead the guide →MakhwaenZanthoxylum myriacanthumRead the guide →Basil SeedsOcimum × africanumRead the guide →Mulberry LeafMorus albaRead the guide →SafflowerCarthamus tinctoriusRead the guide →
Learn before you choose
A field guide for the botanical pantry.
Ordering and availability live in our online store. The knowledge lives here.
Open the Botanical Library
The practical journal
Ideas for bringing remarkable plants into everyday life.
Ma Khaen, Mac Khen & Makhwaen: Taste and Uses
A guide to the names on European spice shelves, the differences that matter and the citrus-and-pine character of our Northern Thai Makhwaen.
Read articleWhat Does Butterfly Pea Tea Taste Like?
The colour is dramatic; the flavour is deliberately quiet. Here is what to expect before choosing or brewing blue tea.
Read articleSand Ginger or Kencur: What It Is and How It Differs from Galangal
Three related-looking rhizomes are often confused; their botanical identities and kitchen characters are not the same.
Read articleHow to Use Javanese Long Pepper in Everyday Cooking
A characterful Southeast Asian pepper whose gentle heat, warm sweetness and lingering aroma can turn an unfamiliar spice into an everyday favourite.
Read article14°NSouth-East Asia≈57°N
Meet Nordic Botanicals
From tropical farms
to northern meadows.
Alongside our Thai roots, a northern story is taking shape through chamomile and aromatic mints from our Latvian garden, and fireweed gathered from the wild.
Different landscapes, the same attention to each plant — where it grows, how it tastes and what we do with it.
Discover Nordic BotanicalsNordic Line Our teas from Latvian meadows & gardens
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Sizes, availability and ordering are kept up to date in the Green Botanica online store.