ThailandBlack GingerKaempferia parviflora↗A living field guide
Botanical teas, plant powders and Thai spices, properly understood.
We document teas, flowers, roots and spices through origin, flavour and practical use — from tropical farms to northern meadows.
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. Green Botanica keeps ordering and availability on Etsy, 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 →Greater 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 →
Learn before you choose
A field guide for the botanical pantry.
Ordering and availability live on Etsy. The knowledge lives here.
Open the Botanical LibraryThailandBlack GingerKaempferia parviflora↗
ThailandButterfly PeaClitoria ternatea↗
ThailandPandanPandanus amaryllifolius↗
South-East Asia · grower relationshipsA growing collection
Two landscapes. One kind of curiosity.
We began with distinctive plants and food traditions connected with Thailand. The story is widening towards the gardens, forests and wild meadows of Latvia and Northern Europe.
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Sizes, availability and ordering are kept up to date in the Green Botanica Etsy shop.