Settle & Steep

The herbal tea carrier — four plants for the cup you actually take time to make.

Format: Wine carrier · 4 plants · 3.25" nursery pots
Grown From: Seed and plug — noted per plant
Lifecycle: Mix of annuals and perennials — noted per plant
Availability: Small batch · Seasonal
Care Cards: Digital care card included for each plant (printable & savable)

Meet Settle & Steep

Some teas are better when the herbs came from your own windowsill.

Settle & Steep is a curated collection of four herbal tea plants, each chosen for what it brings to the cup — and to the ritual of making it. These aren't dried herbs in a paper pouch. They're living plants that you tend, harvest, and steep on your own terms. Chamomile for calm. Lemon Basil for brightness. Anise Hyssop for a gentle sweetness. Holy Basil for something deeper.

Each plant arrives in its own 3.25" nursery pot, nestled in a wine-bottle carrier that makes it as easy to gift as it is to grow. Choose the grouping that matches how you like your cup — light and citrusy, naturally sweet, or deeply herbal and warming.

The Herbs

Every herb in Settle & Steep was chosen because it steeps beautifully on its own and plays well with the others. Here is what each one brings to the cup:

Chamomile

• Flavor: Soft, floral, and gently apple-like. The most universally beloved herbal tea — calming, familiar, and beautiful in bloom.

• Best for: Solo chamomile tea, blended with lemon herbs, evening wind-down blends, honey-sweetened cups

• Annual · Grown from seed

Lemon Basil

• Flavor: Bright, citrusy, and gently sweet. Lighter than classic basil with a fresh lemon note that lifts any blend it joins.

• Best for: Citrus tea blends, iced herbal tea, blended with chamomile or mint, light summer infusions

• Annual · Grown from seed

Holy Basil

• Flavor: Warm, clove-like, and deeply aromatic with a subtle spiced sweetness. One of the most revered tea herbs in the world — calming, complex, and unlike anything else in the cup.

• Best for: Solo tulsi tea, warming spiced blends, stress-relief teas, blended with chamomile or lemon herbs

• Annual · Grown from seed

Anise Hyssop

• Flavor: Naturally sweet and licorice-honey flavored with a floral edge. Adds gentle sweetness to a blend without any added sugar — and the purple flower spikes are stunning.

• Best for: Sweetening blends naturally, solo herbal tea, blended with chamomile, lemon herbs, or tulsi

• Perennial · Grown from seed

Pineapple Sage

• Flavor: Sweet, fruity, and faintly tropical with a floral finish. Makes a beautifully bright and aromatic tea — and the scarlet blooms are edible and gorgeous in a cup.

• Best for: Fruity herbal teas, blended with lemon herbs or chamomile, iced tea, floral summer infusions

• Perennial (tender) · Grown from plug

Stevia

• Flavor: Clean, intensely sweet, and completely calorie-free. A single leaf sweetens a whole cup — the living sweetener for your tea garden.

• Best for: Natural sweetener for any herbal blend, solo herbal infusion, added to lemon or chamomile teas

• Annual · Grown from seed

Lemon Thyme

• Flavor: Delicate, citrusy, and softly herbal. A more subtle lemon note than Lemon Basil — refined and gentle, especially lovely in cold-weather blends.

• Best for: Citrus herbal teas, blended with chamomile or tulsi, honey lemon thyme infusions, light winter cups

• Perennial · Grown from plug

Choose Your Grouping

Settle & Steep comes in four carefully chosen groupings — each built around a different flavor mood and tea style. Select the one that fits how you like your cup.

Option 1 — The Wellness Blend - Chamomile · Lemon Basil · Holy Basil / Tulsi · Anise Hyssop

Calm, complex, and deeply herbal — four herbs with a long history in herbal tea culture, each bringing something the others don't. Chamomile for calm, Lemon Basil for brightness, Tulsi for warmth and depth, and Anise Hyssop for a natural sweetness that ties the blend together. Beautiful in bloom and deeply satisfying in the cup.

Option 2 — The Sweet Cup - Chamomile · Lemon Basil · Stevia · Anise Hyssop

For those who love a naturally sweet cup without reaching for the honey jar. Stevia adds clean, calorie-free sweetness alongside Anise Hyssop's honey-like warmth. Chamomile and Lemon Basil keep the blend soft and approachable. A lovely gift for anyone who is exploring herbal tea for the first time. Available while Stevia supply lasts.

Option 3 — Citrus & Floral - Chamomile · Lemon Basil · Lemon Thyme · Pineapple Sage

The brightest and most floral of the four groupings. Two lemon-forward herbs and two bloomers that are as beautiful to look at as they are to steep. Chamomile anchors with calm, Lemon Basil and Lemon Thyme layer citrus notes from sweet to subtle, and Pineapple Sage adds a fruity tropical finish. Stunning as an iced tea.

Option 4 — The Classic Calm - Chamomile · Anise Hyssop · Lemon Thyme · Holy Basil / Tulsi

The most herb-forward of the four — no basil, just four plants with deep roots in herbal wellness tradition. Chamomile and Tulsi anchor with calm and warmth. Anise Hyssop adds natural sweetness. Lemon Thyme brings a quiet citrus thread. Together, they make a cup that feels like it was made for slowing down. A beautiful gift for anyone who takes their herbal tea seriously.

What Arrives With Your Carrier

•       Four market-ready herbs, each in its own 3.25" nursery pot
•       A plant carrier that keeps each plant secure and upright
•       A digital care card for each plant — printable, savable, and specific to that herb
•       A digital Harvest & Steep Guide
•       Four plants chosen to grow, not just survive

Care cards link to the full plant library entry for each herb — with light, water, harvest, and use guidance.