Culinary Herb Or Spice Herbaceous Plant For Sale In San Antonio

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems.

* German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West. In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems.

* Cumin is an aromatic, astringent herb that benefits the digestive system and acts as a stimulant to the sexual organs. * A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes...

* Depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb. Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc.

* A spice commonly called star anise, staranise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise or badiam that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of the fruit of Illicium verum which are harvested just before ripening.

It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come. * Used in cooking, on baked potatoes, and in salads ; flowers rose to rosy purple. * This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity.

It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. The seeds are used in cookery and sweet desserts. * Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

Valerian was used as a perfume in the sixteenth century. * A perennial herb with fragrant white, pink, or lavender flowers in loose, flat-topped clusters, smelling vaguely of heliotrope; leaves sometimes used to flavor tobacco; rhizome used as a sedative;...

A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints of the chest as well as disorders of the digestive system.

If a stem successfully produces mature flowers, leaf production slows or stops on any stem which flowers, the stem becomes woody, and essential oil production declines.To prevent this, a basil-grower may pinch off any flower stems before they are fully...

A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.

* Anise , Pimpinella anisum, also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. * The plant is an ingredient of pot-pourri.

Some common names for it are acacia petit feuille, small Philippine acacia, Formosa acacia (Taiwan acacia) and Formosan koa. * Its uses include chemical products, environmental management and food and drink.

* Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa.

The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations.

They are also added whole as a flavouring to various drinks such as Pimms and wine-based drinks. The leaves are rich in potassium and calcium, they have a salty cucumber flavour. * The growing plant is a good companion for strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes...

* It has a mild aromatic flavour that is suggestive of aniseed. * The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting.

* Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. * A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter.

* Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa.

This plant has a low, creeping growth habit with foliage usually not exceeding 6-8" in height, and produces highly aromatic, flavorful, dark green leaves which are commonly used in cooking as a seasoning.

* The essential oil is used in aromatherapy. * Cinnamomum camphora (commonly known as Camphor tree , Camphorwood or camphor laurel ) is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 20–30 metres tall.

* The bush is native to the Mediterranean region, growing wild on walls or in rocky coastal areas throughout. * White flowers to 3" across. * An extract of the root is used as a cosmetic and is particularly useful in treating rose-coloured rashes and...

* The bush is native to the Mediterranean region, growing wild on walls or in rocky coastal areas throughout. * White flowers to 3" across. * An extract of the root is used as a cosmetic and is particularly useful in treating rose-coloured rashes and...

* A member of the mint family; many small flowers on short spikes, usually blue but rarely pink, purple, or white; forms a dense mounded plant; used in cooking; aromatic; full sun, dry soil; native to southern Europe, Caucasus, Iran, Turkey.

* It is commonly used in teas, soups, and curries. It is also suitable for use with poultry, fish, beef, and seafood. "Lemongrass works conveniently as well as the pheromone created by the honeybee's Nasonov gland, also known as attractant pheromones.

It is native to southern Europe . * A woody-stemmed aromatic plant, long used for flavoring foods; sometimes used as a ground cover or rock garden plant; 1/2" evergreen leaves, upright flowering spikes in May; native to southern Europe.