Culinary Herb Or Spice Perennial Plant For Sale In District Of Columbia

Cataria is used as a recreational substance for pet cats' enjoyment, and catnip and catnip-laced products designed for use with domesticated cats are available to consumers. The tea should be infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential...

* 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.

* A spicy, aromatic flavouring, bay leaves are commonly used as aflavouring for soups, stews etc and form an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'Bouquet Garni'. The leaves can be used fresh or are harvested in the summer and dried.

It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. 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.

* In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads.

* A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving the digestion.

* It is used in both fresh and dried forms, to not only "heat up" curries, pickles and chutneys, but also to impart two distinct flavours to them. * In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest...

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

Some common names for it are acacia petit feuille , small Philippine acacia , Formosa acacia (Taiwan acacia) and Formosan koa . * The plant is used in traditional medicine and is available from herbal medicine shops in Taiwan.

* Normally used as a flavouring on bread, cakes, curries, pickles etc. * Nigella sativa has a pungent bitter taste and smell. Peshawari naan is, as a rule, topped with kalonji seeds.

The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn. It is one of the most important spices in Kashmiri Pandit and Gujarati cooking. * It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is...

* A spicy, aromatic flavouring, bay leaves are commonly used as aflavouring for soups, stews etc and form an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'Bouquet Garni'. The leaves can be used fresh or are harvested in the summer and dried.

A herb tea is made from the leaves. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

* It is believed fenugreek was brought into cultivation in the Near East. It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop, and its seeds are a common ingredient in dishes from the Indian Subcontinent.

* Normally used as a flavouring on bread, cakes, curries, pickles etc. * Nigella sativa has a pungent bitter taste and smell. Peshawari naan is, as a rule, topped with kalonji seeds.

It may also be used to replace a bluegrass lawn to xeriscape low to moderate foot traffic areas due to its tolerance for low water and poor soils. Per 40,000 sq feet for lawn. * The hardy plant tolerates some pedestrian traffic and produces odors ranging...

* Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery,and is often used dried rather than fresh. * A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or...

Recently, star anise has come into use in the West as a less expensive substitute for anise in baking, as well as in liquor production, most distinctively in the production of the liqueur Galliano.

Some common names for it are acacia petit feuille , small Philippine acacia , Formosa acacia (Taiwan acacia) and Formosan koa . * The plant is used in traditional medicine and is available from herbal medicine shops in Taiwan.

Further components were (+/-)-menthyl acetate, 1,8-cineole, limonene, beta-pinene and beta-caryophyllene. * Menthol activates cold-sensitive TRPM8 receptors in the skin and mucosal tissues, and is the primary source of the cooling sensation that follows...

* It has a mild aromatic flavour that is suggestive of aniseed. * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes .

* A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving the digestion.

* The aromatic fruits and leaves are used either fresh or dried to flavour soups, stews etc. They are sometimes put in beer and ale to improve the flavour and increase foaming. * Myrica gale is a species of flowering plant in the genus Myrica , native...

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

Can be particularly effective when massed. Also effective as an edger or low hedge in some areas. * Lavandula angustifolia (also Lavandula spica or Lavandula vera ; common lavender , true lavender , or English lavender (though not native to England );...

* Schinus molle is a quick growing evergreen tree that grows to 15 meters (50 feet) tall and 5-10 meters (16-33 feet) wide. A purgative known as 'American Mastic' is obtained from the tree.

* 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.