Herb Plants Plants For Sale In Des Moines

Considered an excellent remedy for tapeworms since the time of the Greeks. Showy orange-red fuchsia-like flowers; miniature fruits. Needs occasional pruning. A red dye is produced from fruit skins and flowers.

Attractive dark green leaves and brilliant cerise flowers. Slight pungent scent.

For a tree, it is extremely fast growing, but can be kept as an annual bedding plant or as a container plant if it is pruned to keep its growth in check. It is a striking specimen plant in semi-tropical zones where it survives outside year round.

Deeply cut grey-green leaves with narrow white border. Good rose scent.

Steven Biggs, author of , rates it "very delicious." It a mid-season "main crop" variety, as most of its fruits develop on the current year's shoots, not on the previous year's growth.

Showy rose-lavender flowers. Faint ginger scent.

Produces crops in summer and fall. The striking, almost black fruits have a red flesh that has intense rich flavour! A-fig-cionados say that this variety is one of the very best. Named after a town in the Bordeaux region of France where this variety is...

Tip: slit meats and stuff with oregano, mint and thyme before grilling. Try Lemon Thyme, Tarragon and Bronze Fennel on fish or Lemon Thyme on chicken and pork. Fire up the barbeque for summer entertaining magic with these grilling herbs! Make rosemary...

Has been called one of the best silver foliage perennials by California nurseryman Ernie Wasson. The root is used for the treatment of acute and chronic infections of the throat, nose and ear cavities, for sinusitis, acute and chronic bronchitis, and...

Discovered in 1972 when the standard commercial strain was nearly destroyed by disease. Commercially important strain from the Vaucluse district of France. Ht. 75cm/30”. Violet flowers, strong scent.

Low creeping herb with pale blue flowers. As a lotion it is effective on skin eruptions and slow-healing wounds. Infusion is useful for coughs and catarrh.

Large showy rose-pink flowers flushed with lilac. Pleasant scent with a hint of eucalyptus.

Has a very desirable clean aroma and flavour, with little of the bitterness found in other sage varieties. A superior selection for commercial field production. Leaves are smaller and have a whiter appearance compared to standard garden sage.

Pale lilac flowers give a lovely show in mid and late summer, and attract butterflies. It is a low creeper, but we hesitate to call it that because it is not aggressive like other creeping thymes.

Pine rosemary has feather-thin, silver yellow-green needles and a bowed upright growth habit. Its small needle-like evergreen leaves and strong pine scent is reminiscent of a miniature Christmas tree.

Japanese research shows that this variety has potent anti-tumour effects. Season with butter, salt and herbs and serve. Commonly used as a blood purifier. Slender, smooth-skinned roots up to 1m/40” long have a delightful oyster-like flavour similar...

Handsome aromatic flowers. Used as a fixative in potpourris. (Clary sage) Seeds soaked in water produce mucilaginous eye bath which safely removes particles, hence its name ‘clear eye' or ‘clary'.

A keynote flavour in Jamaican cuisine. Quite unlike other thymes, this favourite of tropical America has large fleshy leaves.

RICHTERS INTRODUCTION. Produces bushels of tender, fleshy leaves all season, long after standard varieties turn tough and bitter. Profusion is a registered trademark of Richters; all rights reserved.

Prefers well-drained, compost lightened clay. The uniquely coloured variety transitions from bright yellow in the spring and fall, into deep green during the hot summer months. Ht 36-48in (90-120cm).

This is the perfect herb, cutflower and garden plant all in one! Ht. 75cm/30”. And its branching habit means the blooming season extends right through to fall. Not only is it beautiful, easy to grow, very hardy, and can be used to make home remedies,...

Grows 20-30cm/8-12”; grass-like foliage. Prefers full or partial sun in wet soil or in water garden. Used in Thai cooking, and deserving of experimentation wherever a new flavour twist is desired.

Widely used in soaps and in aromatherapy. The oil yield lower than other lavandins but the quality is much higher. Has the best perfume of all the hybrid lavenders. The scent is light and flowery and has little of the camphor notes found in other lavandins.

Water the pots and place them in a partially sunny location. Use the Plant Order Form located in the center of the catalog. Choose a Ship Code. Plants are available individually. Plants are shipped Monday through Wednesday and arrive at your door Thursday,...

Easy to grow in any pot or decorative container. Its musk-scented leaves are excellent in potpourris, adding an exotic, mysterious note to the mix. (Nutmeg bush) Small aromatic South African bush with showy plumes of whitish flowers.

The plants grow impeccably uniform at 12-14 inches tall, and explode with lush, dense spires of perfumed, beautiful deep purple blooms unlike any other in its species. Use the Plant Order Form located in the center of the catalog.

This is the North American variety which lacks the carcinogen, cis-isoasarone, found in European varieties. (Sweet flag) Medicinally useful for flatulent colic, gastritis and dyspepsia.