Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Alberta

Easy houseplant. An apt name, as the odour of the fleshy leaves closely resembles that of the chest cold remedy, and can be used for that purpose.

Praised for its brilliant deep blue and black flowers on 38cm/15” spikes appearing from early summer until frost. (Anise-scented sage; Guarani sage) This is the best of the sages for attracting hummingbirds.

But an old French technique of applying vegetable oil (usually olive oil) with a toothpick to the small openings at the end of the immature fruits often spurs fruits to ripen without pollination.

Medicinally, the leaves and other parts of the plant are used for constipation, colic and diarrhea. Curryleaf requires a minimum temperature of 15-18C, sun or partial shade, and moist, rich soil.

Pretty yellow button flowers were once used by the Indians to induce abortion. Repels cockroaches as well. Now used in cosmetic preparations. Blooming flower heads and leafy shoots produce yellow and green fabric dyes.

Berries are eaten raw, or in preserves and pies. Edible berries are borne inside fascinating orange chinese lantern-like calyces. Recommended for fevers and gout.

Excellent ground cover. Forms nice dense mats with slightly hairy leaves that are soft to the touch. Discernable mint scent with a citrus overtone.

Flowers and leaves in combination with mordants yield yellow, gold, tan, grey and taupe dyes. Seeds can be slow to germinate. Popular remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness, bronchitis and bronchial asthma.

Fresh leaves, picked before flowering, used in salads, sauces, soups and in cold drinks where a little goes a long way. (Bible leaf) The sweet-scented leaves may be used for tea or in herb pillows.

Showy hop-like pink flowers similar to Kent Beauty but longer and more impressive. Striking ornamental variety with a mild oregano flavour and aroma. Forms almost perfect globe-like balls when grown in baskets.

Excellent contrast plant for grey santolinas; for borders, hedges, and knot gardens.

Similar to other citrus marigolds; bright orange flowers.

Silver tufted mounds; very decorative. (Fringed sagebrush) Prairie native. Indians used it as a fumigant to combat illness and chewed the leaves for indigestion.

Yields excellent yellow or gold dyes for fabrics. (Dyer's chamomile) Fine border plant; profusion of yellow daisies in August.

See Russian Comfrey Bocking No. 14 also. Recommended as fodder, especially for pigs and poultry. More rust-resistant. A natural hybrid between Symphytum officinale and Symphytum asperum.

A favourite among fig lovers, this variety was originally from the Spanish missions of California. Delicious fresh, dried or canned. It is a heavy yielding, long-lived variety that does well in warmer areas.

Fine lacy foliage. Lemon yellow single flowers: free-blooming.

The figs are only about an inch in diameter but they are sweet and tasty, and they ripen in droves in autumn. This is a very nice small dark purple fig from Italy. One of the best figs for hardiness and drought tolerance.

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

Ht. 60cm/24”. Developed at Folgate Nursery in England before 1924. Neat compact variety with dark mauve, mildly scented flowers on long spikes. Well suited for gardens and borders, and for cutting and drying.

Fruits are medium to large and have a rich raspberry flesh with excellent flavour. (Green Ischia fig) This green fig is a favourite among fig lovers. Steven Biggs, author of , rates it "very delicious." It a mid-season "main crop" variety, as most of...

Very showy pink flowers. Pungent, resinous, nutty odour, possibly reminiscent of almonds.

Outstanding lemon-scented variety with dark green, sharply lobed leaves and showy flowers.

Leaves are very finely divided. Pine-scented with a hint of rose.

(Dollar leaf gum) Shaped like silver dollars, and about the same size too, the leaves and stimulating fresh scent make the species a popular item in fresh or dried floral arrangements.

Deeply cut leaves. Good rose scent. Vigorous habit.

In the wild, plants thrive on sunny, rocky, dry hillsides growing to 50cm/20” with attractive grey-woolly leaves. Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties; research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing.