Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Arvada

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. Easy houseplant.

(Old woman) East Coast native, where it grows on sand dunes. Grows in silver clumps.

Scent is a rather pleasant complex of fruit, eucalyptus and resin. Striking deep purple flowers.

Help the bees with these nectar-producing herbs in your garden.

Pale lilac flowers give a lovely show in mid and late summer, and attract butterflies. A thyme with a beautiful silvery cast and an intense lemon scent. It is a low creeper, but we hesitate to call it that because it is not aggressive like other creeping...

Nice lemon scent. Plant has ruffled leaves and upright growth habit.

Also in soups, casseroles, herb vinegars and cream cheeses. Improves skin in facial treatments. Nut-cucumber flavour of leaves is welcome in all salads with French dressing or mayonnaise.

It is very hardy and often produces two crops in a season. This is a super dwarf variety from Spain. The jet-black fruits are small but they are considered by many to be the best tasting fig available.

This is a long-lived variety that does well in containers and tolerates heavy pruning. Self-pollinated. Large fruits with a light green-yellow skin and amber flesh. Flavour is very sweet, especially when the weather is hot.

The original variety was introduced by Richard Fuggle in 1875 in England. Alpha acid 4-5.5%. The aroma is pleasantly mild yet hoppy with wood and fruit tones. Many classic beer recipes call for Fuggle.

It is cold-resistant and it is an early main-crop fig. Its dark-blue almost black fruit, with peach-coloured flesh, is very sweet. A good choice for northern gardens according to Steven Biggs, author of .

The Vienna Pharmacognostic Institute found that this plant has the same medicinal action as the European variety, . Easier to grow.

Prefers moist, partly shady locations but will grow in full sun. (Japanese parsley; Honewort) A Japanese parsley grown as much for its attractive bronze-red colour as for its unique flavour.

Leaves silver-white, flowers soft lemon-yellow, large. Up to 60cm/24in high. Choice variety for everlastings.

Orange-scented. Compact, showy plant.

(Friar's hat; Joker's hat) Originally from Barbados where they are known as "peri peri". Heat 10,000-30,000 Scoville units. Famous for its gorgeous flavour: sweet and tangy, and fruity, with the heat building slowly and never getting unpleasant.

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

Delicious in tea, by itself or blended with other herbs, for everyday enjoyment. According to Native American lore it is also aphrodisiac, which may leave us a little less good sometimes!

The hairy, silvery-grey leaves can be used in salads and sauces. Where it is perennial, Dittany of Crete needs good drainage and protection from harsh, wet winters. It grows wild in the mountains of Greece and has protected status there as a rare plant.

It is hard to overrate the attractiveness of this plant in the cottage garden, where it attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, blooming from early to mid-summer. Biennial, blooming in the second summer after it is seeded, it is attractive as a cut flower.

The indented yellow fruits, 10cm/4" long, vaguely suggest the faces of monkeys. This variety came to us from Sweden where chile enthusiasts apparently like their heat to come in fun shapes and flavours!

Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A more civil version of garlic can hardly be imagined: its lavender-pink flowers are sweet-scented like hyacinths, and are showy, and you don't get bad breath when you eat...

Reported to have survived zone 3 in Alberta. Propagated by small aerial-borne bulbils. (Chinese yam; Shan yao) Tall climbing vine with white, cinnamon-scented flowers and edible tubers that weigh up to 2kg (5lb).

From one of our customers, here is an excellent tip: "One of the best uses for this onion is to take the bulblet clusters on top of the stems and plant them intact about two inches deep in the fall.

Its mild antibiotic and diuretic effect made it one of the first, best treatments for urinary tract infections. A source of vitamin C, it was once used to combat scurvy. The taproot can grow more than 50cm (20”) long and can be used to make horseradish...

Diuretic for kidney and bladder complaints, and for gonorrhea. There is evidence it may have immune- enhancing properties like echinacea (to which it is a common adulterant). American prairie native used medicinally by Indians.

Alpha acid 3-8%. Mount Hood is a popular seedless triploid hop bred to resemble the true German Hallertauer. Introduced to the USA in 1989. The cone structure is a fairly compact with a moderate content of yellow lupulin.