Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Birmingham

The plant prefers fertile, evenly moist to damp soil and full sun, and will tolerate part shade in the southern States. Deer and livestock avoid it. The sweet vanilla scent is produced by the chemical coumarin, and it thought to evoke a calm, meditative...

Wax-covered berries are used to make aromatic candles and soap. Astringent action of root bark abates diarrhea and hemorrhages; and as a gargle, soothes sore throat. Seeds germinate more readily if wax is removed and seeds are exposed to 6 weeks of moist...

A good choice for hummingbird, bee and butterfly gardens. Said to have been grown by Thomas Jefferson in his garden at Monticello. An excellent choice for xeriscaping, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

Decoction is useful for stomach pains and inflammation of the bilary duct. New research indicates it has potent anticancer properties. Latex juice mixed with vinegar is said to remove warts and corns.

(Mitha-neem) The fresh curryleaf provides distinctive flavour of South Indian and Sri Lankan cooking. Curryleaf requires a minimum temperature of 15-18C, sun or partial shade, and moist, rich soil.

Produces crops in summer and fall. Also known as 'Italian Honey'. Medium to large yellow-green fig with a very sweet and delicious light amber flesh.

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 .

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

Hardy native of grasslands and mountain slopes in northern China, Mongolia and Siberia. Ht. 15-50cm/6-20”. Has showy light pink flowers fading to white. The whole herb is used to treat fever, enteritis, and pains, such rheumatic pain and the pain of...

The aroma is spicy, pine-resiny, with grapefruit notes. It is a dual purpose variety with good bittering and flavoring qualities and heavy aroma. Alpha acids 10-14%. Cross between Peltham Golding and 63012M.

Classic evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean. Lovely house plant. Fragrant white flowers and leaves are used in potpourri. Spicy leaves can be used in cooking like bay leaf. Essential oil is used for fragrance.

Attractive creeper. Pleasant scent, though not convincingly of coconut.

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. It is very hardy and often produces two crops in a season.

(Rau ngo) A refugee of war, this remarkable little herb came to North America with the thousands who fled Vietnam in the 1970s. The scent and flavour of rau om have a beguiling floral character that is entirely unique among herbs.

Slow growing shrub whose leaves possess a remarkable sweet anise scent.

Stem runners reach 45-60cm (18-24”), outpouring light blue flowers, that outnumber their foliage. They are notable for their bloom time, which tends to be longer than other varieties.

(Elderberry) Variety released by the New York Agriculture Experiment Station in 1926 and is still widely grown by commercial growers. Medium-sized black-purple berries are sweeter than most varieties.

Outstanding compact lavender for edging, mass plantings, rock gardens and patio planters. Ht. 25-30cm/10-12". Plants are highly uniform -- unusual for lavenders raised from seeds. Flowers the first season from seeds if started early.

This variety from the Louisiana State University breeding program is one of the best varieties available. It is a reliable producer of delicious small purple figs. Does well in containers, producing an early crop of figs as soon as growth starts in spring.

Finely cut leaves. (Dr. Livingston geranium) Lemon-rose scent.

The high lupulin gives it a nice dark yellow color. Many craft brewers like it because of its balance of aroma and bitterness, and because of its high oil and lupulin contents. Also used in landscapes because of its dark green foliage and habit.

In larger doses it acts as a nerve depressant, and is useful for asthma and whooping cough. Excessive doses can cause severe depression. (Indian tobacco) In small doses lobelia acts as a stimulant, especially on the respiratory system.

Makes a pleasant refreshing beverage tea, an excellent substitute for coffee or tea. Foliage resembles that of the horsetail plant. Prefers dry, alkaline soil. Has tonic effects, improves kidney action, and relieves asthma.

(Needle stonecrop; Fo jia cao) Attractive low carpeting succulent from East Asia where it grows on grassy slopes. Excellent drought tolerant groundcover for the garden. In traditional Chinese medicine the whole plant is used to clear heat and to detoxify,...