Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Colorado

By one account this fig was brought to the U.S. by an Italian sailor who named it after his wife. Another story has it that this is really the same as another well-known variety called 'Adriatic'.

American Indians used the root for upset stomach, excessive menstruation, general debility, lung problems, cough, insomnia, and as a laxative. Has also been used for rheumatism, arthritis and skin irritations.

Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium. Often sold as true oregano in Mexico and southern U.S. where its fine oregano flavour is used to great advantage in chilis and other Mexican dishes.

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

Fine houseplant with attractive, almost circular, wavy-edged, fleshy leaves. Plant with strong menthol scent.

Does well in dry sunny places, and bees and butterflies are drawn to it. The mildly spicy scent is almost costmary-like, and the leaves can be used in potpourris and in cooking. It has a low semi-creeping habit but the flower stalks can rise up to 60cm/2ft...

A cute little English thyme that grows into beautiful dense mounds. Its strong flavour and aroma make it an excellent seasoning for meat dishes, stuffings and salad dressings. Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in.

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

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

Striking yellow flower stalks rise from a woolly leaf base in the second year. Good remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis. All plant parts can be used to produce yellow, bronze and grey dyes.

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.

(False cardamom; Dwarf cardamom; Shellflower) Often sold as true cardamom but it is actually a type of ginger with a cardamom scent. However the strongly scented glossy leaves are edible and can be used like a wrap to flavour food.

The root sap has cardiac glycosides that work like digitalis. Fascinating succulent used to make arrow poison in Africa. It grows well in pots and will bloom for months with showy bright pink or red flowers.

Used in Thai cooking, and deserving of experimentation wherever a new flavour twist is desired. Important Chinese medicinal herb used to treat lack of appetite, gastritis, and depression.

(Acanth spinach)

Originally from Sicily, this super delicious lemon yellow fig with sweet, tender, dark amber flesh, is truly amazing. It likes it a little hotter than other varieties, so grow this in a warm spot protected from the cold wind.

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

In the tropics the plant grows as a small sprawling shrub, 1-3m (3-10ft) high, but in pots it can easily be kept to a more manageable 60-90cm (2-3ft) with regular pruning. People wear corsages or crowns made with flowers strung together, and wear perfumes...

A good choice for northern gardens according to Steven Biggs, author of . 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.

Reliable fast growing variety. Figs have a light green skin and sweet pink flesh. Also known as 'Atreano Gold'.

Edible flowers are wonderful in many dishes where colour and its clove scent and flavour add a new twist. One of the most heavily scented pinks, strikingly sweet and clove-like.

Excellent remedy for colds and intermittent fever, especially for flu. Medical evidence suggests that it enhances the immune system. Eastern North American native found in swampy areas and along streams.

Alternatively, beef rolls made with ground beef and pork are wrapped in la lot leaves, then fried and served with rice. Typically, wrapped beef pieces are skewered and then grilled.

The rotund fig and its fabled leaf go back at least 5,000 years as enduring symbols of sinful pleasure and lost innocence. Years ago this variety was brought to Chicago by Sicilians from Mount Etna and ever since it has been grown the Chicago area by...

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

Lovely deep rose flowers; dark glossy leaves. Strong scent, possibly of apricots.

Though the tree can reach up to 25m (75ft) in the garden, it thrives in containers with regular pruning. Pruning keeps the juvenile foliage coming -- the iconic round leaves preferred by florists.