Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Kingston

(Lion's ear; Wild dagga) The botanical species name means ‘lion's ear' but the impressive orange flower spikes look more like a lion's tail than an ear! It is a tall native of southern Africa where it is used for epilepsy, headache, hypertension, and...

(Ironwort) Traditional tea consumed throughout Greece to treat the common cold. Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties; research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing.

Strong orange-lemon scent is addictive. Light pink and mauve bicolored flowers. Ht. 45-60cm/18-24in. A fun plant for containers, window boxes, and as a border plant in the scented garden.

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.

(Mexican morning glory) Sacred hallucinogenic herb used by the Aztecs in divinatory rituals. Once thought to be exterminated by the Spaniards in their zeal to exorcise “demonic” practices, the plant and the rituals were found preserved in the mountains...

The blooms give a lovely, deep rose-purple colour to herbal teas. An excellent choice for xeriscaping, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Like other members of the mallow family, it helps soothe irritated mucous membranes.

Attractive narrow-leaf form with light purple flowers. Graceful branching habit densely covered with strongly scented leaves. Choice addition to any rosemary collection.

Slow to germinate. Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles.

In the West, the male tree is preferred because the female produces a foul-smelling fruit. Medicinally, ginkgo is rapidly gaining a reputation as a brain tonic. (Maidenhair tree) An extremely hardy tree, resistant to pollution and disease.

Striking small tree with soft, feathery grey-white leaves. Mediterranean favourite for its bitter stomachic properties.

Berries are a little redder and rounder than ´Huron Sunset´, and slightly smaller. Excellent for freezing berry-laden branches to store for winter usage. With pruning, bushes can be kept to 120cm/4ft high which makes for easier harvesting.

Apparently named after the Zambesi River of Africa, this new lemon thyme from Germany is a low spreader that looks equally good in gardens and in hanging baskets. It forms dense masses of gold-flecked leaves that tumble out beautifully over the edges...

Attractive variety with roundish, crinkled leaves. 'Gold Crisp' has a more delicate, ascendant habit; very nice in windowboxes, hanging baskets and strawberry jars. Needs winter mulching to survive zone 5, or more suited as a potplant.

The strong aroma of mixed fruits makes this plant an ideal ingredient for potpourri and other fragrant concoctions. Needs good light. Pinch to keep bushy. Its large velvety leaves and shocking pink flowers make it an attractive houseplant.

Pungent, woolly, grayish leaves. Large scarlet flowers.

An award-winning variety well suited for home gardens in cool and coastal areas. It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. Purple fruits are large, the size of tangerines, and the flesh is dark and very sweet.

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

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.

Flowers bright red; very showy; pungent, crinkled leaves.

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

Male pollinator variety required to get good fruit set among the elite female varieties. Commercial growers need to plant about 10% of the orchard with male plants. Home gardeners need 1-3 males for every 5 female plants.

The hairy, silvery-grey leaves can be used in salads and sauces. It grows wild in the mountains of Greece and has protected status there as a rare plant. Flowers can be steeped to make Dittany tea, a popular drink in Greece.

(Pokeweed) Pleasant early spring potherb tasting like asparagus. Powdered roots were used in a poultice by early settlers to treat cancerous ulcers. Used to treat rheumatism, arthritis and respiratory infections.

Similar to other citrus marigolds; bright orange flowers.

Pretty rock garden plant with masses of purple flowers appearing early in spring. Valuable in correcting membrane disorders of the respiratory and digestive passages. Slow to germinate.