Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Manchester

Ht 36-48in (90-120cm). The aroma is familiar and woodsy with a cool citrus mint undertone. Prefers well-drained, compost lightened clay. Altogether the plant looks like a grove of white pine.

Used by the Amerindians to treat hepatitis, syphilis, fevers, constipation, etc. (American mandrake) A derivative of this herb is medically proven against certain cancers.

Its oil is the major ingredient in some plant-based insect repellents, and a scattering of the leaves crushed or whole repels cockroaches and silver fish around the house. (Lemon gum) The lemon gum is a tall tree native to Australia with smooth pink,...

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.

Its fresh leaves are essential in several sweet and sour Vietnamese dishes, including a delightful soup made with tamarind and cantaloupe. Bound to become a new culinary favourite among gourmands suffering from a tired palate, for it invites experimentation...

Compact, showy plant. Orange-scented.

In gardens, trained to fences, or in hanging baskets. Day neutral variety that produces large sweet berries from June till frost.

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

(Clary sage) Seeds soaked in water produce mucilaginous eye bath which safely removes particles, hence its name ‘clear eye' or ‘clary'. Handsome aromatic flowers. Used as a fixative in potpourris.

A triploid hybrid variety with very high alpha acids and oils. This variety is also known as CTZ. Has high bittering qualities, and is used primarily for dry hopping. The aroma is strong and sharp, with a citrusy, herbal and resinous elements.

Cold tolerant, early ripening variety. Known as the "sugar fig", this is one of the best varieties for drying and for preserves. It is a compact plant that does well in containers and where space is limited.

The scent is light and flowery and has little of the camphor notes found in other lavandins. This is the main commercial lavender grown in France. Has the best perfume of all the hybrid lavenders.

The aroma is spicy, pine-resiny, with grapefruit notes. Super alpha hybrid variety with high vigour and yield. It is a dual purpose variety with good bittering and flavoring qualities and heavy aroma.

Thick, fleshy, grey-green leaves are sliced lengthwise and placed cut side on the wart for 8-12 hours daily. (Plakkies) Excellent wart remedy, widely recommended even by medical doctors, in South Africa.

Blooming with pretty little lavender flowers, it is native to Europe and has naturalized to North America. (Creeping Charlie) Lovely scalloped green leaves dappled with splashes of white, a ground cover plant that gleams in shady, out of the way places.

Historically used as a dye plant, fresh red blooms can be used to create red or pink dyes, with good fastness. Hollyhock requires little more than well-drained soil and full sun, blending well with any colour scheme to create a visually arresting display.

American Indians used the root for upset stomach, excessive menstruation, general debility, lung problems, cough, insomnia, and as a laxative. Woodland native, 30-90cm/1-3ft. Has also been used for rheumatism, arthritis and skin irritations.

Pungent bitter leaves used sparingly in stews, salads, sandwiches and vegetable juice. In early times judges relied on fresh sprigs of rue to repel fleas brought into court by prisoners.

The rhizomes and leaves are used in traditional medicine for high blood pressure, ulcers, fungal infections, flu and headache, and as a diuretic. However the strongly scented glossy leaves are edible and can be used like a wrap to flavour food.

It is a sweetener that finds its way into herbal teas, liquor, candy, tobacco, beer, soft-drinks, and pharmaceutical products. It has been widely used throughout history; the troops of Alexander the Great used it for stamina, as it has mild adaptogenic...

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

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

Lovely gold-dappled pillow-like mats of sweet lemon-scented foliage covered in purple-pink flowers in June and July. Ht. 25-30cm/10-12in. This cultivar is also known (incorrectly) as ´Golden King´.

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

Medical evidence suggests that it enhances the immune system. Ht. 30-150cm/1-5ft. Caution: contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; not recommended for long term use. Excellent remedy for colds and intermittent fever, especially for flu.