Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In White Rock

Used for throat conditions, cough, wheezing, bronchitis and mumps. (She-gan) Chinese medicinal. Attractive orange-yellow flowers with red-purple spots.

When they appear the beautiful porcelain-like flowers are also edible. Try them in tea and in sweet desserts such as rice pudding. A popular landscaping plant in Australia where it forms dense masses of lush fragrant foliage.

It requires a sunny location. 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.

The silver-edged leaves beautifully frame the large pink flowers that appear in summer. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A lovely variegated version of society garlic. Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil.

Like ´Citrus Gold´, the orange berries are large, weighing a gram when fresh, with a nice tinge of red at the tops. Excellent for juice, and for salsa, salads and as a garnish on hospitality plates.

Where this mint is hardy, it is an inimitable ground cover, offering up a deliciously fresh scent with every step. According to Greek legend, when the nymph Mintha offended the goddess Persephone, she transformed the unfortunate girl into a prostrate...

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

Adds a spicy, sweet fruity character to beers. A terrific all-purpose triploid seedless aroma hop similar to the German Tettnanger variety. Developed in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1997 from a cross of a diploid Tettnanger clone and a tetraploid Hallertauer.

Soft downy woolly-grey leaves are soon overwhelmed by a shroud of white flowers -- so much so that you almost cannot see the leaves. Has the same insect-repelling properties as other tansies.

It is perhaps not for everybody, but if you are growing this in your garden for all to see, it does help to have a healthy dose of humour. This unusual chile is actually quite edible and hot.

Alpha acid 4.5-7%. Released in 1972, it is a cross between Fuggle and the Russian hop, Serebrianka. Good for picking, drying and baling. It is one of the most popular hops for craft brewing and is great for dry hopping.

It will spread if unchecked, but who would mind more of this useful and delicious herb? Originating in Germany or Northeastern Europe, the plant is perennial over a wide range of zones and grows well in most conditions, preferring a well-drained, light...

The fruits are small to medium in size and the flesh is a luscious red colour and very sweet. Outstanding prolific, heavy bearing variety that often will produce two crops a season.

Tubers used in Chinese traditional medicine to combat conditions characterized by dampness and phlegm. Also used to regulate the upward flow of and to control vomiting. Contains ephedrine.

Flowers remain edible much longer than other varieties because they do not develop seeds. A godsend to gourmands who love to sprinkle the visually appealing and tasty chives florets with abandon over everything where the leaves are used.

Has anti-bacterial properties. Fine houseplant like Ficus benjamina. Slow to germinate. (Pipal) Sacred tree of Hindus and Buddhists; Buddha meditated non-stop for 7 years under a bo-tree until he reached liberation.

Very attractive fan-shaped foliage. In the West, the male tree is preferred because the female produces a foul-smelling fruit. (Maidenhair tree) An extremely hardy tree, resistant to pollution and disease.

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

It can usually be counted on producing crops in summer and in fall. This is an improvement over a well-known but mostly unreliable 'Brown Turkey' variety grown in North America. 'Vern's' is a reliable producer of large tasty sweet figs with a dark brown...

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

Medium-sized black-purple berries are sweeter than most varieties. Berries are borne on large clusters that are easy to harvest. Yields are excellent. (Elderberry) Variety released by the New York Agriculture Experiment Station in 1926 and is still widely...

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

Woodland native, 30-90cm/1-3ft. 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.

Used for stomachache and in vermouth. Attractive tufted low growing herb with small, silvery fern-like leaves.

Commonly used as a blood purifier. Peel, slice, and cook 30 minutes, drain and cook again for 10 minutes. Japanese research shows that this variety has potent anti-tumour effects. Slender, smooth-skinned roots up to 1m/40” long have a delightful oyster-like...