Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Wilmington

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

Showy orange-red fuchsia-like flowers; miniature fruits. A red dye is produced from fruit skins and flowers. Considered an excellent remedy for tapeworms since the time of the Greeks.

Lends a high-drama effect to any mixed sunny border. The blooms give a lovely, deep rose-purple colour to herbal teas. A low-care plant, it is hardy across a wide range of zones, and self-seeds to come back year after year.

The cut grass can be woven into hats, baskets and mats. Deer and livestock avoid it. The fragrance of this grass can be used to scent everything from linen closets to candles and bath salts with its soothing perfume.

An award-winning variety well suited for home gardens in cool and coastal areas. It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. It was first discovered in Olympia, in Washington State.

(Ji xiang cao; Lucky grass)

Small dark leaves; compact somewhat trailing habit. Self-sows readily. Ideal for hanging baskets.

Juice of the leaves is claimed to be as effective as aloe vera in treating cuts and sores. Known as the “pregnant onion”, for bulges develop on its sides where eventually baby bulbs burst through the skin.

Neat compact variety with dark mauve, mildly scented flowers on long spikes. Developed at Folgate Nursery in England before 1924. Well suited for gardens and borders, and for cutting and drying.

It is more of a "mounder", forming bushy mounds of tightly knit dark green leaves that are edged with creamy-white. It is a low creeper, but we hesitate to call it that because it is not aggressive like other creeping thymes.

A delightful bushy plant with small bright green leaves having a strong peppermint aroma. A favourite in Jamaica for teas and to relieve indigestion.

Oak leaf-shaped leaves., purple veins. Prostrate habit; fine for hanging baskets.

Great for teas and punch, and for any dish calling for mint. The scent is not quite lemon, not quite orange -- or of any other citrus for that matter -- but it is definitely a wonderful melange of citrus.

Used throughout Africa for fevers including malaria. Similar to East Indian basil (#1282), but scent and flavour is closer to thyme. (Adefetue) Collected in Ghana where it is known as adefetue among the Ewes.

Attractive glossy green leaves and pink bell-shaped flowers. Likes damp, acidic soil. (Bearberry; Kinnikinnik) Used for kidney and bladder infections on account of its diuretic and antiseptic properties.

Important medicinal uses, both internally and externally. Source of Japanese menthol, used to flavour candies, drinks, etc. Strong flavour.

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

(Windowsill chives) Swiss strain developed for greenhouse forcing. Suitable for indoor culture; less susceptible to turn yellow or leggy. Excellent, strong flavour and thick, dark green leaves.

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. Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium.

(Elderberry) Variety released by the New York Agriculture Experiment Station in 1926 and is still widely grown by commercial growers. Berries are borne on large clusters that are easy to harvest.

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

One of the best figs for hardiness and drought tolerance. The figs are only about an inch in diameter but they are sweet and tasty, and they ripen in droves in autumn. This is a very nice small dark purple fig from Italy.

(Spanish lavender) The standard form with narrow, grey downy leaves and dark violet flowers. Camphor-rosemary scent.

Variety used in American style pale ales. Its well balanced bittering properties and pleasant aroma profile make it an excellent dual purpose hops. It was developed from an old French variety called ´Elsasser´ and was released in 2000 by Washington...

Used in cases of yin deficiency, especially in cases involving chronic low grade fever. Root is used in Chinese medicine for jaundice, lung disease, rheumatism and typhoid fever. (Yin-chai-hu) Attractive light pink sprays of flowers.

A dual purpose hop with a floral, citrusy aroma and high alpha bitterness. It is a diploid hybrid (USDA 21522 X USDA21361M) with Cascade parentage that gives it better winter hardiness than Saazer.