Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Aurora

Used for perfume, sachets and potpourris. As the story goes, Napoleon brought seeds back from Egypt for his wife Josephine and she so loved the plant that she called it "mignonette" or "little darling." It later became a favourite in Victorian England...

Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves. Leaves are minced and cooked with coriander and garlic and served as a puree on rice with chicken, rabbit, lamb or fish.

Common weed, popular as a pot-herb. Rich source of vitamins A and C. Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter.

Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. A sunny window suits this plant well. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin.

An great purple basil for micro greens! Mostly purple plants, with 20% variegated or green plants make a great color combo. 1 1/2-3″ at full size.

A striking, odiferous plant with a legendary reputation. Henbane's uses are more benign today, giving us useful drugs for ophthalmology and the prevention of motion sickness. Henbane has been used as an instrument of assassination and murder since antiquity,...

An excellent source of protein and Omega 3s (and simply delightful when grown as a pet) there's not many who can't appreciate some aspect of this versatile seed! Chia Seeds A popular component of the health food game, Chia seeds are consumed raw, made...

Small tree or shrub with narrow bright-green leaves. Easy to grow in containers. Can be applied directly on sensitive tissues without irritation. The English explorer Captain Cook brewed a spicy and refreshing tea from the leaves.

But the novel thing about this plant is that late in the season red, juicy strawberry or raspberry-like "berries" appear along the stems. (Strawberry sticks; Leafy goosefoot) Not a true spinach but a distant cousin.

Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit. Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red.

Excellent as cutflowers in floral arrangements and bouquets. Airy masses of small white flowers (50% doubles) in summer.

Recommended for excessive menstruation. Infusion is excellent for stopping internal and external hemorrhages.

(Ear Shiso) The Japanese grow this aromatic herb for its flower tips and buds, and for its leaves. The flap-like appearance gives the leaves the look of an ear, which is why this form is known as "ear shiso."

Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses. Can be invasive. A decoction is used to treat constipation.

Whole seeds are used to season pickles, sausages and sauerkraut. Sow 4 days after cress to mature concurrently. The well known condiment is prepared from ground mustard seeds. (Mustard cress; Yellow mustard) True companion to curled cress for salads and...

Chopped leaves are excellent with oily fish, such as mackerel, eel and salmon, for they improve digestibility. Fennel tea is given to infants for its calming and anti-flatulent effects.

Can be milled into flour. Its vibrant burgundy colour is ideal for edible landscaping. Delicious cooked as a hot cereal or popped like popcorn. Protein content is higher than that of wheat, rice, and corn.High in the essential amino acid, lysine, which...

Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side. Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades.

It is a cool season crop that does best in the early spring or in autumn, and can be sown successively for multiple crops. Quick and easy crop. The succulent heart-shaped leaves have a fresh water chestnut-like taste and can be eaten raw in salads or...

(Da qing; Qiug dai) Contains indican and isatin B, both of which can be converted to indigo. Leaves and roots are effective against flu, encephalitis, measles, hepatitis, and mumps.

Papery daisy-like blossoms, over 100 to a plant, in shades of pink, rose, red, purple and white.

Lovely fast growing vine with dark sky-blue flowers. Used by the Aztecs as a hallucinogen in religious ceremonies. Ideal for walls, trellises or tall fences.

Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist. Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm.

Chamaecyparissus, it is particularly effective in knot gardens when clipped as low hedges. Like its grey cousin, S. Likes to be pruned; perfect plant to shape into your own masterpiece! Aromatic sprigs are placed among clothing to repel moths.

Germination code: (2) Best results are obtained when the seeds are kept warm and moist for 2 weeks followed by temperatures of 33-35°F for 4-6 weeks or until germination starts. Our plants reach a compact 7 inches tall with excellent branching.

Germination code: (4) Oregano's power to heal and preserve was well known in the ancient world. Best results are obtained when the seeds are kept warm and moist for 2 weeks followed by temperatures of 33-35°F for 4-6 weeks or until germination starts.