Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Birmingham

The bark is employed to treat fever, nausea, vomiting and skin diseases. Azadirachtin, a constituent of the plant, is an insect anti-feedant, repellent, and insecticide. Native to India, this common tree is a ready source of green twigs used as tooth...

Use powdered for sauces, soups, stews. Heat: 15,000-30,000 Scoville units. Cayenne type, 5-7cm/2-3” long, 5-7mm across.

Also used as an antibiotic against candida. The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches.

(Che qian) Very similar to greater plantain (P. Seeds are used to promote urination and to clear heat. Major), having the same broad leaves. Also useful for diarrhea and in obstetics to reposition the fetus before birth.

Dense clusters of small, yellow, button-like flowers.

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

Modern cases of poisoning are rare, and henbane's reformed reputation has made it a respectable garden dweller at last, albeit with an unsavory past. An annual plant that has naturalized in North America, it has broad, coarse leaves and grayish-yellow...

A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails. (Tou gu) Familiar garden annual. Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range.

Used for anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, and depression, especially in cases of excessive brooding and pent-up emotions. Needs full or partial sun in a well-drained location.

Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy. Disease resistant. (Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across. Repeat bloomer with purple-red single flowers.

The completely white beets won't ever stain your clothes or your tablecloth! This heirloom beet from Holland has a delicious, sweet flavour. Hill up the soil around the beets as they grow to keep them from turning green.

(Sticky Oak Goosefoot) Ambrosia is distinguishable by its small oakleaf-shaped, sticky and oily, light green leaves that grow along hairy stems. The essential oil taken from ambrosia is captivating and fragrant.

Also used as a healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters and poison ivy. Gumplant produces a resin that protects the flower heads while they are in bud. Gumplant was a traditional Native American remedy, efficacious for colds, coughs, nasal congestion...

Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute. Promotes bile secretion. Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around.

Famous European alpine herb unrivalled as a bitter tonic. Difficult to germinate: viability is usually quite low, never exceeding 40%. Root tincture made with brandy strengthens the human system, particularly in cases of weak digestion and lack of appetite.

Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery. Angels trumpets are popular in containers for the patio, balcony or deck.

Chinese herb used traditionally to treat headache and to nasal congestion. Thorn-covered berries harvested in autumn all over China. Also used for pain of the extremities, sciatic neuralgia, ezcema and itching.

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

A beautiful chervil of the Brussels Winter type, with shiny dark green flat leaves and a nice dense growth habit. Well suited for home gardens and commercial fresh herb production.

Pharmaceutical source of aloe used as a purgative. Also, an ingredient of the ‘Swedish Bitters' popularized by European herbalist Maria Treben. Contains anthraquinone glycosides, principally barbaloin, which are responsible for the purgative action.

A classic seasoning for chicken, vegetables or meat. Captures the warm flavours and aromas of the sunny south of France where lavender hugs the hills and thyme is plentiful.

The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers. It is also used for mastitis and for distension of the breast.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

Anise-Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Menthol Mint and Bergamot. Soothing tisanes to collect the spirit.

Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Important source of perfume. Old garden favourite.

Fertilize with Age Old Grow every 10-14 days for optimum growth. Hardy to 5°F, or zone 7. Fertile, well-drained soil provides the best results. Our first rosemary from seed! We're very excited to offer this innovation for cultivating rosemary.