Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Charlotte

The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy. Easy to grow in well-drained soils in full sun.

Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews. Has double the oil content of other varieties, up to 0.4%. CITRONELLA is the most fragrant variety available. Mildew resistant.

Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C. Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping. Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes.

Blue-violet flowers appear all winter. Soft, lacy, deeply-cut blue-green foliage.

These red (rosso) peppers are huge, up to 20cm/8" in length. The long curved pepper looks like, as the name suggests in Italian, the "horn of the bull". (Red Bulls Horn) One of the most loved sweet peppers of Italy.

Ht. 40-50cm/16-20". Like spinach, the leaves can be eaten fresh or cooked. These "berries" are quite edible, and the taste is a bit like mulberries. (Strawberry sticks; Leafy goosefoot) Not a true spinach but a distant cousin.

Strong powdery mildew tolerance. Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit.

Extracts used to treat herpes and skin rashes. Not invasive like other thistles; a protected wildflower in Germany. Large stemless flower with creamy-yellow centre and silver bracts is excellent for dried arrangements.

The yellow button flowers with their dark red "eyes" at the tips are fun to add to salads for a nice "electric" tingling effect. The leaves produce a tingling sensation when eaten fresh like cress.

A decoction of leaves was used for pneumonia, and an infusion was widely used for coughs and colds, fever, sore throat, and runny nose. The foliage has a strong pungent aroma and bitter taste owing to the presence of camphor and terpenoids.

Grows throughout eastern and central North America but is endangered in Ontario due to habitat loss. Tea made from the roots is said to improve male potency and promote muscular development.

An improved, more aromatic selection similar to ‘Citronella'.

(Chinese parsley) First true cilantro developed for potted plant production. Sow direct in pots.

Indians made a wash for skin problems including skin cancer and venereal sores. A good gargle for mouth and throat sores. (Red root) Used as a tea substitute during the American Revolution.

Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Prefers sandy soil. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

Detailed growing instructions included. The following spring, the seedlings appear, and in 3 to 6 years they mature. We offer high quality stratified seeds. Until the ground freezes.

Medicinally, it prevents blood clotting. Salve or poultice is useful for swellings, boils, arthritis and rheumatism. (Yellow sweet clover) Important forage crop.

Excellent garden annual for tall borders. Stems are strong, straight and uniform for easier harvest. (Bishopsweed) Developed for the commercial cutflower market. Ht. 100-125cm (40-50in).

In warm areas where French tarragon will not grow, this is an excellent substitute. Golden yellow flowers. (Mexican tarragon; Mexican marigold) Sweet-smelling leaves and flowers with a flavour similar to tarragon.

Disease resistant. 120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Excellent for group or hedge plantings. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy. Repeat bloomer with purple-red single flowers.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic. Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub.

When dried its silver dollar-like seed pods make attractive winter decorations. Edible leaves can be added to salads. (Money plant) Curiously, it symbolizes both honesty and money.

(Bishopsweed) Known to the ancient Egyptians as a treatment for skin diseases this humble wild plant of the Nile valley was recently catapulted to the forefront of modern cancer research.