Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Chesapeake

Contains up to 2.5% essential oil; yields up to 3 tonnes/ha (1.2 ton/acre). Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring rich meats like pork or duck.

It is made by steeping the flowering tops of black wormwood in vodka or pure grain alcohol, producing a natural pale gold color. Also used to make Chartreuse, the famous liqueur made by the Carthusian monks in the mountains of France, Low mat-forming...

Low parthenolide. Good container plant and for edging. Lovely in fresh or dry bouquets and arrangements. Masses of double white flowers on neat, compact plants 18cm/7” high.

Excellent in dried arrangements. Water trapped in leaf basins is valued as an eyewash. Comb-like flowerheads were once used for raising nap on woolen cloth.

Tall, vigorous habit. Coarser foliage; almost completely lacks the odour and flavour characteristic of the true French variety. Not recommended.

All America winner for 2002. Compact, lush green foliage is beautifully decorated with numerous purple button-sized flowers. Ornamental, aromatic and edible -- this basil has it all! Plants are remarkably uniform (for a basil) at about 40cm/15” tall...

Was prescribed for chronic nervousness and kidney and bladder disease. In the 16th and 17th centuries the candied roots, called “kissing comforts,” were considered aphrodisiac, and were given, with all due discretion, to older people suffering from...

Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the digestive system. Does best in sandy or gravelly soil. (Sea fennel) Aromatic herb found growing along European seashores.

Heat: 10,000-23,000 Scoville units. Small: 2cm/1” long, 1cm/0.5” across. Use when green or ripened to scarlet. Salsas, pickled, or roasted for sauces. Thick flesh; clean biting heat.

Easy from seeds; for gardens or in containers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be pickled and used like capers.

Produces masses of rosy pink flowers on mounds of aromatic grey green foliage. Ht. 60cm/24”.

The leaves can be quite a chore to chew! But Favorit is different -- it is a curled parsley with a softer texture and a much nicer mouth-feel. It is a tad sweeter too, making it one terrific parsley for all around use.

Heavy yields, about twice as much as cayenne. Excellent in soups, chilli, and stews. Medium-hot at 5,000 Scoville units. Looks like a cayenne pepper with long glossy scarlet pods 15-17cm/6-7" but the flavour is sweet and tart with undertones of strawberry...

Tender green leaves. Much improved over its wild relative. Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups.

Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes. Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease.

Excellent for colds and coughs. Attracts butterflies. Root tea stops catarrh and acts to expel phlegm. Charming European yellow wildflower similar to cowslip but larger.

Ht. 60-80cm/24-32". Highly aromatic, with a pleasant mint-like scent. Most abundant of the big sagebrushes, growing in mountain meadows and rocky slopes from British Columbia to California.

Ready to use when seedlings have 3 or 4 leaves. Delightful companion to mustard cress #4150. Sow every 14 days indoors or out for a continuous supply of fresh leaves.

The whole plant has potent but underappreciated astringent, expectorant and diuretic properties. Flowers reach 30cm/12in. While leaves form ground-hugging mats. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough.

Has adaptogenic and immune-enhancing properties similar to ginseng. Hardy climbing vine, to zone 5. Sometimes referred to as ‘Chinese Prozac'. (Wu-wei-zi) Chinese medicinal; astringent and demulcent berries are used to treat nervous conditions, chronic...

In Germany, women who are stopping oral contraception, use chastetree to help reestablish normal menstruation and ovulation. But be forewarned: some suggest the aromatic seeds have exactly the opposite effect! Whatever the effect on the libido, it is...

Purslane actually contains a huge amount of omega-3s and is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. Perhaps its time we Americans got on board and started including Purslane in our salads as well!

Young seedlings as fresh greens with oil and salt.X6554 Also to flavour bread, soups, potato dishes and to make an aromatic tea. Powdered leaves and flowers used in Switzerland to flavour and colour Schabzieger or Sapsago cheese.

It also has shown to have some resistance to downy mildew. Yields are heavy! Excellent for both home gardens and for the fresh-cut and processing markets. The growth is uniform, dark green in colour, and the leaves are bigger than the original.

Also useful for diarrhea and in obstetics to reposition the fetus before birth. Major), having the same broad leaves. (Che qian) Very similar to greater plantain (P. Specially noted for correcting eye problems caused by deficient liver and kidneys (such...

Larger seeds need to be covered with soil at least as thick as the seed itself. Flowers range from white to shades of pink and purple and begin to appear from late July into August.