Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Hayward

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

Often called banana pepper, this is a milder version of the 'Hungarian Hot Wax' pepper (listed in the herb section). The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow.

Eyewash is reputed to strengthen weak eyes. Striking brilliant blue blossoms, infused in water, have both curative and calming action for nervous disorders.

Broccoli-like vegetable from China. Start indoors in April or sow direct after last frost. Flowering stalks, young leaves and buds are delicious steamed, boiled or fried with other vegetables, meat or on its own.

Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory. Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system.

It was once used for fever and malaria. Ht. 90-120cm/3-4ft. Herbalists today use it as a detoxifier, especially in support of Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses. (Pitcher sage; Blue sage; Kansas sage) Tall azure-blue sage of the American prairies...

(Chinese spinach; Hinn choy) Young leaves are eaten either cooked or raw like spinach, but contain more calcium and iron. Stems can be cooked like asparagus. Very tender with distinctive bittersweet flavour.

Brazilians pickle them in vinegar and love to toss them in salads, on pizzas, or any spicy dish in need of a kick. The name translates as "little beak" in reference to the small pointy ends at the bottom of the fruits.

Oil squeezed from the nuts has proved so valuable it is called the new “liquid gold” of the West, and jojoba “prospectors” are banking on its future. Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth.

Ancient dyeplant known for the clarity and fastness of the blue produced. Fresh herbage (strongest when in flower) is steeped in water for 12-48 hours with frequent stirring. A blue sediment will form which is the dye.

(Round-headed bush clover) Lespedeza is native to central and eastern United States as well as Ontario and thrives in woodlands and prairies. Research evidence suggests that contains compounds that can lower blood cholesterol.

Improved tetraploid strain of German chamomile for commercial production. Flowers are large and dry yields can be as high as 800 kg/ha (700 lbs/acre). Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and...

Pink scentless flowers appear in June. (Eglantine rose) Spicy, sweet fragrant leaves fill the air, especially after a shower.

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

Peppery flavour is hot, but does not linger. This herb has lots of potential for experimentation! Served on sashimi (sliced raw fish), tempura, and sushi. (Azabu-tade; Cultivated smartweed) Popular Japanese herb used for sushi.

The resin can be chewed like gum. Harvest plants while they are in full bloom and dry to use in tinctures and infusions, or use fresh in poultices. (Gumweed; Rosinweed) Native to North America but underutilized by gardeners, gumplant is a short-lived...

Attractive British wildflower with masses of milky white or purplish flowers. All parts are bitter. Used for gout, rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, dropsy and cardiac ailments. Found mainly in the English and Scottish limestone areas.

Infusion of leaves makes a pleasant cordial tea. New research shows it is a good skin and wound remedy. Helps overcome stomach weakness. Has a faint thyme-like aroma.

In Jamaica and in Guyana the preferred leaf is from the amaranth. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom.

Has high vitamin E content, and like evening primrose stimulates the synthesis of prostaglandins. Culture like other pumpkins. Hull-less seeds yield a medicinally-active oil used in Central Europe for inflammations, hypertrophy of the prostate, and for...

John Gerard's , (1633) advises “The daisies do mitigate all kinde of paines,” and directs those suffering from gout to apply them to painful joints with butter. Easy to grow, with a long flowering season, the numerous button flowers appear from early...

Showy American native with blue-violet flower spikes and majestic, upright growth habit. Under study as a potential booster of the immune system. Used by Amerindians as a purgative, emetic, and anti-inflammatory.

Stramonium can be sown directly in the garden, or started indoors. Pale, lavender-tinted whorled white flowers somewhat like morning glory form above the leaves from June to August, followed by coarse, spiny fruit that eventually splits to release the...

The variety went on to spawn many more varieties and radically changed celery as a crop on both sides of the Atlantic. Named after Henri Pascal who discovered the first plants in his celery field in 1884, the variety was improved upon by Vilmorin, the...

Heirloom native from Brazil. Sweet tiny tomatoes. Not commercially cultivated.

Excellent purple basil. Medium sized leaves. Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple.