Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Kelowna

(Eryngo) Grown for its roots which are both edible and medicinal. 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 “loss...

Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across. Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. Good heat and drought tolerance. Excellent cutflower. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies.

Spectacular food plant often grown just for its ornamental value. The tassels produce buckets of seeds that can popped like popcorn or ground into flour. It gets quite tall, up to 2m/6ft high, but then it produces long green tassels that swoop down for...

Butterhead type with loosely folded, succulent, dark green leaves. Our favourite because it is slow to bolt in summer.

Superb dwarf basil with large leaves. Excellent for pots and for borders. More uniform than other varieties.

Sometimes the texture of modern curled parsleys can be tough, a feature added by design to withstand long shipping and to extend shelf-life. The leaves can be quite a chore to chew! But Favorit is different -- it is a curled parsley with a softer texture...

Evergreen shrub up to 2m/6ft high with dark green, leathery leaves. (Cape jasmine; Zhi zi) Wonderfully scented white flowers used by the floral industry in arrangements and corsages.

(Buddha fruit; Lou han guo) This is known as the "longevity herb" in China where the tea made with the dried fruits is commonly consumed. Vines are typically grown on trellises so the smooth round fruits hang down for easy harvest.

Chinese herb used traditionally to treat headache and to nasal congestion. Can be toxic if improperly used. Pungent, bitter flavour. Also used for pain of the extremities, sciatic neuralgia, ezcema and itching.

Infusion of the dried tops is recommended for dropsy as well as bladder and kidney diseases. Restores normal rhythm to feeble, irregular heartbeat but large doses cause respiratory paralysis.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac.

Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes to treat colds, diarrhea and sore eyes. Long-lived shrubby perennial with blue-grey leaves with a silver cast.

Traditionally used like other echinaceas for its antiviral, anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting effects. (Yellow coneflower) The only yellow-flowering echinacea. Requires cold stratification for 1-2 months to break seed dormancy.

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

Source of the richly delicious pine nuts used in pestos and other Mediterranean dishes. Native tree of southern Europe where it grows up to 20 m. Attractive potplant; grows well in pots, but will not produce pine nuts unless grown where it can reach mature...

Native people have used the roots of this plant for fever, catarrh and pain. The Iroquois used it as a ‘love medicine' and as a ‘smudging' herb to revive the unconscious. This showy North American native displays its deep violet flowers in the fall.

Leaf juice is reputed to have blood cleansing properties, to strengthen weak lungs, and to fight colds, diarrhea and similar digestive complaints. Poultice of fresh leaves on wounds prevents infection.

Wagner of the University of Munich, the leading European research group working on echinacea, suggest that is the correct name for the plant commonly traded in Europe as . Similar to the narrowleaf species in both appearance and medicinal action.

(Purple archangel) Attractive beeplant and medicinal herb with purple-tinged foliage and purple-red flowers. Unlike its nasty distant cousin, the stinging nettle, this nettle does not sting which explains the name.

Fern-like leaves; height up to 1.5m/5ft. Large yellow flowers.

(Meadow sage) Large, very showy, bright blue flowers. Sometimes used like clary sage.

Only seeds may be imported into the U.S. (plants not permitted). Tall growing vine, ideal for covering antenna towers. Well known flavouring for beer. A pillow stuffed with hops flowers will overcome insomnia.

Reputation for treating depression, melancholy, and allied mental disorders. Scarlet, white or blue flowers close when bad weather is imminent, hence the name Weatherglass.

Harvest only as needed. Deep green, ferny leaves are sweet and fragrant. For garden or greenhouse, Marino is quick to emerge, grows vigorously, and resists bolting for lots of continual picking.

Germination code: (1). Germination code: (1) For best flavor harvest when plants are young, avoid extreme heat or environmental stress. Keep plants covered with row cover, spray with neem oil or pyrethrin.

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