Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Nebraska

Grows best in dry alkaline soil. 15-50cm/6-20” Produces white flower umbels July to October. (Lesser burnet) A tea made from the root and sweetened with honey was recommended for the bubonic plague! Used for stomach and intestinal inflammations, catarrh,...

Named after the German explorer Prince Maximilian who discovered the plant on an expedition to the Great Plains in 1832-34. The tubers can be eaten like Jerusalem artichoke but are smaller, and the seeds can be eaten as a snack or sprinkled on salads.

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

Old timers still call it "squaw corn" and remember making a porridge out of it during the cold winter months. This corn can be roasted and then added to salads, and young ears can be roasted or boiled.

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

Easy to grow, with a long flowering season, the numerous button flowers appear from early spring until late autumn. The name Bellis is Greek for “pretty,” and these charming flowers live up to their name.

Prefers sandy or gravelly soil on a slope. Brilliant red tubular flowers. Considered a ‘life medicine' by the Navajo people who have used it for menstrual pain, stomach ache, wounds, swellings and coughs.

It was introduced to America in 1930s and is growing in Florida and Georgia. Drugs derived from the tree are ringing up sales in excess of $1 billion. (Xi Shu, Happy Tree, Tree of Life) Chinese tree with proven anti-cancer properties.

Familiar broad leaves have astringent, diuretic and expectorant properties. Squeezing fresh leaves on insect bites and stings relieves pain and itching almost immediately. Also helpful for bladder problems and ulcers.

Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and as fuel for lamps. Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Do not disturb roots when transplanting.

Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side. Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades.

In traditional Chinese medicine it is used as a tonic and for the treatment of dysentery, bloody stools and ‘summer heat disorders'. Tall twining vine matures in about 75 days. Not only is it versatile in the kitchen, but its purple-veined leaves add...

Indispensable for its use in traditional Eastern Canadian dishes like potato stuffing. Summer savory is annual, unlike the perennial winter variety, and hence is easier and quicker to raise from seed.

Sow direct in the garden in spring. The association between the dish and amaranth is so strong that the plant itself is often called “callaloo”. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local...

Ht. 40cm/15”. The result is a beautiful new ornamental herb for sunny borders or mass plantings. (Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax...

Sow in open ground in May; pull roots in October. Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall. Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home from sugar beets grown in your garden.

The seeds are toxic and should not be used internally. It is used to treat fevers caused by evil spirits and is used in purification rituals performed on the 40th day after the death of a spouse.

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

Frequently seen along roadsides in eastern Canada and U.S. Used for tea and for flavouring meat. Lavender flowers; strong fragrance.

Start early indoors, plant out with support. Can be eaten without fear of indigestion, stomach pains or heartburn. Long, slender fruit with an edible peel.

An unusual and potentially breathtaking component in a mixed border, herb garden, or rock garden, Dragonhead will do best in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil where there is no risk of over-watering.

Good spicy flavour. Forms dense globular little bushes 50-70cm/20-28” across so perfectly uniform they look pruned. A spectacular refinement of bush basil from Italy where the variety is known as (“very fine green, like a ball or globe”).

Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation. Infusion used for sore gums. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink. Fine border plant.

Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory. (Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental.

Caper Seeds Commonly used for its buds and berries, which can be pickled and used as seasoning in a variety of dishes, tea made from the root of the Caper bush is known to be beneficial against rheumatism.

Popular prepared laxatives such as Metamucil are made from the seeds. Low growing annual with soft, grass-like hairy leaves. The mucilaginous seed coats lubricate and cleanse the intestines, acting as a mild laxative.