Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Sterling Heights

Dense double white pompon type. Long stems, suitable for cutflowers. Contains 0.3% parthenolide.

Standard lettuce-leaf type grown in Italy. Large ribbed leaves, strong flavour.

Also seeds do not shatter when mature making them much easier to harvest. Seeds used like regular caraway except this annual strain is superior for commercial production. High yielder, producing double the crop of the common biennial variety.

The medium green leaves have excellent flavour and aroma. The most compact genovese variety available. The internodes -- the length of the stem between leaves -- are extremely short, which is why the plants are exceptionally compact and bushy.

From Papua and New Guinea but widely cultivated throughout the tropics. Even the tuberous roots can be eaten like potatoes. In Indonesia, milk, tempeh and tofu are made from the dried beans.

The brilliant red leaves are cooked like spinach to make Jamaican and Guyanese-style callaloo, a traditional dish that originally came from West Africa. They are popular in soups, salads, and in meat and fish dishes.

Popular prepared laxatives such as Metamucil are made from the seeds. (Isphaghula; Blond psyllium) Important remedy for constipation and problems of the bowel, including irritable bowel syndrome.

Now more uniform. Standard bush variety. Dwarf, bush form. Ideal for pot culture. New and improved.

Spectacular towering spikes of creamy white flowers. Roots contain 2% saponin, a soapy substance valuable in shampoos; leaves a fine sheen to hair. Easy to use: chopped roots are soaked in water and stirred to a lather.

Grows best in dry alkaline soil. (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, cough and asthma.

Also used for high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness. (Jue-ming-zi) Excellent laxative: safe and effective for chronic constipation. Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation.

Melons keep for 1-2 months. Egg-shaped squash with flesh that really does look like spaghetti. Delicious served hot with spaghetti sauce, cheese or butter, or chilled in salads.

Also helps to clear vision. Brilliant orange or red crested flowers resemble a rooster's comb. Used in China for stopping hemorrhages and diarrhea. Fine garden annual, easily grown.

Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow. Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism.

Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach. A decoction is used to treat constipation. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses.

Sulphur yellow flowers. Rhizomes are rich in tannin. Ideal for diarrhea and as a soothing application to burns. Thrives in dry open areas.

Now commonly used in place of black mustard ( ) because it is easier to harvest. Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder. Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard ( ).

The root decoction was thought to have blood cleansing action. Said to be effective when applied topically for ulcers and injuries to the skin. The plant is a biennial, preferring dry, sandy soil and full sun.

The round white fruits are about 7cm/3" across and fit easily in the palm. A beautiful white version of the Lemon heirloom cucumber. The texture is nice and crisp and the flavour is sweet and never gets bitter.

Also used to give scarlet colour to pickled plums and preserved ginger. Cinnamon-scented leaves are popular in Japan for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand.

Ht. 5-9m/15-25ft. (Silktree; He huan pi) Known as the “happiness tree”, its flowers and bark are used in China to mend “broken hearts” and to induce a feeling of contentment and happiness.

It contains tannins that give it an astringent, anti-inflammatory effect. In the Middle Ages the plant was thought to evoke the presence of Christ and offer protection against evil influence.

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

Standard variety. Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used. Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves.

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