Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Virginia

Excellent for group or hedge plantings. (Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across. Disease resistant. 120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Repeat bloomer with purple-red single flowers.

(Miner's lettuce) During the California gold rush miners ate this wild green to avoid getting scurvy. The succulent heart-shaped leaves have a fresh water chestnut-like taste and can be eaten raw in salads or cooked like spinach.

According to Gerard, the powder snuffed up the nose was prescribed to ‘cleanse the head of tough slimy humours.' White or pinkish flower clusters inspire its other name, the Pearl.

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...

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, cough and asthma.

Mildly narcotic colourless juice was used by Californian Indians to treat toothache. Brilliant orange flowers. Best sown direct very early in spring as it prefers cool weather.

(Loofah) Known as the ‘dishcloth gourd' because the dried over-ripe fruits can be used to scrub dishes. Wonderful for bath and shower as it invigorates the skin without harsh abrasion.

Beautiful European variety with rose-purple petals that don't droop as much as wild echinaceas. Was proclaimed the Perennial Plant of the Year for 1998. Developed in the 1980s by Swedish echinacea breeder, Magnus Nilsson.

An American folk remedy for cancer, hence its alias "cancerweed." Indians used the roots for sores, and the tea has been used for colds, coughs, nervous conditions. (Cancerweed) Attractive purple-blue flowers and cleft, dandelion-like leaves.

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

Studies show that the seeds have a tranquilizing and hypnotic effect, and are analgesic and anticonvulsive. Used to treat irritability, insomnia and anxiety. This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit.

Seeds used in curries and bread, although its close cousin black cumin is better. (Love-in-a-mist) Finely divided leaves create a mist effect surrounding the lovely blue flowers. Valued in perfumery trade.

(Money plant) Curiously, it symbolizes both honesty and money. When dried its silver dollar-like seed pods make attractive winter decorations. Edible leaves can be added to salads.

Berries are very sweet, with a faint pineapple tang, excellent for eating fresh out of hand, or for use in jams. This variety is heavy cropping, bearing white fruit all season long on runnerless plants.

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.

In the West, moringa has become popular "superfood" for its extraordinary nutritional content and for its powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and tissue-protective properties.

Not only is it versatile in the kitchen, but its purple-veined leaves add ornamental interest in the garden. (Lablab) Most of this legume vine from India is edible: the pods, leaves, flowers, dried seeds, sprouted seeds and roots are all commonly eaten...

A very nice leaf celery with finely cut, dark green glossy leaves. Use it like parsley and surprise your guests with its rich celery flavour and aroma. More compact than other leaf celeries, reaching only 25-50cm (10-20") in height.

Though the greens are usually collected from the wild they are easy to grow. (Buckhorn plantain; Barbatella; Erba stella) In southern Italy this wild green with jagged lance-like leaves is added to tasty mixed salads called .

Profusion of lavender-blue flowers with dark eyes -- 100 flowers per plant! Ancient love potion.

Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery. Angels trumpets are popular in containers for the patio, balcony or deck.

(Hoja de colico)

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.

Impressive French stoechas lavender with elongated wing-like magenta petals extending from dark bracts on slender stalks. The effect is striking, as if masses of butterflies have gathered in the garden.

Excellent as cutflowers in floral arrangements and bouquets. Airy masses of small white flowers (50% doubles) in summer.

Source of lemongrass oil used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy, pastries, desserts, chewing gum - among its many uses. Easy to grow and will produce a good crop of leaves to make tea and to add to potpourris.