Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Chicago

This vibrant colored, cool-weather plant is perfect for spring and autumn gardens. In milder climates, it can easily thrive into December and January. The showy purple flowers are edible! Their fragrance has a wintergreen overtone, and may be added to...

Soft, lacy, deeply-cut blue-green foliage. Blue-violet flowers appear all winter.

(Cha; Chai) The world's most important caffeine beverage. It is a shrub or small tree grown in the warm temperate parts of Asia. Its use goes back as far as 2700 B.C., but it was not until the 3rd century A.D. that China's tea-drinking culture began to...

Low mat-forming variety with woolly leaves and golden flowers.

Ht. 40-50cm (16-20in). Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green foliage. Start seeds early: it takes 3-4 months to get garden-sized plants. Excellent for dried arrangements and potpourris.

Tolerates drought well and often self-seeds in optimum conditions. The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy.

(Xi Shu, Happy Tree, Tree of Life) Chinese tree with proven anti-cancer properties. Drugs derived from the tree are ringing up sales in excess of $1 billion. The bark, stem and leaves contain camptothecin, an alkaloid effective against leukemia, colon...

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

Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes. Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C. Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes.

Long-lived shrubby perennial with blue-grey leaves with a silver cast. Strong pungent fragrance. Common in the dry plains and slopes of the American West. Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes...

Cayenne type, 5-7cm/2-3” long, 5-7mm across. Heat: 15,000-30,000 Scoville units. Use powdered for sauces, soups, stews.

Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists. Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft. Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps.

Hardy to zone 5; prefers full sun and shelter from the wind. (Lian Qiao) Important Chinese antibacterial herb used to treat flu and cold. Ornamental hybrids and cultivars are common throughout North America; however our seed is from authentic Chinese...

Also against flu, inflamed kidneys, and diarrhea. European native with neat rosettes of hairy leaves and lemon-yellow flowers. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough.

Infusion of the dried tops is recommended for dropsy as well as bladder and kidney diseases. Flowers and stems are used to produce greenish-yellow and olive dyes. Restores normal rhythm to feeble, irregular heartbeat but large doses cause respiratory...

Interesting Mexican vegetable green. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering oxalic acid in spinach. D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order.

Ground ivy was one of the most popular herbs for brewing prior to the 16th century, and for years a battle was waged in public houses across Europe over which drink was preferable hopped or unhopped ale until finally hops won out, and ground ivy "subsided"...

Such tattoos fade after a few days. In the Middle East henna is a traditional part of wedding celebrations, decorating the hands and feet of participants, especially the bride, in beautiful and elaborate golden orange and brown patterns.

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

Sometimes called Red Mint, the culinary uses of this powerhouse herb are almost endless--from salads, to sushi to pickling! Grow Heirloom Herbs - Plant Perilla Seeds Also known as Japanese Perilla or Shiso, this common culinary herb features attractive...

It was also used to treat respiratory problems, including tuberculosis. Traditionally, it was used as a tea to treat diarrhea and dysentery, and cooked in milk with honey and butter.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

Ht. 60-80cm/24-32". Highly aromatic, with a pleasant mint-like scent. Most abundant of the big sagebrushes, growing in mountain meadows and rocky slopes from British Columbia to California.

Usually grown as an annual. Showy Australian native with flowers of pure white like the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast.

(Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms. Hardy along southern B.C. coast. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries.

(Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy. Repeat bloomer with purple-red single flowers.