Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Colorado Springs

According to Greek legends, this flower sprang from the blood of Adonis. Brilliant crimson and black flowers in June-July. Formerly used as a cardiac stimulant like digitalis but is much stronger.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

In Lucania, in southern Italy, the young leaves are traditionally collected during the procession of the Black Madonna in May and September and are dried for future use to treat wounds, much like bandages.

Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam. (Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory compound, ephedroxane. Native of dry grasslands of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia.

Poultice of fresh leaves helps reduce swellings and boils and relieves pain. Tart fruits are commonly used in Indian curries, sauces, chutneys and beverages, and in Indian medicine for their carminative and laxative properties.

(Yellow coneflower) The only yellow-flowering echinacea. Prairie native of the Missouri and Arkansas Ozark regions. Requires cold stratification for 1-2 months to break seed dormancy.

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

Finely cut foliage. Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants.

Easy to grow in moist soil in full sun. Creamy white flowers set against a backdrop of green foliage makes this a very attractive ornamental herb for the garden. Indeed, the Royal Horticultural Society has honoured it with an Award of Garden Merit, and...

A sunny window suits this plant well. Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Shrub or small tree. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin.

Excellent for dried arrangements and potpourris. Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green foliage. It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy.

A Mediterranean native, it is naturally salt and drought tolerant, withstands heavy frost, is fire resistant, deer resistant, and attractive to bees. This popular annual bedding plant has many hidden talents.

Impressive French stoechas lavender with elongated wing-like magenta petals extending from dark bracts on slender stalks. Ht. 40-45cm/16-18”. The effect is striking, as if masses of butterflies have gathered in the garden.

Ht. 20-30cm/8-12in. The flowers are unusually long lasting, and if flowers are dead-headed, the flowers will just keep coming right up until frost. Fresh flower petals are excellent in salads and can be used to make medicinal creams.

Native to India, this common tree is a ready source of green twigs used as tooth brushes that release gum-protecting anti-bacterial compounds. Will withstand only a few degrees of freezing, but plantations are now established in several southern U.S

Tender green leaves. Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Much improved over its wild relative. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups.

Borage, Calendula, Heartsease, Nasturtium, Citrus Marigold. Herbs with edible flowers to add to salads, omelettes, desserts, and drinks. They can even be candied. Feast for the eyes -- pleasing to the palate.

Important dyeplant: flowerheads yield bright yellow-orange shades for fabrics. Cheery garden plants.

(Jewels of Opar; Fameflower; Tu ren shen)

A most attractive form of bush basil with larger leaves (1 cm) and uniform dense globular little bushes. Best variety for commercial potplant sales. Plants tend to be a little stronger and more uniform than other bush varieties.

John Gerard's , (1633) advises “The daisies do mitigate all kinde of paines,” and directs those suffering from gout to apply them to painful joints with butter. Sow seeds outdoors in shallow trenches in Spring, thinning seedlings to six to nine inches...

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

Comb-like flowerheads were once used for raising nap on woolen cloth. Water trapped in leaf basins is valued as an eyewash. Excellent in dried arrangements.

Requires a long warm growing season; should be started indoors in colder climates. Flavour resembles caraway but is hotter. Used in soups, cake, bread, cheese, and is a standard ingredient of commercial curry powders.

Ready to harvest in 60 days. Approximately 100 seeds per packet. Mouse Melon is a cucumber-type fruit that looks like tiny watermelons and is surprisingly crunchy with a refreshing, tart taste.

Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes. Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease.

Beautiful double orange-yellow upright trumpet-like flowers. (Thornapple; Devils Trumpet) Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery.