Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Columbia

However, ‘Crackerjack', a non-hybrid variety, is rich in lutein, a compound that studies suggest may improve visual acuity in patients with retinal degeneration. When added to chicken feed, lutein-rich marigold flowers help make egg yolks turn a richer...

For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Excellent for dillweed production. Finely cut foliage. Dark green leaves, bushy habit, and slow to bolt.

Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes. A sunny window suits this plant well.

Outside, they do best in climates that are similar to their native zones, but are excellent container plants for those in colder areas, growing and fruiting indoors in sunny exposures or greenhouses.

Our favourite because it is slow to bolt in summer. Butterhead type with loosely folded, succulent, dark green leaves.

It is earlier to flower and more uniform than the standard form. Flowers look like white umbrellas mounted on strong, straight stems. Ht. 100-125cm (40-50in). (Honeyplant) Commercial variety for the cutflower market.

This herb has lots of potential for experimentation! Served on sashimi (sliced raw fish), tempura, and sushi. (Azabu-tade; Cultivated smartweed) Popular Japanese herb used for sushi.

Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye. Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom.

It was much more successful as a medicinal, entering the US Pharmacopoeia (1831-42). Roots are a valuable antiseptic for infections of the mouth, throat, respiratory system, and the skin.

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

Colds, dyspepsia, stomachache, gout and constipation, and is used externally to clear up skin infections. It is commonly used for bronchial diseases, cough. Aromatic native of southern and eastern Africa where it is widely used for fevers and the treatment...

Bodybuilders use tribulus as a natural alternative to chemical anabolic steroids. Clinical research indicates it improves and prolongs male erection and increases sperm counts. (Puncturevine) This low growing vine likes moist, sandy soils.

Ht. 35-40cm/14-16. Stunning in flower beds! Flowers the first season if started early (Jan-Feb). Lovely variety with large purple wing-like bracts resting upon a sea of dark purple flowerheads.

Poultice of fresh leaves helps reduce swellings and boils and relieves pain. Cooling tea made from leaves is useful for fevers, dysentery and morning sickness. Tropical fruit and timber tree used widely in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

Tall (up to 2 metres) erect habit; rarely flowers in temperate zones. Besides its nematodicidal and insecticidal properies, it destroys noxious weeds, including ground elder, bindweed, couch grass and ground ivy.

Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Fiery chile from Trinidad.

Disease resistant. 120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy. (Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across.

The rootbark once gained notoriety as a powerful abortifacient, particularly in the southern United States. Contains gossypol, which research has revealed has important anti-parasitic and antiviral effects, and has shown promise as a male anti-fertility...

Used by the Aztecs as a hallucinogen in religious ceremonies. Ideal for walls, trellises or tall fences. Lovely fast growing vine with dark sky-blue flowers.

Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds. Difficult to germinate; may take two years.

Poultice of fresh leaves on wounds prevents infection. Leaf juice is reputed to have blood cleansing properties, to strengthen weak lungs, and to fight colds, diarrhea and similar digestive complaints.

Fine flavour and aroma. Leaves nearly pure purple-bronze; very little green. Significant improvement over the Dark Opal variety.

Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat. Contains up to 2.5% essential oil; yields up to 3 tonnes/ha (1.2 ton/acre).

The name translates as "little beak" in reference to the small pointy ends at the bottom of the fruits. The flavour is fruity and smokey, and while they have some heat, the pickled fruits are perfect for those who do not like their chiles to start a fire.

Major), having the same broad leaves. Seeds are used to promote urination and to clear heat. Also useful for diarrhea and in obstetics to reposition the fetus before birth. (Che qian) Very similar to greater plantain (P.

Tufts with large, bronze bracts. Splendid golden-yellow fl.