Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Detroit

(Chinese parsley) First true cilantro developed for potted plant production. Sow direct in pots.

Fresh leaves burst of lemon when squeezed. Good oil content at about 0.2%. QUEDLINGBURGER is a taller variety, up to 50-60cm high. Proven effective against herpes. Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews.

Dwarf variety 75cm/30”. The famous dessert melon of the tropics. Both the fruits and leaves are high in papain, an enzyme that aids digestion and is used in meat tenderizer.

(Alehoof) The balsamic leaves make an excellent cooling tea, known as "Gill tea," for the dog days of summer. Alcoholic drinks made with a variety of herbs such as fennel, costmary and rosemary were commonplace in Medieval Europe, and hops were not considered...

It has naturalized and grows wild in some Canadian provinces and central and Eastern U.S. states, preferring hillsides and rocky locales. A nice addition to bee and butterfly gardens, the plant will bloom most of the summer.

(Honeyball; Honey bells) A handsome native shrub found growing in wet areas of eastern North America. The First Nations people of America used the bark for sore eyes, dysentery, toothache, headache, and as a tonic.

(Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas. Also great in salads. Medicinally similar to marshmallow.

Soothing tisanes to collect the spirit. Anise-Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Menthol Mint and Bergamot.

(Hoja de colico)

When applied liberally to affected skin, it works almost immediately to soothe and help to reduce the itchy rash caused by poison ivy's irritant oils. Juice of plant can be added to soaps to make an effective poison ivy-fighting soap.

Graceful sprays of small papery flowers; white, yellow, blue, lavender and rose.

Improved strain for commercial production. Up to 0.5% hypericin; yields 2.5 tonnes/ha (1 ton/acre).

The plant is very easygoing in the garden, requiring only full sun and well-drained soil. It is biennial, self-seeding to come back year after year. A soothing herb for irritations of the skin and mouth.

Beautiful European variety with rose-purple petals that don't droop as much as wild echinaceas. Excellent longlasting cutflower. Was proclaimed the Perennial Plant of the Year for 1998.

Easy to grow indoors or out, upland cress thrives in most zones, in sun or shade, moist or dry. It is delicious like watercress in sandwiches and salads but does not require damp growing conditions as watercress does.

Useful for tea, for medicinal purposes. Variety commonly sold as peppermint or spearmint. Flavour and odour is pungent, not sweet like the true root-propagated strains.

It is used to treat fevers caused by evil spirits and is used in purification rituals performed on the 40th day after the death of a spouse. It is believed to suppress fire which may explain why it is often planted around shrines or around homes for protection,...

Important source of perfume. Old garden favourite. Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream.

White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads. (Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms. Good tonic during convalescence.

Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves. Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold.

Stems can be cooked like asparagus. (Chinese spinach; Hinn choy) Young leaves are eaten either cooked or raw like spinach, but contain more calcium and iron. Very tender with distinctive bittersweet flavour.

Used for anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, and depression, especially in cases of excessive brooding and pent-up emotions. In Chinese medicine, it calms the spirit and opens the flow of in the heart, which in western terms may be related to...

The seeds are soaked in water to form a gel and then are stirred into milk along with rose syrup and crushed ice. The seeds have no aroma or taste but they add to the cooling effect of the drink and are believed to boost body strength.

Navajo remedy for stomachache, abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever. Easy to grow in well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates drought and will self-seed. The roots were regarded by the Navajo and Pawnee Indians as a ‘life medicine' and a panacea.

This tall perennial sunflower puts on a spectacular show in August and September with masses of large yellow-gold flowers. Named after the German explorer Prince Maximilian who discovered the plant on an expedition to the Great Plains in 1832-34.

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. Leaves picked before the flowers appear are nutritious salad greens.