Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge

Well known as a source for high quality yellow dye since ancient times; pigments used for oil paint as well as dyeing wool, cotton, and silk up until the Middle Ages. Deep taproot discourages relocation.

Ht. 40-50cm (16-20in). Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green foliage. It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy. Fine garden choice for borders in hot and dry locations.

Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. Sow in early spring or late summer. -- Richters special mesclun contains Kagraner lettuce, red leaf lettuce, roquette, radicchio, cornsalad, borage, mizuna, mustard spinach, chervil and curled...

The short internodes -- the length of the stem between leaves -- are why this variety is one of the most compact and bushy genovese basils available. Its medium dark green foliage has excellent flavour and aroma, and makes this variety an excellent choice...

Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and other medicinal compounds. Flowers are large and dry yields can be as high as 800 kg/ha (700 lbs/acre).

Ht. 90-150cm/3-5ft. 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 it is an excellent...

(Red Bulls Horn) One of the most loved sweet peppers of Italy. The long curved pepper looks like, as the name suggests in Italian, the "horn of the bull". It is absolutely delicious cooked on the grill, fried, stuffed, or pickled.

Pink scentless flowers appear in June. (Eglantine rose) Spicy, sweet fragrant leaves fill the air, especially after a shower.

In historic English ballads “Sweet William” is a nickname meaning a young man in love, and the dianthus is just as irresistible to anyone who encounters its unassuming charm and sweet fragrance in the summertime garden.

(Chinese ephedra) In Chinese medicine this species is considered equivalent to and is used for the same purposes. Has higher total saponins, including the various forms of ephedrine.

Neat bush habit. Purple, pink and white, clover-like flowers.

Used by Amerindians as a purgative, emetic, and anti-inflammatory. Under study as a potential booster of the immune system. Showy American native with blue-violet flower spikes and majestic, upright growth habit.

(Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green but turns a bright white as the radishes mature.

Seeds will yield a mixture of male and female plants. Well known flavouring for beer. Important medicinally for its calming effect. A pillow stuffed with hops flowers will overcome insomnia.

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.

(African marigold) Although better known by the misnomer, ‘African marigold', this Central American annual is a popular bedding plant available in many ornamental hybrid forms. When added to chicken feed, lutein-rich marigold flowers help make egg yolks...

Dried milky juice, called lactucarium or lettuce opium, was once used to induce sleep and to treat nervous disorders.

Ready to harvest in 65 days. Tamayo R Tomatillo produces very large 2-1/2 in. Intense green fruits that have a juicy sweet-tart taste and are delightfully crunchy. Vigorous, healthy plants produce loads of delicious fruit.

A much-loved lemon-scented herb gets a makeover with beautiful gold-infused leaves! The gold is most pronounced in spring and fades to green in summer. Used the same ways: for tea, salads, soups, etc.

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

Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism. Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow.

We do not honestly know, but we love the name anyway. (Buckhorn plantain; Barbatella; Erba stella) In southern Italy this wild green with jagged lance-like leaves is added to tasty mixed salads called .

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

Navajo remedy for stomachache, abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever. The roots were regarded by the Navajo and Pawnee Indians as a ‘life medicine' and a panacea. Tolerates drought and will self-seed.

Deer will generally leave it alone, as will other pests. Thin plants once seedlings appear. According to Culpeper, the root powder in white wine is a good remedy for kidney afflictions.

Ornamental, aromatic and edible -- this basil has it all! Plants are remarkably uniform (for a basil) at about 40cm/15” tall and wide. Terrific for containers and garden plantings.

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