Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Naperville

Sweet tiny tomatoes. Heirloom native from Brazil. Not commercially cultivated.

Spectacular food plant often grown just for its ornamental value. It gets quite tall, up to 2m/6ft high, but then it produces long green tassels that swoop down for a striking tropical effect in the garden.

The showy purple flowers are edible! Their fragrance has a wintergreen overtone, and may be added to soups, fruit, potato salads, ravioli, and to desserts as a garnish. In milder climates, it can easily thrive into December and January.

The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches. Also used as an antibiotic against candida.

Ht. 30-35cm/12-14”. But what the breeder has done to the variety's performance, leaf quality and disease resistance is far more inspired. Excellent uniformity, aroma and flavour.

It is believed to suppress fire which may explain why it is often planted around shrines or around homes for protection, particularly against lightning. It is used to treat fevers caused by evil spirits and is used in purification rituals performed on...

(Herb bennet) Once known as the , the blessed herb. Medieval gardeners would only harvest the root on March 25, and only under certain conditions, but for modern usage the root can be harvested anytime in the spring and used fresh or dried.

Strong powdery mildew tolerance. Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit.

Hardy bush or small tree. They are said also to nourish muscles and enrich bone marrow. Studies show that the seeds have a tranquilizing and hypnotic effect, and are analgesic and anticonvulsive.

Start early indoors, plant out with support. Long, slender fruit with an edible peel. Can be eaten without fear of indigestion, stomach pains or heartburn.

Seeds require stratification. Recent German studies indicate that seed extracts regulate menstrual bleeding or too frequent menstruation, and may do this by stimulating progesterone and regulating estrogen.

An American folk remedy for cancer, hence its alias "cancerweed." Indians used the roots for sores, and the tea has been used for colds, coughs, nervous conditions. (Cancerweed) Attractive purple-blue flowers and cleft, dandelion-like leaves.

Infusion of leaves is helpful for fevers, headaches and nervous complaints. (Blueweed) Bristly native of Europe with brilliant blue flowers from June til frost. Thrives in dry, poor soils.

Succulent leaves are delicious boiled with salt and pickled in vinegar and spices. Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the digestive system.

(Isphaghula; Blond psyllium) Important remedy for constipation and problems of the bowel, including irritable bowel syndrome. The mucilaginous seed coats lubricate and cleanse the intestines, acting as a mild laxative.

Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. -- Richters special mesclun contains Kagraner lettuce, red leaf lettuce, roquette, radicchio, cornsalad,...

Very robust and tall, with rigid stems; Lespedeza blooms late in the growing season, forming dense clusters of white and pink clover-like flowers that attract bees. Research evidence suggests that contains compounds that can lower blood cholesterol.

Stramonium has a long and fascinating history in North America, including ceremonial use by Native Americans, and disastrous encounters by early colonial settlers. Because of the risk of toxicity, stramonium is prohibited for sale in Canada.

Striking head of star-like pistils, suspended by delicate cup-like calyces.

Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic. (Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations.

(Wu-wei-zi) Chinese medicinal; astringent and demulcent berries are used to treat nervous conditions, chronic cough, asthma, thirst, too frequent urination, and diarrhea. Sometimes referred to as ‘Chinese Prozac'.

Deadheading will keep them blooming, and they are wonderful cut flowers, lasting for days in water. The plant is biennial, generously self-seeding in the garden so there are always a few gallant volunteers popping up to brighten the mixed border.

Cultivated varieties are much less potent medicinally. Infusion of leaves and rootstock is effective for diarrhea, dysentery and problems of the urinary tract. Especially useful for convalescents and children.

Dwarf plants grow 10 in. Ready to harvest in 56 days. And don't need staking. Sugar Ann Snap Pea stays sweet, crisp and truly delicious. Approximately 225 seeds per packet.

Fruit with creamy white flesh. It is deliciously sweet and has a wonderful aroma and texture. Approximately 10 seeds per packet. Low maintenance. Melon Gourmet is very early to ripen and produces a 3 lbs.

Modern cases of poisoning are rare, and henbane's reformed reputation has made it a respectable garden dweller at last, albeit with an unsavory past. Henbane's uses are more benign today, giving us useful drugs for ophthalmology and the prevention of...