Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Rhode Island

Sometimes used like clary sage. (Meadow sage) Large, very showy, bright blue flowers.

D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order. Flower clusters can be steamed like broccoli or fried in egg batter with mozzarella cheese. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering...

Sow in rich, moist, well-draining soil in full sun to part shade. In ancient times aconite was used as a poison to coat arrowheads in battle and hunt. It contains aconitine, an analgesic, sedative and a neurotoxin at higher concentrations.

Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit. Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

Ht. 90-120cm/3-4ft. It was once used for fever and malaria. Herbalists today use it as a detoxifier, especially in support of Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses. (Pitcher sage; Blue sage; Kansas sage) Tall azure-blue sage of the American prairies...

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

The active principle, coniine, has provided to be an effective insecticide against aphids and blowflies. Juice was used in early times to execute criminals. In the fresh state all parts are very poisonous.

Repeat sowings till mid-August for continuous supply. Pleasant alternative to lettuce or endive, possessing its own special piquant flavour. Ready to use when 3-4 leaves have developed.

Only seeds may be imported into the U.S. (plants not permitted). Important medicinally for its calming effect. Seeds will yield a mixture of male and female plants. Tall growing vine, ideal for covering antenna towers.

Typical germination rates are 30-40%. Also important in cosmetics and perfumery. Source of lemongrass oil used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy, pastries, desserts, chewing gum - among its many uses.

Infusion used for sore gums. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink. Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation. Fine border plant.

Treat as a biennial -- sow one year, pick the next. Enjoy in a spring salad, or cooked like spinach. This strain of the lowly dandelion boasts tender fleshy leaves, topping all other fruits and vegetables for iron content.

Grows like cucumbers. Excellent stuffed or stir fried. For stir fried dishes, parboil for 3 minutes to reduce bitterness. (Foo gwa; Bitter gourd) Squash-like fruit with an agreeably bitter, tangy flavour and edible peel.

They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March. (Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour.

This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit. Studies show that the seeds have a tranquilizing and hypnotic effect, and are analgesic and anticonvulsive. Hardy bush or small tree.

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

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

As far back as the Vikings right up to late medieval times, the dried leaves rivaled hops in popularity for the bitterness and clarity they imparted to ale. The plant is tenacious, an aggressive creeper that tolerates almost any conditions, making the...

Needs long growing season. Leaves contain indican which must be oxidized by fermentation to produce the dye. Ancient dyeplant known for the clarity and fastness of the blue produced.

More compact than other leaf celeries, reaching only 25-50cm (10-20") in height. Use it like parsley and surprise your guests with its rich celery flavour and aroma. A very nice leaf celery with finely cut, dark green glossy leaves.

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.

Ht. 50cm/20”. Despite the popularity of hybrid lavender among French growers, this original Provencal lavender, with its deep blue shades and its more refined fragrance, is still commonly grown.

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. The breeder's choice of variety name 'Gecofure' is an unimaginative contraction of 'GEnovese COmpatto FUsarium...

It is easily grown from seed sown directly into the garden. One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract. Dusty miller not only makes all the other plants in your garden look better, it is a boon to those facing tough...

Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth. Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that may replace sperm whale oil.

Ht. 20-25cm/8-10”. Try it in low borders or flower beds next to green or grey plants. (Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich bronze-purple foliage can be used for season-long contrast in virtually any garden setting.