Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Santa Ana

Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea. Large tropical-looking foliage. Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous.

The completely white beets won't ever stain your clothes or your tablecloth! This heirloom beet from Holland has a delicious, sweet flavour. Hill up the soil around the beets as they grow to keep them from turning green.

Proven effective against herpes. QUEDLINGBURGER is a taller variety, up to 50-60cm high. Suited for bulk herb field production. We urge everyone to try it. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates...

Because of the risk of toxicity, stramonium is prohibited for sale in Canada. A potent plant with many possibilities to professional researchers. It prefers rich, light soil and full sun.

Brazilians pickle them in vinegar and love to toss them in salads, on pizzas, or any spicy dish in need of a kick. 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...

Compact, lush green foliage is beautifully decorated with numerous purple button-sized flowers. Has great potential in salads, pestos, as garnish, or anywhere regular basil is used.

The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy. Easy to grow in well-drained soils in full sun.

Important diuretic herb in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for urinary problems, kidney and lower back pains and as an aphrodisiac. Bodybuilders use tribulus as a natural alternative to chemical anabolic steroids.

Preferred variety of marigold for insect control. Compact plants are ideal for interplanting. Has double orange and maroon blossoms.

A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat. Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails.

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.

It is absolutely delicious cooked on the grill, fried, stuffed, or pickled. The thin skins combined with the thick, sweet flesh, makes this variety an extra special treat. (Red Bulls Horn) One of the most loved sweet peppers of Italy.

Australian aborigines have long used the crushed leaves for skin infections. The English explorer Captain Cook brewed a spicy and refreshing tea from the leaves. Easy to grow in containers.

More uniform than other varieties. Excellent for pots and for borders. Superb dwarf basil with large leaves.

Used in lozenges for sore throat and cough, and for diarrhea and dysentery. In the food industry it is used as a stabilizer, emulsifier and flavour fixative, and it is common in chewing gum and candy.

Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist. Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm.

But there is renewed interest in this, North Americas largest native fruit. They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort.

When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening.

Delicious stuffed like bell peppers with meat and rice and baked. (Vegetable gourd) Small 8cm/3in melons taste like a sweet winter squash.

Has high vitamin E content, and like evening primrose stimulates the synthesis of prostaglandins. Culture like other pumpkins. Hull-less seeds yield a medicinally-active oil used in Central Europe for inflammations, hypertrophy of the prostate, and for...

Also important in cosmetics and perfumery. Note: Lemongrass seeds are naturally low in germination because of imperfect pollination. Typical germination rates are 30-40%. Source of lemongrass oil used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy, pastries, desserts,...

Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps. Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft. Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists.

Sometimes referred to as ‘Chinese Prozac'. Has adaptogenic and immune-enhancing properties similar to ginseng. Hardy climbing vine, to zone 5. (Wu-wei-zi) Chinese medicinal; astringent and demulcent berries are used to treat nervous conditions, chronic...

Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple. Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Strong flavour and scent.

Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub. Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic.

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. Nice when paired with bergamots and coneflowers, its pastel blooms bring the colours of an Impressionist...