Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Topeka

Ht. 50cm/20”. Variety typical of the Provence region of France. 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.

Sow direct in the garden in early spring or late summer to overwinter the following spring. A beautiful chervil of the Brussels Winter type, with shiny dark green flat leaves and a nice dense growth habit.

Excellent as cutflowers in floral arrangements and bouquets. Airy masses of small white flowers (50% doubles) in summer.

Lovely clear blue daisy flowers. Has diuretic, tonic and laxative properties, and is said to protect the liver from effects of excessive coffee drinking. A wild flower in much of North America.

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.

The juice mixed with vegetable oil has been used to heal burns. Also used for diarrhea, piles, hemorrhages, and has a reputation as an anti-cancer herb. A neat fleshy plant for dry areas and rock gardens; bluish-green leaves and showy crimson flowers.

The Inca consumed it prior to going into war to increase their strength. Properly dried and stored, the root powder will retain its potency for years. (Peruvian ginseng) Traditional food of the Peruvian Andes related to radish and turnip.

Salsas, pickled, or roasted for sauces. Use when green or ripened to scarlet. Small: 2cm/1” long, 1cm/0.5” across. Thick flesh; clean biting heat. Heat: 10,000-23,000 Scoville units.

Sulphur yellow flowers. Ideal for diarrhea and as a soothing application to burns. Thrives in dry open areas. Rhizomes are rich in tannin.

The taller (1m/40”) and the paler of the two, and may, in fact, be the more important commercially because much of what is sold as may actually be this species. Similar to the narrowleaf species in both appearance and medicinal action.

Much easier to grow than the North American species. Used for anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, and depression, especially in cases of excessive brooding and pent-up emotions.

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. (Alehoof) The balsamic leaves make an excellent cooling tea, known as "Gill tea," for the dog...

Edible leaves can be added to salads. (Money plant) Curiously, it symbolizes both honesty and money. When dried its silver dollar-like seed pods make attractive winter decorations.

Some studies have indicated it may promote clotting. The tea has a great reputation as a wash for healing wounds and skin eruptions. The seed can be tricky to germinate, but once established the plant is tenacious.

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

Dwarf, bush form. Ideal for pot culture. Standard bush variety. Now more uniform. New and improved.

Papery daisy-like blossoms, over 100 to a plant, in shades of pink, rose, red, purple and white.

Excellent in soups, chilli, and stews. Medium-hot at 5,000 Scoville units. Heavy yields, about twice as much as cayenne. Looks like a cayenne pepper with long glossy scarlet pods 15-17cm/6-7" but the flavour is sweet and tart with undertones of strawberry...

It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy. Excellent for dried arrangements and potpourris. Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green foliage.

Much improved over its wild relative. Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Leaves are a light golden colour. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups.

Packet contains approximately 150 seeds. Pods robed in deep, glossy purple are easy to see (and pick) in the garden and make a stunning presentation on the dinner plate. Purple Queen Bush Bean will reign over your garden this summer.

It is a magnet for birds, wildlife and beneficial insects. This tall perennial sunflower puts on a spectacular show in August and September with masses of large yellow-gold flowers.

Does best in sandy or gravelly soil. Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the digestive system. (Sea fennel) Aromatic herb found growing along European seashores.

Tuberous roots make a soothing tea valuable in kidney diseases or as a gargle for sore throats. (Blazing Star) Shooting bolt upright out of the garden bed, gayfeather is a bold statement in the mixed border.

The flap-like appearance gives the leaves the look of an ear, which is why this form is known as "ear shiso." (Ear Shiso) The Japanese grow this aromatic herb for its flower tips and buds, and for its leaves.

The sweetest on the market, these uniform, deep orange-red roots are smooth-skinned, fine-grained and nearly coreless. The seed tape is 15 ft. Tendersweet carrots are like eating candy for supper.