Vegetable Plants Plants For Sale In Fontana

Apparently named after the Zambesi River of Africa, this new lemon thyme from Germany is a low spreader that looks equally good in gardens and in hanging baskets. It forms dense masses of gold-flecked leaves that tumble out beautifully over the edges...

It is an important high alpha bittering and flavoring variety in the US and in Germany. Nugget is a superior variety for picking, drying and baling. Introduced in 1982, it is a diploid cross between Brewers Gold and a high alpha-acid male with good storage...

Very nice low growing hardy oregano for rockeries and pathways, and for low edging around other plants. The flavour and aroma is mild and pleasant, more like wild oregano. Ht. 25cm/10”.

It is a cross between Northern Brewer and a German male hop. Good resistance to diseases and pests. A well rounded dual purpose hop, popular with craft and microbrewers. Moderate clean bittering qualities and clean spicy aroma used in a wide range of...

Another story has it that this is really the same as another well-known variety called 'Adriatic'. Large green-yellow figs with beautiful sweet purplish-red flesh. By one account this fig was brought to the U.S. by an Italian sailor who named it after...

Makes a great winter holiday living centerpiece. Although this variety is unsuitable for culinary use, it is a perfect ornamental and aromatic plant. Its small needle-like evergreen leaves and strong pine scent is reminiscent of a miniature Christmas...

Used throughout Africa for fevers including malaria. (Adefetue) Collected in Ghana where it is known as adefetue among the Ewes. Similar to East Indian basil (#1282), but scent and flavour is closer to thyme.

Should not be overcooked or it gets too soft and mucilaginous. In Indonesia, this herb is as highly regarded as ginseng, giving the whole body a strengthening boost. (Leaf ginseng; Surinam spinach) Attractive edible houseplant with glossy, dark-green...

Even when grown in pots, it is very productive. This is a super dwarf variety from Spain. It is very hardy and often produces two crops in a season. The jet-black fruits are small but they are considered by many to be the best tasting fig available.

Attractive purple leaf form of sacred basil. (Krishna tulsi) The true sacred basil grown in houses, gardens and near temples all over India. Mildy intoxicating clove-scented leaves are used in salads and other cold dishes.

Sauteed zucchini or mushrooms with fresh nepitella, tomatoes, and garlic is served with roast or boiled meat dishes. (Lesser calamint) A regional favourite in Tuscany where it is added to mushroom dishes and green vegetables for its distinctive minty...

Berries are a little redder and rounder than ´Huron Sunset´, and slightly smaller. Superior female cultivar, bushier than others. With pruning, bushes can be kept to 120cm/4ft high which makes for easier harvesting.

Effective when used in mass plantings because it blooms freely throughout the summer. (Mount Lemmon marigold) Mexican native with a spectacular lemon-mint scent and flavour. Produces lots of edible foliage and edible yellow flowers.

In the Lavender Capital of America, Sequim, Washington, there are spectacular displays of Melissa in arching rows interplanted with purple lavender. The sweetly fragrant flowers start out pure white and change to delicate pink as they mature.

Large violet-pink flowers, nearly 3.5 cm (1.5 in) across, are set on dark maroon calices. Flowers appear May-July and later from September until frost. Shiny foliage and neat upright habit.

The taproot can grow more than 50cm (20”) long and can be used to make horseradish sauce, or grated fresh to bring a sharp, sparkling flavour to coleslaws and dips. It will spread if unchecked, but who would mind more of this useful and delicious herb?

(Gravelroot) Tall graceful native of eastern U.S. Leaves emit a vanilla-scent when crushed; flowers rosy-purple. Indians and pioneers used it to induce sweating to break fevers. Valuable remedy for kidney problems.

The blue flowers are attractive to certain species of butterfly, and once it begins blooming in the summer deadheading will extend the flowering throughout the season. Folk medicine tradition indicates it has astringent properties.

(Cat's whiskers)

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

Leaves are long and thin; growth is hardy, bushy and upright. Ht 36-48in (90-120cm). Golden Rains colours are certainly not vibrant at the expense of flavour. Prefers well-drained, compost lightened clay.

Mexicans like to place a vase of fresh cut herb on the dinner table to ward off insects. Growth habit is similar to that of regular sweet basil, with a distinctive cinnamon taste and odour.

Indians dyed their bodies and clothes with bloodroot. One of our most beautiful woodland wildflowers. Important dyeplant: roots yield red-orange colour for dyeing wool. Conspicuous white flowers, 5cm/2” across, appear in early spring.

(Jupiter's Beard) Fragrant red flowers. Young leaves eaten in salads or as cooked greens; roots used in soups. Not to be confused with the true medicinal valerian.

(Plectranthus; Spurflower)

Produces best when cut continuously. (Windowsill chives) Swiss strain developed for greenhouse forcing. Suitable for indoor culture; less susceptible to turn yellow or leggy. Excellent, strong flavour and thick, dark green leaves.

This is the hardy native form grown from seeds collected in southern Ontario. Very hardy, very adaptable. (Elderberry) Source of fruit for elderberry wine, pie and jelly, possesses extraordinary powers as a virus and bacteria fighter.