Vegetables Plants For Sale In Illinois

Male pollinator variety required to get good fruit set among the elite female varieties. Commercial growers need to plant about 10% of the orchard with male plants. Home gardeners need 1-3 males for every 5 female plants.

A robust, fast grower, easily attaining a height of 90cm/30”. 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.

Used for headaches and other aches and pains, inflammations and acute rheumatism. Stratify 60 days at 5°C/40°F. Wintergreen-scented woodland shrub, only 15 cm/6 high. Common flavouring for chewing gum, toothpaste, mouthwash.

Leaflets are assembled in ladder form. Showy bright blue flowers. Remedy for nervous complaints, headaches and palpitations of the heart.

Upon opening the box you may notice that some of the plants appear wilted. When they arrive at your door, they're ready for your garden. When you order our transplants, you will receive the same quality and selection that our customers have learned to...

Flower spikes can be 10cm/4in long, on extra long stems making it an excellent choice for cutting. Compared to Grosso, its flowers are deeper purple, and the aroma is sweeter. Outstanding lavender from France and a stiff challenger to Grosso, the current...

The scent is a swirl of different notes but marshmallow always seems to rise to the top. But perception can vary, perhaps dependent on your mood. But whatever your nose makes of this mint, you will likely find yourself reminiscing of the past, of happy...

The fruits are medium-sized with a light brown or violet skin and a strawberry pink flesh. Cold tolerant, early ripening variety. Known as the "sugar fig", this is one of the best varieties for drying and for preserves.

Pretty rock garden plant with masses of purple flowers appearing early in spring. Valuable in correcting membrane disorders of the respiratory and digestive passages. Slow to germinate.

(Yin-chai-hu) Attractive light pink sprays of flowers. Root is used in Chinese medicine for jaundice, lung disease, rheumatism and typhoid fever. Used in cases of yin deficiency, especially in cases involving chronic low grade fever.

Has anti-bacterial properties. Slow to germinate. (Pipal) Sacred tree of Hindus and Buddhists; Buddha meditated non-stop for 7 years under a bo-tree until he reached liberation. Fine houseplant like Ficus benjamina.

Pungent bitter leaves used sparingly in stews, salads, sandwiches and vegetable juice. Two chewed will quickly relieve nervous headache. In early times judges relied on fresh sprigs of rue to repel fleas brought into court by prisoners.

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

Flowers remain edible much longer than other varieties because they do not develop seeds. A godsend to gourmands who love to sprinkle the visually appealing and tasty chives florets with abandon over everything where the leaves are used.

A most attractive English wildflower with bright yellow sweet-smelling, drooping blossoms in early spring. Tea made from any part of the plant was once a common remedy for pain and insomnia.

Edible berries are borne inside fascinating orange chinese lantern-like calyces. Berries are eaten raw, or in preserves and pies. Recommended for fevers and gout.

Germination is difficult; usually slow and sporatic. Do not use without medical supervision. Source of atropine, valuable in treating eye diseases and spasms. Stratification at 5°C/40°F for 4-12 weeks or gibberrelic acid pre-treatment is reported to...

Pine-scented with a hint of rose. Leaves are very finely divided.

Research at Guelph University in Ontario Canada showed that different varieties of Lemon Thymes worked quite well against mosquitoes. That research inspired us to put together this collection of our best low growing Lemon Thymes.

Medium to large yellow-green fig with a very sweet and delicious light amber flesh. Produces crops in summer and fall. Also known as 'Italian Honey'.

Pungent, woolly, grayish leaves. Large scarlet flowers.

Outstanding prolific, heavy bearing variety that often will produce two crops a season. The fruits are small to medium in size and the flesh is a luscious red colour and very sweet.

Upon opening the box you may notice that some of the plants appear wilted. Use the Plant Order Form located in the center of the catalog. Early and prolific. Because of the different growth rates of some of the varieties, you may see a difference in sizes.

The original variety was introduced by Richard Fuggle in 1875 in England. Our variety is the American version known as Fuggle H, and it has higher oils and is more potent than the original.