Culinary Herb Or Spice Herbaceous Plant For Sale In California

They impart a sausage-like flavour to savoury dishes. Spreading growth to 3ft. Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs.

As an essential oil, Hyssop's botanical name is always referred to as Hyssopus officinalis. * Herb Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis aka Hyssopus decumbens ) is an herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native to Southern Europe , the Middle East , and the...

It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come. * Used in cooking, on baked potatoes, and in salads ; flowers rose to rosy purple. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium...

* A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. * Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda...

The leaves are used as a flavouring in vinegar. * Tarragon or dragon's-wort ( Artemisia dracunculus ) is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood . They make an excellent flavouring in salads.

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

* A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving the digestion.

* A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving the digestion.

* Fennel has a long history of herbal use and is a commonly used household remedy, being useful in the treatment of a variety of complaints, especially those of the digestive system.

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

Older leaves areused as a flavouring in cooked foods. The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea.

* Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa.

Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc. * In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time...

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems.

* Coriander is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. The leaves provide Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander. * This is a dual purpose herb. * The fresh leaves (Cilantro) are probably the most widely used flavouring herb in...

* In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are...

The leaves are used as a flavouring in vinegar. * Tarragon or dragon's-wort ( Artemisia dracunculus ) is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood . They make an excellent flavouring in salads.

* It has a mild aromatic flavour that is suggestive of aniseed. * The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting.

* Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. * A spicy, aromatic flavouring, bay leaves are commonly used as aflavouring for soups, stews etc and form an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'Bouquet...

* The essential oil is used in aromatherapy. * Dark, shiny evergreen leaves, yellow flowers in short racemes; often much wider than tall; source of camphor; native to China and Japan.

The seeds are very nourishing and are given to convalescents and to encourage weight gain, especially in anorexia nervosa. * Fenugreek (/?f?nj??ri?k/; Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae with leaves consisting of three...

They are also added whole as a flavouring to various drinks such as Pimms and wine-based drinks. * They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers.

A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc. * A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads.

* German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West. Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla , Chamomilla recutita (correct name according to the Flora Europaea ), Matricaria chamomilla , and Matricaria suaveolens .

Valerian was used as a perfume in the sixteenth century. * A perennial herb with fragrant white, pink, or lavender flowers in loose, flat-topped clusters, smelling vaguely of heliotrope; leaves sometimes used to flavor tobacco; rhizome used as a sedative;...

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

It is said to have been found around Christ's tomb after his resurrection. She secretly disinters the head, and sets it in a pot of basil, which she waters with her daily tears. The Oxford English Dictionary quotes speculations that basil may have been...