Hulless with very good test weight and protein. Glenn hard red spring wheat has excellent all-around disease resistance, with the best tolerance to scab (fusarium blight) we have found.
Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. Prefers sandy soil. Difficult to germinate; may take two years.
Germination benefits from gibberellic acid treatment. Used for asthma, painful cough and scrofula. Wild flower growing up to 1m/3ft high. Silk-like down of seeds is used to stuff pillows.
Brilliant orange flowers. Mildly narcotic colourless juice was used by Californian Indians to treat toothache. Best sown direct very early in spring as it prefers cool weather.
The result is a beautiful new ornamental herb for sunny borders or mass plantings. (Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax the hardy perennial...
Striking brilliant blue blossoms, infused in water, have both curative and calming action for nervous disorders. Eyewash is reputed to strengthen weak eyes.
Fine border plant. Infusion used for sore gums. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink. Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation.
The flavour hints of anise but is never overbearing and it can liven up many dishes including salads. Like parsley, the fresh leaves are chopped and added at the last minute to traditional spring soups.
Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups. Leaves are a light golden colour. Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Much improved over its wild relative.
Apricot sprite won the 2000 “Fleuroselect Quality Award” for novelty, as it produces wonderful flower spikes perfect for cutting and arranging. Ht 18in (45cm). This fast growing, compact variety will bloom from June well into the Autumn months.
Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances. Highly useful during convalescence.
It is made by steeping the flowering tops of black wormwood in vodka or pure grain alcohol, producing a natural pale gold color. Used to make , a liqueur or aperitif similar to absinthe, often taken before or after meals to help to stimulate the digestion.
Highly aromatic, with a pleasant mint-like scent. Most abundant of the big sagebrushes, growing in mountain meadows and rocky slopes from British Columbia to California. A study has shown that the vapours given off by the foliage can protect stored grain...
The Iroquois used it as a ‘love medicine' and as a ‘smudging' herb to revive the unconscious. Native people have used the roots of this plant for fever, catarrh and pain. This showy North American native displays its deep violet flowers in the fall.
Rhizomes are used to treat diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite and vomiting related to deficiencies of spleen or stomach. Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building energy.
A unique addition to cole slaw. Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather. Delicious cooked or served raw. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy. Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside.
You can use these as green shell peas or dry like winter beans. This pea plant is high yielding, vigorous and easy to grow. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation.
Try it in low borders or flower beds next to green or grey plants. (Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich bronze-purple foliage can be used for season-long contrast in virtually any garden setting.
Seeds are a natural storehouse of L-dopa, a precursor of the neural transmitter, dopamine. D4115 Infosheet: free on request with order. Ayurvedic medicinal herb used traditionally as a nerve tonic.
Flavour and odour is pungent, not sweet like the true root-propagated strains. Variety commonly sold as peppermint or spearmint. Useful for tea, for medicinal purposes.
A new improved form of Gigante d'Italia, the old favourite of Italy. It also has shown to have some resistance to downy mildew. The growth is uniform, dark green in colour, and the leaves are bigger than the original.
