Herb Plants Plants For Sale In Barrie

Has been called one of the best silver foliage perennials by California nurseryman Ernie Wasson. (Wild geranium) A medicinal geranium from southern Africa with potent antibacterial properties.

It is attractive to butterflies and bees. Native to Peru, heliotrope prefers a rich, well-drained soil in full sun. They were probably charmed by its habit of always turning to face the sun; east to west during the day, and back to the east during the...

In traditional Chinese medicine the whole plant is used to clear heat and to detoxify, and is widely used for pancreatic cancer. (Needle stonecrop; Fo jia cao) Attractive low carpeting succulent from East Asia where it grows on grassy slopes.

Variety known and used for centuries. Purple, rose or white flowers.

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

Thick, fleshy, grey-green leaves are sliced lengthwise and placed cut side on the wart for 8-12 hours daily. Succulent shrub with showy coral flowers on a stem up to 60 cm/2 ft. (Plakkies) Excellent wart remedy, widely recommended even by medical doctors,...

Grown since 3,500 B.C., perhaps the earliest cultivated oilseed, this “survivor crop” is able to grow where nothing else will—even at the desert's edge. We love sesame—the sublimely nutty flavor, the fragrance—every which way.

(Lion's ear; Wild dagga) The botanical species name means ‘lion's ear' but the impressive orange flower spikes look more like a lion's tail than an ear! It is a tall native of southern Africa where it is used for epilepsy, headache, hypertension, and...

(Seaberry) A superior female cultivar from The Healing Arc. Excellent for juice, and for salsa, salads and as a garnish on hospitality plates. Like ´Citrus Gold´, the orange berries are large, weighing a gram when fresh, with a nice tinge of red at...

A delicious high alpha variety with a spicy, lemon taste and slight hint of pine. It is a triploid cross between ´Smoothcone´ and ´53-5-61M´ developed by the Riwaka Hop Research Centre in New Zealand and released in 1994.

Climbing vine with white flowers. (Mexican morning glory) Sacred hallucinogenic herb used by the Aztecs in divinatory rituals. Once thought to be exterminated by the Spaniards in their zeal to exorcise “demonic” practices, the plant and the rituals...

Where this mint is hardy, it is an inimitable ground cover, offering up a deliciously fresh scent with every step. According to Greek legend, when the nymph Mintha offended the goddess Persephone, she transformed the unfortunate girl into a prostrate...

Alpha acids 14-17%. The aroma is strong and sharp, with a citrusy, herbal and resinous elements. This variety is also known as CTZ. A triploid hybrid variety with very high alpha acids and oils.

We combined it with garlic chives and fresh parmesan cheese. In Jim Westerfield's words: “We always served this neat hybrid in our gourmet restaurant as a side dish. This was combined with angel hair pasta.

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.

Horseradish is one of the bitter herbs eaten at Passover. Its mild antibiotic and diuretic effect made it one of the first, best treatments for urinary tract infections. It will spread if unchecked, but who would mind more of this useful and delicious...

The strong aroma of mixed fruits makes this plant an ideal ingredient for potpourri and other fragrant concoctions. Needs good light. Its large velvety leaves and shocking pink flowers make it an attractive houseplant.

For those who are up to the challenge, however, it is worthwhile to gain the sweet scent in the garden, and the many uses of this ancient plant. Deer and livestock avoid it. In Europe during the Medieval period, sweetgrass was scattered across the floors...

It is a low creeper, but we hesitate to call it that because it is not aggressive like other creeping thymes. A thyme with a beautiful silvery cast and an intense lemon scent. It is more of a "mounder", forming bushy mounds of tightly knit dark green...

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

Alpha acid 4-5.5%. Many classic beer recipes call for Fuggle. The original variety was introduced by Richard Fuggle in 1875 in England. The aroma is pleasantly mild yet hoppy with wood and fruit tones.

Woodland native, 30-90cm/1-3ft. American Indians used the root for upset stomach, excessive menstruation, general debility, lung problems, cough, insomnia, and as a laxative. Has also been used for rheumatism, arthritis and skin irritations.

Ht. 25cm/10”. 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.

Easily grown from seed, with germination in 10-20 days. The oil is antiseptic, expectorant and antispasmodic, and with its cooling, stimulating character, it is very popular in aromatherapy.

(Penis pepper) An heirloom pepper that undeniably looks like an uncircumcised penis. This unusual chile is actually quite edible and hot. It is perhaps not for everybody, but if you are growing this in your garden for all to see, it does help to have...

Indians used it as a fumigant to combat illness and chewed the leaves for indigestion. (Fringed sagebrush) Prairie native. Silver tufted mounds; very decorative.

Wintergreen-scented woodland shrub, only 15 cm/6 high. Common flavouring for chewing gum, toothpaste, mouthwash. Used for headaches and other aches and pains, inflammations and acute rheumatism.