Herb Plants Plants For Sale In Canada

The ancients and latter day fig-cognoscenti have known the hedonistic delight of fresh sun-ripened, honey-dripping figs, and know all too well the impatient wait for fig season to arrive in late summer.

Easy houseplant. An apt name, as the odour of the fleshy leaves closely resembles that of the chest cold remedy, and can be used for that purpose.

Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium. Often sold as true oregano in Mexico and southern U.S. where its fine oregano flavour is used to great advantage in chilis and other Mexican dishes.

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.

Used for stomachache and in vermouth. Attractive tufted low growing herb with small, silvery fern-like leaves.

Needs occasional pruning. Showy orange-red fuchsia-like flowers; miniature fruits. Considered an excellent remedy for tapeworms since the time of the Greeks. A red dye is produced from fruit skins and flowers.

Prostrate habit; fine for hanging baskets. Oak leaf-shaped leaves., purple veins.

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.

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.

Prefers full or part shade, and with care you will have flowers within 4 years. Blue Cohosh is a leafy shrub that was highly esteemed by the Amerindians, used traditionally to aid in labour, correct heavy menstruation, and treat abdominal as well as urinary...

(Blue sage) Native of the Sierra Nevada and area north to Canada. Strongly aromatic. Used by the Montana Indians as a general tonic, to restore hair, and as a dermatological aid.

Attractive creeper. Pleasant scent, though not convincingly of coconut.

Easier to grow. The Vienna Pharmacognostic Institute found that this plant has the same medicinal action as the European variety, .

Used as table fruit and in sherbet, jam, and beverages. Unusual vine bearing spectacular star-like lavender flowers. Edible purple fruits possess pleasant flavour. Slow to germinate.

(Nutmeg bush) Small aromatic South African bush with showy plumes of whitish flowers. Its musk-scented leaves are excellent in potpourris, adding an exotic, mysterious note to the mix.

A good choice for northern gardens according to Steven Biggs, author of . It is cold-resistant and it is an early main-crop fig. Its dark-blue almost black fruit, with peach-coloured flesh, is very sweet.

American prairie native used medicinally by Indians. Diuretic for kidney and bladder complaints, and for gonorrhea. There is evidence it may have immune- enhancing properties like echinacea (to which it is a common adulterant).

Golden Rains colours are certainly not vibrant at the expense of flavour. Ht 36-48in (90-120cm). Altogether the plant looks like a grove of white pine. Spread 18-24in (45-60cm). Leaves are long and thin; growth is hardy, bushy and upright.

Leaves can be used like green fennel. Highly decorative form of fennel with bronze-red, lacy foliage.

Heat 10,000-30,000 Scoville units. (Friar's hat; Joker's hat) Originally from Barbados where they are known as "peri peri". Great chile for salads, for stuffing, pickles and salsa.

Centennial has a dense compact cone that is medium in size, and has good harvesting, drying and baling characteristics. Sometimes called “super Cascade” because it has nearly double the alpha acids of Cascade.

Until tender and bitter free. Mediterranean delicacy grown for its succulent leaf stalks. Blanched hearts are cut into sections and parboiled for 90 min. Start indoors two months before outdoor planting date.

Silver is more prominent in summer and changes to a pinkish tinge in winter. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A lovely variegated version of society garlic. The silver-edged leaves beautifully frame the large pink flowers that appear in summer.

Has tonic effects, improves kidney action, and relieves asthma. (Mormon tea; Desert tea; Joint-fir) Unusual native of the southwestern U.S. desert regions. Contains traces of ephedrine, a nerve stimulant resembling adrenaline.

Ht. 90-180cm/3-6ft. (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,...

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...