Herb Plants Plants For Sale In Pittsburgh

Providing us with lifesaving medications and beauty in the garden, purple foxglove is a truly fascinating plant, worthy of our respect and continued investigation. His subsequent ten-year study of the plant made him the inventor of modern clinical pharmacology...

Plant them as a border along pathways or in between stepping stones, or in an open patch where you like to sit and enjoy summer evenings. Research at Guelph University in Ontario Canada showed that different varieties of Lemon Thymes worked quite well...

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

Choice addition to any rosemary collection. Attractive narrow-leaf form with light purple flowers. Graceful branching habit densely covered with strongly scented leaves.

Grows in silver clumps. (Old woman) East Coast native, where it grows on sand dunes.

Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in. A cute little English thyme that grows into beautiful dense mounds. Its strong flavour and aroma make it an excellent seasoning for meat dishes, stuffings and salad dressings.

It has a low semi-creeping habit but the flower stalks can rise up to 60cm/2ft high. Does well in dry sunny places, and bees and butterflies are drawn to it. The mildly spicy scent is almost costmary-like, and the leaves can be used in potpourris and...

Leaf oil is highly antiseptic due to thymol content which explains its use as a gargle, dressing for wounds and treatment for conjunctivitis. Similar to East Indian basil (#1282), but scent and flavour is closer to thyme.

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

Produces bushels of tender, fleshy leaves all season, long after standard varieties turn tough and bitter. RICHTERS INTRODUCTION. Profusion is a registered trademark of Richters; all rights reserved.

A favourite in Jamaica for teas and to relieve indigestion. A delightful bushy plant with small bright green leaves having a strong peppermint aroma.

Slow growing shrub whose leaves possess a remarkable sweet anise scent.

It will grow in hot areas with alkaline soils, and it has good resistance to mildew and pests. Our variety is the American version known as Fuggle H, and it has higher oils and is more potent than the original.

Large violet-mauve flowers are good for scented use in potpourris and sachets. American variety from Oregon with a strong heady aroma and excellent oil quality. Blooms in June and again August or September.

Important medicinal uses, both internally and externally. Strong flavour. Source of Japanese menthol, used to flavour candies, drinks, etc.

Introduced in 1982, it is a diploid cross between Brewers Gold and a high alpha-acid male with good storage properties (USDA65009 X USDA63015M). The lupulin is high and of a good yellow-orange colour.

Ht. up to 90cm/36” Outstanding ornamental artemisia in dense mounds of lacy silver foliage. Probable hybrid between and .

Not considered suitable for commercial oil production. (Dutch lavender; Lavandin) Vigorous, long-stemmed variety in cultivation since the 1950s and still widely grown for fresh bouquets, lavender wands, and potpourri.

The fruits are medium-sized with a light brown or violet skin and a strawberry pink flesh. Cold tolerant, early ripening variety. It is a compact plant that does well in containers and where space is limited.

The leaves look a lot like Italian flat-leaf parsley. (Japanese parsley; Honewort) A Japanese parsley grown as much for its attractive bronze-red colour as for its unique flavour. Used to season soups, poultry, meats, noodles, salads, and dumplings.

This is the North American variety which lacks the carcinogen, cis-isoasarone, found in European varieties. Esteemed in India as a vermifuge and insecticide, especially for fleas. Root powder is valuable as a fixative in potpourris.

Sow about four times their diameter in depth and press the soil down firmly. These items are useful when starting seeds indoors for transplanting: Jiffy-7 Peat Pellets Peat Pots, 2 1/4'' round Peat Pots, 3'' round 3'' square pots 4 1/2'' round pots For...

In zones colder than zone 8, it is possible to overwinter plants by heavy mulching or by moving them indoors over winter. Myths that wasabi would not grow outside of Japan have been firmly rebuked in recent years by American growers who are not only growing...

Plants are shipped Monday through Wednesday and arrive at your door Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of the same week. Water the pots and place them in a partially sunny location. New to the market, this compact Genovese-type basil has a true, clean flavor,...

Hardy in southwestern Ontario and B.C. coastal regions. Handsome tree bearing sweet, juicy berries that make fine conserves and wine. Rootbark decoction is a traditional remedy for tapeworms.

Fig trees do best where they get at least 8 hours of direct sun per day. Once well established they are fairly drought tolerant but extended dry periods can cause leaf and fruit drop as well as early dormancy.

In gardens, trained to fences, or in hanging baskets. Day neutral variety that produces large sweet berries from June till frost.