Herb Plants Plants For Sale In Stamford

Famous for its gorgeous flavour: sweet and tangy, and fruity, with the heat building slowly and never getting unpleasant. Heat 10,000-30,000 Scoville units. Great chile for salads, for stuffing, pickles and salsa.

Vigorous habit. Deeply cut leaves. Good rose scent.

The whole herb is used to treat fever, enteritis, and pains, such rheumatic pain and the pain of bone fractures. In animal studies the extract of the herb was shown to reduce stomach acidity and increase the protective mucus lining of the stomach.

Sauteed zucchini or mushrooms with fresh nepitella, tomatoes, and garlic is served with roast or boiled meat dishes. (Lesser calamint) A regional favourite in Tuscany where it is added to mushroom dishes and green vegetables for its distinctive minty...

Height 12-24in (30-60cm); Spread 6-12in (15-30cm). Prefers full or part shade, and with care you will have flowers within 4 years. Berry seeds may be roasted and used as a coffee substitute.

Used throughout Africa for fevers including malaria. Popular general tonic and remedy for diarrhea, and used to repel insects. Similar to East Indian basil (#1282), but scent and flavour is closer to thyme.

Foliage is pleasantly aromatic but it is the lavender flowers that possess the remarkable grape scent. In bloom from late spring until frost, it is a perpetual magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Used to season soups, poultry, meats, noodles, salads, and dumplings. Prefers moist, partly shady locations but will grow in full sun. The leaves look a lot like Italian flat-leaf parsley.

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.

A fun plant for containers, window boxes, and as a border plant in the scented garden. Ht. 45-60cm/18-24in. Light pink and mauve bicolored flowers. Strong orange-lemon scent is addictive.

Excessive doses can cause severe depression. In larger doses it acts as a nerve depressant, and is useful for asthma and whooping cough. (Indian tobacco) In small doses lobelia acts as a stimulant, especially on the respiratory system.

Has narcotic properties; not to be used without medical supervision. Formerly used for treating running sores and urinary and liver ailments. Long-time garden favourite with exotic drooping flowers in various shades of red, blue, yellow and white.

Often confused with O'Rourke, another variation on Celeste that was officially released by LSU. From the fig breeding program at Louisiana State University but never released officially.

Young unfolded leaves (older leaves are poisonous) are boiled. Used to treat rheumatism, arthritis and respiratory infections. Powdered roots were used in a poultice by early settlers to treat cancerous ulcers.

Valuable remedy for kidney problems. Indians and pioneers used it to induce sweating to break fevers. (Gravelroot) Tall graceful native of eastern U.S. Leaves emit a vanilla-scent when crushed; flowers rosy-purple.

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So rich is the visual complexity that this is a basil one needs to appreciate up close, in pots on a windowsill or in a table centrepiece. The leaves and overall size are smaller than standard sweet basil.

Included in the Richters collection are many of the favourites: Lemon Balm, Bay Laurel, Chives, Lavender, Lovage, Greek Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Winter Savory, Garden Sorrel, French Tarragon and Thyme.

Its action differs from that of true ginseng as it does not cause insomnia in large doses. Very hardy shrub; requires part shade. Possesses powerful tonic and restorative properties and was found to relieve the effects of mental and physical stress.

It is a cross between a tetraploid smooth cone variety and an open pollinated variety. Yields are high, more than 2 tonnes per hectare; but yields can be hurt by mildew if not controlled.

It is a Saazer type, but with stronger aroma, alpha oils and bitterness. Alpha acid 6-9%. It is a diploid hybrid (USDA 21522 X USDA21361M) with Cascade parentage that gives it better winter hardiness than Saazer.

Like ´Citrus Gold´, the orange berries are large, weighing a gram when fresh, with a nice tinge of red at the tops. Best kept pruned to 150cm/5ft high for easier harvesting. Excellent for juice, and for salsa, salads and as a garnish on hospitality...

Dried powdered rhizome is the major source of orris, used in perfumery and potpourris. Produces nearly white flowers with traces of blue or purple.

For food and medicinal use. The shrub is incredibly versatile, growing happily everywhere from northern Quebec to sub-tropical America. Very hardy, very adaptable. This is the hardy native form grown from seeds collected in southern Ontario.

An elegant addition to silver gardens. It is drought tolerant and prefers a well-drained situation, making it a good choice for xeriscaping or rock gardens, as it cannot tolerate cold, wet soil.

Also known as 'Italian Honey'. Produces crops in summer and fall. Medium to large yellow-green fig with a very sweet and delicious light amber flesh.