Herb Plants Plants For Sale In Thornton

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

When I was still in business, I sold a ton of it. In truth, it sold itself.” In Jim Westerfield's words: “All of our gourmet food customers invariably raved about the delicious aroma and flavor of this beautiful mint hybrid.

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

Compact, showy plant. Orange-scented.

Flowers and leaves in combination with mordants yield yellow, gold, tan, grey and taupe dyes. Seeds can be slow to germinate. Also useful in herbal smoking mixtures designed for the relief of asthma and bronchitis.

In the garden it is hardier and more vigorous than true zaatar. The flavour is strong and spicy, and its leaves can be used fresh or dried wherever oregano is used. Because true zaatar is now a protected plant in Israel, commercial zaatar blends often...

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

Flavour is very sweet, especially when the weather is hot. Self-pollinated. This is a long-lived variety that does well in containers and tolerates heavy pruning. Delicious fresh or dried, or for canning.

Decoction is useful for stomach pains and inflammation of the bilary duct. New research indicates it has potent anticancer properties. Latex juice mixed with vinegar is said to remove warts and corns.

(Plectranthus; Spurflower)

Known as the “pregnant onion”, for bulges develop on its sides where eventually baby bulbs burst through the skin. Juice of the leaves is claimed to be as effective as aloe vera in treating cuts and sores.

Oil added to a spray bottle of water or to a humidifier can be used to disinfect the air. Easily grown from seed, with germination in 10-20 days. Gardeners like it for its excellent shape and landscaping potential.

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

The striking, almost black fruits have a red flesh that has intense rich flavour! A-fig-cionados say that this variety is one of the very best. Produces crops in summer and fall. Named after a town in the Bordeaux region of France where this variety is...

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

As a gargle, the dried flower tea helps soothe oral inflammations. An absolute must-have plant for traditional, historic or cottage garden themes. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, is hardy almost everywhere and self-seeds, tenaciously returning...

Bold, purple-marked sticky leaves and a pungent odour distinguish this plant.

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

The foliage with its wine-red veins encircled by an emerald-green border is a visual delight to the eye. Its growth habit is compact but not densely so like bush basil. The leaves and overall size are smaller than standard sweet basil.

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

Stratify 60 days at 5°C/40°F. Common flavouring for chewing gum, toothpaste, mouthwash. Used for headaches and other aches and pains, inflammations and acute rheumatism. Wintergreen-scented woodland shrub, only 15 cm/6 high.

It contains steviaside, which is 300 times sweeter than sugar without the calories! Add a fresh bruised leaf to iced tea, or harvest the leaves, dry, and grind to a powder for use in drinks and cooking.

Showy bright blue flowers. Remedy for nervous complaints, headaches and palpitations of the heart. Leaflets are assembled in ladder form.

Mexican tarragon stands up to the heat of summer. One of the finest herbs, tarragon gives any dish a delectable French accent. Upright, bushy 24" plants offer up their tantalizing leaves beginning in early spring; come late summer, clusters of tiny, pale...

Tea made from the leaves is truly delightful. Rub the leaves to enjoy a burst of lemon fragrance, or use it in fresh bouquets for aromatherapy. Because of the different growth rates of some of the varieties, you may see a difference in sizes.

Yields are excellent. Berries are borne on large clusters that are easy to harvest. Medium-sized black-purple berries are sweeter than most varieties. (Elderberry) Variety released by the New York Agriculture Experiment Station in 1926 and is still widely...

With pruning, bushes can be kept to 120cm/4ft high which makes for easier harvesting. This Healing Arc variety is a selection from the European variety ´Juliet´. Excellent for freezing berry-laden branches to store for winter usage.