Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Akron

This is not Origanum syriacum, the plant usually called "Syrian oregano." That other "Syrian oregano" is better known as "true zaatar." We think this version is one of several wild Middle Eastern plants used to make the traditional zaatar spice blends...

Has huge fragrant flowers, up to 18cm/7” across, with striking upcurved clear pink petals. Outstanding variety developed from a single remarkable plant discovered in Europe in the garden of the son of echinacea breeder, Magnus Nilsson.

'Vern's' is a reliable producer of large tasty sweet figs with a dark brown skin and a light amber flesh. This is an improvement over a well-known but mostly unreliable 'Brown Turkey' variety grown in North America.

This cultivar is also known (incorrectly) as ´Golden King´. Lovely gold-dappled pillow-like mats of sweet lemon-scented foliage covered in purple-pink flowers in June and July. Ht. 25-30cm/10-12in.

Originating in Germany or Northeastern Europe, the plant is perennial over a wide range of zones and grows well in most conditions, preferring a well-drained, light soil with full sun.

Either way, this is one wonderful fig. By one account this fig was brought to the U.S. by an Italian sailor who named it after his wife. Large green-yellow figs with beautiful sweet purplish-red flesh.

An antibiotic herb with bitter qualities, it was an important Amerindian remedy for indigestion, coughs, colds, fever, sore throat, flatulence and nervous conditions. Rhizomes are best harvested in the fall; and to keep plants coming back year after year,...

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

Used as a fixative in potpourris. (Clary sage) Seeds soaked in water produce mucilaginous eye bath which safely removes particles, hence its name ‘clear eye' or ‘clary'. Handsome aromatic flowers.

Nice variety for culinary use. 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.

(Dr. Livingston geranium) Lemon-rose scent. Finely cut leaves.

The Tujia people of central China use the herb for hepatitis, dysentery, herpes zoster, and swelling. In traditional Chinese medicine the whole plant is used to clear heat and to detoxify, and is widely used for pancreatic cancer.

(Friar's hat; Joker's hat) Originally from Barbados where they are known as "peri peri". Famous for its gorgeous flavour: sweet and tangy, and fruity, with the heat building slowly and never getting unpleasant.

(Chinese milkvetch; Huang qi) One of the most important Chinese medicinal herbs, especially for its immune enhancing properties. Boosts and tonifies qi (chi). See also Sha Yuan (#5395)

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

Excellent between paving stones in pathways, along borders and in rock gardens. Low mat-forming lemon-scented variety with delicate dark green leaves edged with cream.

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.

Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles. Slow to germinate.

(Bible leaf) The sweet-scented leaves may be used for tea or in herb pillows. Fresh leaves, picked before flowering, used in salads, sauces, soups and in cold drinks where a little goes a long way.

Delicious in tea, by itself or blended with other herbs, for everyday enjoyment. Yerba buena is Spanish for ‘good herb', and so it is. (Indian mint) Trailing mint-scented plant; excellent in hanging baskets, windowboxes and as a fragrant ground cover.

That research inspired us to put together this collection of our best low growing Lemon Thymes. Research at Guelph University in Ontario Canada showed that different varieties of Lemon Thymes worked quite well against mosquitoes.

Rapid grower, slightly earlier than other varieties. (Seaberry) Female cultivar from The Healing Arc. Large berries, weighing about a gram when fresh, are nice and tasty. Children love them straight out of the freezer! Ripens late July to early August.

Try Lemon Thyme, Tarragon and Bronze Fennel on fish or Lemon Thyme on chicken and pork. Fire up the barbeque for summer entertaining magic with these grilling herbs! Make rosemary skewers for kebab.

(Plectranthus; Spurflower)

Attractive variety with roundish, crinkled leaves. Needs winter mulching to survive zone 5, or more suited as a potplant. 'Gold Crisp' has a more delicate, ascendant habit; very nice in windowboxes, hanging baskets and strawberry jars.

One of the most heavily scented pinks, strikingly sweet and clove-like. Edible flowers are wonderful in many dishes where colour and its clove scent and flavour add a new twist.

(Jackpot tansy) Sensational variety from England. Has the same insect-repelling properties as other tansies. Soft downy woolly-grey leaves are soon overwhelmed by a shroud of white flowers -- so much so that you almost cannot see the leaves.