Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Belleville

Good remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis. All plant parts can be used to produce yellow, bronze and grey dyes. Striking yellow flower stalks rise from a woolly leaf base in the second year.

The latter is very active biologically regulating such functions as the vessel and immune systems. Roots can be eaten as a vegetable; shoots as a salad. By supplementing the diet with GLA, one can bypass a blockage of prostaglandin E1 production caused...

Developed at Folgate Nursery in England before 1924. Well suited for gardens and borders, and for cutting and drying. Neat compact variety with dark mauve, mildly scented flowers on long spikes.

Has also been used for rheumatism, arthritis and skin irritations. Woodland native, 30-90cm/1-3ft. American Indians used the root for upset stomach, excessive menstruation, general debility, lung problems, cough, insomnia, and as a laxative.

Stem runners reach 45-60cm (18-24”), outpouring light blue flowers, that outnumber their foliage. They are notable for their bloom time, which tends to be longer than other varieties.

Needs good light. Its large velvety leaves and shocking pink flowers make it an attractive houseplant. The strong aroma of mixed fruits makes this plant an ideal ingredient for potpourri and other fragrant concoctions.

Important dyeplant: roots yield red-orange colour for dyeing wool. Conspicuous white flowers, 5cm/2” across, appear in early spring. One of our most beautiful woodland wildflowers.

Blooms in June and again August or September. 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.

An outstanding new variety from Europe. The scent and flavour is unmistakably lemon. Like green eyes lined with gold eyeliner, the gold-variegated elliptical leaves of this bushy lemon thyme add an elegant but watchful effect to the garden.

Fruits ripen over an extended period from June to August. It is a reliable producer, yielding a good crop almost every year, even after a hard freeze. A cold-hardy, medium to large fruited variety, with reddish-brown skin and a reddish-pink flesh.

Fine houseplant like Ficus benjamina. Has anti-bacterial properties. (Pipal) Sacred tree of Hindus and Buddhists; Buddha meditated non-stop for 7 years under a bo-tree until he reached liberation.

In Chinese medicine, the roots of a related species are used to treat general debility in the same way as ginseng. Young leaves and tender stems have a slightly sour taste. (Leaf ginseng; Surinam spinach) Attractive edible houseplant with glossy, dark-green...

Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties; research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing. Sold in dried form in most Greek markets worldwide. (Ironwort) Traditional tea consumed throughout Greece to treat the common cold.

Orange-scented. Compact, showy plant.

Important Chinese medicinal herb used to treat lack of appetite, gastritis, and depression. Used in Thai cooking, and deserving of experimentation wherever a new flavour twist is desired.

Flowers and young leaves can be added to salads. Historically used as a dye plant, fresh red blooms can be used to create red or pink dyes, with good fastness. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, is hardy almost everywhere and self-seeds,...

Used to season soups, poultry, meats, noodles, salads, and dumplings. 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 as table fruit and in sherbet, jam, and beverages. Edible purple fruits possess pleasant flavour. Unusual vine bearing spectacular star-like lavender flowers. Grow in sunniest window or greenhouse and provide support of trellis.

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.

Violet flowers, strong scent. Discovered in 1972 when the standard commercial strain was nearly destroyed by disease. Commercially important strain from the Vaucluse district of France.

It is a tough garden plant and easily withstands adverse conditions, though it prefers sunny, moist spots out of the wind. Today dried root preparations are used to quiet coughing, stimulate digestion, and soothe the stomach.

Alpha acids 10-14%. It is a dual purpose variety with good bittering and flavoring qualities and heavy aroma. Super alpha hybrid variety with high vigour and yield. The aroma is spicy, pine-resiny, with grapefruit notes.

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

Also used to regulate the upward flow of and to control vomiting. Tubers used in Chinese traditional medicine to combat conditions characterized by dampness and phlegm. Hardy aroid herb with light green tripartite leaves; 30cm/12” high.

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

It is also a feature of Cambodian, Loatian, Thai, Indonesian and Malay cuisines. A typical South Indian curry is made with mustard seeds, shallots and fresh curryleaf. The leaves are best added to curries at the last stage of cooking.

Attractive variegated version of nutmeg geranium with the same strong nutmeg scent.