Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Boise City

It is a striking specimen plant in semi-tropical zones where it survives outside year round. Its oil is the major ingredient in some plant-based insect repellents, and a scattering of the leaves crushed or whole repels cockroaches and silver fish around...

Fruits are bigger and more numerous than those of Celeste. Excellent for eating fresh off the tree as well. Often confused with O'Rourke, another variation on Celeste that was officially released by LSU.

It is one of the tallest trees in the world, growing up to 90 m (300ft). The oil distilled from the leaves is a powerful antiseptic, especially in the respiratory tract, killing pathogenic bacteria and reducing mucus secretion and congestion.

Pure white fragrant flowers. Leaves yield green dyes. A favourite for moist, shady areas. Strengthens and regulates the heart, but not to be used without medical supervision.

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

The blue flowers are attractive to certain species of butterfly, and once it begins blooming in the summer deadheading will extend the flowering throughout the season. It is drought tolerant and prefers a well-drained situation, making it a good choice...

Plant with strong menthol scent. Fine houseplant with attractive, almost circular, wavy-edged, fleshy leaves.

Chronic complaints such as PMS disappear. - EP10 Has high GLA content. Oil in seeds contains gammalinolenic acid (GLA), a precursor of prostaglandin E1. By supplementing the diet with GLA, one can bypass a blockage of prostaglandin E1 production caused...

Contains traces of ephedrine, a nerve stimulant resembling adrenaline. Makes a pleasant refreshing beverage tea, an excellent substitute for coffee or tea. Foliage resembles that of the horsetail plant.

Low creeping herb with pale blue flowers. Infusion is useful for coughs and catarrh. As a lotion it is effective on skin eruptions and slow-healing wounds.

(Red trillium; Birthroot; Wakerobin) Important native American herb. Woodland perennial, 15-40cm/6-16” high, with deep red flowers in spring. Tea made from the roots was used for menstrual problems, to induce labour, for menopause, and as an aphrodisiac.

(Mount Lemmon marigold) Mexican native with a spectacular lemon-mint scent and flavour. Effective when used in mass plantings because it blooms freely throughout the summer. A robust, fast grower, easily attaining a height of 90cm/30”.

Deserves experimentation! Curiously, they do not seem to use it much in cuisine, despite its superb flavour. Growth habit is similar to that of regular sweet basil, with a distinctive cinnamon taste and odour.

Pine rosemary has feather-thin, silver yellow-green needles and a bowed upright growth habit. Its small needle-like evergreen leaves and strong pine scent is reminiscent of a miniature Christmas tree.

Stunning effect of masses of mauve flowers set against gray-green leaves edged with creamy yellow margins. It casts quite a spell! Perfect for containers, as edging, and in rock gardens.

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. When I was still in business, I sold a ton of it.

Used for throat conditions, cough, wheezing, bronchitis and mumps. (She-gan) Chinese medicinal. Attractive orange-yellow flowers with red-purple spots.

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

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. Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in. The scent and flavour is unmistakably lemon.

Excellent beeplant. Hardy U.S. native. Leaves possess a wonderful menthol fragrance; may be used just like peppermint.

Stevens built a business selling the root powder in Europe without revealing the origin of the medicine, and finally in 1972 German research identified the plant. Striking plant with trailing stems, grey foliage, deep burgundy-black flowers.

Improves skin in facial treatments. Nut-cucumber flavour of leaves is welcome in all salads with French dressing or mayonnaise. Also in soups, casseroles, herb vinegars and cream cheeses.

There is evidence it may have immune- enhancing properties like echinacea (to which it is a common adulterant). American prairie native used medicinally by Indians. Diuretic for kidney and bladder complaints, and for gonorrhea.

Recommended for fevers and gout. Edible berries are borne inside fascinating orange chinese lantern-like calyces. Berries are eaten raw, or in preserves and pies.

Ht. 60-150cm (2-5ft). (False cardamom; Dwarf cardamom; Shellflower) Often sold as true cardamom but it is actually a type of ginger with a cardamom scent. While it sometimes flowers and sets seeds in warm tropical conditions, the seeds are not edible...

Steven Biggs, author of , rates it "very delicious." It a mid-season "main crop" variety, as most of its fruits develop on the current year's shoots, not on the previous year's growth.