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Excellent for sorrel soup. Profusion is a major improvement over standard varieties because it does not flower or go to seed at all. RICHTERS INTRODUCTION. Profusion is a registered trademark of Richters; all rights reserved.

This variety from the Louisiana State University breeding program is one of the best varieties available. Does well in containers, producing an early crop of figs as soon as growth starts in spring.

Oil in seeds contains gammalinolenic acid (GLA), a precursor of prostaglandin E1. Chronic complaints such as PMS disappear. The latter is very active biologically regulating such functions as the vessel and immune systems.

An award-winning variety well suited for home gardens in cool and coastal areas. It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. Purple fruits are large, the size of tangerines, and the flesh is dark and very sweet.

This Healing Arc variety is a selection from the European variety ´Juliet´. Berries are a little redder and rounder than ´Huron Sunset´, and slightly smaller. Superior female cultivar, bushier than others.

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.

Bitter flower buds improve digestibility of rich meat, poultry or fish dishes. Used in Japan for moxibustion.

Highly decorative form of fennel with bronze-red, lacy foliage. Leaves can be used like green fennel.

Good rose scent. Deeply cut grey-green leaves with narrow white border.

Juice of the leaves is claimed to be as effective as aloe vera in treating cuts and sores. A fascinating onion-like medicinal herb for sunny windows. Known as the “pregnant onion”, for bulges develop on its sides where eventually baby bulbs burst...

The substance that collects on the top lathers like soap when agitated. "Bouncing bet" is an old Elizabethan term for laundry woman. Soapwort is easy to establish in the garden. Attractive pale pink flowers appear in dense clusters.

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

Orange-scented. Compact, showy plant.

Said to have been grown by Thomas Jefferson in his garden at Monticello. A low-care plant, it is hardy across a wide range of zones, and self-seeds to come back year after year. A good choice for hummingbird, bee and butterfly gardens.

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

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. Formerly used for treating running sores and urinary and liver ailments.

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.

(Lion's ear; Wild dagga) The botanical species name means ‘lion's ear' but the impressive orange flower spikes look more like a lion's tail than an ear! It is a tall native of southern Africa where it is used for epilepsy, headache, hypertension, and...

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.

Alpha acid 5-7.9%. The spicy character is due to its high farnesene content. A terrific all-purpose triploid seedless aroma hop similar to the German Tettnanger variety. Developed in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1997 from a cross of a diploid Tettnanger clone...

Germination takes 1-2 years. Its action differs from that of true ginseng as it does not cause insomnia in large doses. (Eleuthero ginseng; Ci wu jia) Species used by Russian cosmonauts and athletes to improve endurance.

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.

Excellent contrast plant for grey santolinas; for borders, hedges, and knot gardens.

In zones colder than zone 8, it is possible to overwinter plants by heavy mulching or by moving them indoors over winter. Traditionally grown in beds of sand or gravel near cool mountain streams, we now know that wasabi will grow quite happily in any...

Vigorous habit. Good rose scent. Deeply cut leaves.

Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in. Apparently named after the Zambesi River of Africa, this new lemon thyme from Germany is a low spreader that looks equally good in gardens and in hanging baskets.