Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Canada

The rotund fig and its fabled leaf go back at least 5,000 years as enduring symbols of sinful pleasure and lost innocence. One of the very best varieties for taste and cold hardiness is Hardy Chicago.

Easy houseplant. An apt name, as the odour of the fleshy leaves closely resembles that of the chest cold remedy, and can be used for that purpose.

Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium. Often sold as true oregano in Mexico and southern U.S. where its fine oregano flavour is used to great advantage in chilis and other Mexican dishes.

American Indians used the root for upset stomach, excessive menstruation, general debility, lung problems, cough, insomnia, and as a laxative. Has also been used for rheumatism, arthritis and skin irritations.

Used for stomachache and in vermouth. Attractive tufted low growing herb with small, silvery fern-like leaves.

Showy orange-red fuchsia-like flowers; miniature fruits. 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.

Prostrate habit; fine for hanging baskets. Oak leaf-shaped leaves., purple veins.

This purple-leaf form is widely grown throughout India. Attractive purple leaf form of sacred basil. Note that much of what is sold as ‘sacred' or ‘holy' basil is actually spice basil listed separately.

Popular general tonic and remedy for diarrhea, and used to repel insects. Used throughout Africa for fevers including malaria. Leaf oil is highly antiseptic due to thymol content which explains its use as a gargle, dressing for wounds and treatment for...

The root portion also has potential as a contraceptive on account of its estrogenic properties. Blue cohosh is native to Eastern, Central and North American woodlands, where it is found growing with glossy green or purplish leaves, unremarkable flowers,...

(Blue sage) Native of the Sierra Nevada and area north to Canada. Strongly aromatic. Used by the Montana Indians as a general tonic, to restore hair, and as a dermatological aid.

Attractive creeper. Pleasant scent, though not convincingly of coconut.

Easier to grow. The Vienna Pharmacognostic Institute found that this plant has the same medicinal action as the European variety, .

Grow in sunniest window or greenhouse and provide support of trellis. Used as table fruit and in sherbet, jam, and beverages. Slow to germinate. Edible purple fruits possess pleasant flavour.

(Nutmeg bush) Small aromatic South African bush with showy plumes of whitish flowers. Its musk-scented leaves are excellent in potpourris, adding an exotic, mysterious note to the mix.

A good choice for northern gardens according to Steven Biggs, author of . It is cold-resistant and it is an early main-crop fig. Its dark-blue almost black fruit, with peach-coloured flesh, is very sweet.

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

The uniquely coloured variety transitions from bright yellow in the spring and fall, into deep green during the hot summer months. The aroma is familiar and woodsy with a cool citrus mint undertone.

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

Heat 10,000-30,000 Scoville units. Unique three or four-sided shape resembles a hat or a crown -- or maybe a flying spaceship. Great chile for salads, for stuffing, pickles and salsa.

Centennial has a dense compact cone that is medium in size, and has good harvesting, drying and baling characteristics. Also used in landscapes because of its dark green foliage and habit.

May be sauteed, or served heated, then chilled with oil and vinegar, or topped with a cream sauce and croutons. Until tender and bitter free. Start indoors two months before outdoor planting date.

Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. Silver is more prominent in summer and changes to a pinkish tinge in winter. Ht. 30-40cm/12-16”. The silver-edged leaves beautifully frame the large pink flowers that appear in summer.

Has tonic effects, improves kidney action, and relieves asthma. Prefers dry, alkaline soil. Foliage resembles that of the horsetail plant. Contains traces of ephedrine, a nerve stimulant resembling adrenaline.

(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...

The scent is a swirl of different notes but marshmallow always seems to rise to the top. But perception can vary, perhaps dependent on your mood. But whatever your nose makes of this mint, you will likely find yourself reminiscing of the past, of happy...