Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Carlsbad

A red dye is produced from fruit skins and flowers. Considered an excellent remedy for tapeworms since the time of the Greeks. Showy orange-red fuchsia-like flowers; miniature fruits.

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

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

Very showy pink flowers. Pungent, resinous, nutty odour, possibly reminiscent of almonds.

Commonly used as a blood purifier. Season with butter, salt and herbs and serve. (Japanese burdock) Japanese vegetable with powerful medicinal properties. Slender, smooth-skinned roots up to 1m/40” long have a delightful oyster-like flavour similar...

Preferred russian type for home, garden and medicinal use. Rust resistant. Has highest allantoin content.

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

Research at Guelph University in Ontario Canada showed that different varieties of Lemon Thymes worked quite well against mosquitoes. Plant them as a border along pathways or in between stepping stones, or in an open patch where you like to sit and enjoy...

Ht. 40-80cm/16-32in A beautiful dark oregano from the mountains of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia. It is used for cooking and for its aromatic oil which has antimicrobial properties against a broad spectrum of bacteria.

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

Alpha acid 7-9.5%. It is a cross between Northern Brewer and a German male hop. A well rounded dual purpose hop, popular with craft and microbrewers. Moderate clean bittering qualities and clean spicy aroma used in a wide range of beers.

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

Ht. 25-30cm/10-12". Outstanding compact lavender for edging, mass plantings, rock gardens and patio planters. Plants are highly uniform -- unusual for lavenders raised from seeds. Flowers the first season from seeds if started early.

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.

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

Common flavouring for chewing gum, toothpaste, mouthwash. Used for headaches and other aches and pains, inflammations and acute rheumatism. Wintergreen-scented woodland shrub, only 15 cm/6 high.

(Mexican morning glory) Sacred hallucinogenic herb used by the Aztecs in divinatory rituals. Climbing vine with white flowers. Once thought to be exterminated by the Spaniards in their zeal to exorcise “demonic” practices, the plant and the rituals...

Included in the Richters collection are many of the favourites: Lemon Balm, Bay Laurel, Chives, Lavender, Lovage, Greek Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Winter Savory, Garden Sorrel, French Tarragon and Thyme.

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

Alpha acid 12-14%. Strong bitter hop for stouts and ales. Introduced in 1982, it is a diploid cross between Brewers Gold and a high alpha-acid male with good storage properties (USDA65009 X USDA63015M).

A favourite tall tale in Australia is the “drop bear” – an invention of campers in the dry season when gum trees tend to drop entire branches, often hitting campers underneath.

Outstanding variety developed from a single remarkable plant discovered in Europe in the garden of the son of echinacea breeder, Magnus Nilsson. Ht. 75cm/30”. Has huge fragrant flowers, up to 18cm/7” across, with striking upcurved clear pink petals.

Forms nice dense mats with slightly hairy leaves that are soft to the touch. Discernable mint scent with a citrus overtone. Excellent ground cover.

Latex juice mixed with vinegar is said to remove warts and corns. New research indicates it has potent anticancer properties. Decoction is useful for stomach pains and inflammation of the bilary duct.

It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. It was first discovered in Olympia, in Washington State. An award-winning variety well suited for home gardens in cool and coastal areas.

Sauteed zucchini or mushrooms with fresh nepitella, tomatoes, and garlic is served with roast or boiled meat dishes. (Lesser calamint) A regional favourite in Tuscany where it is added to mushroom dishes and green vegetables for its distinctive minty...