Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Charleston

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.

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.

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

Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. Ht. 30-40cm/12-16”. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A more civil version of garlic can hardly be imagined: its lavender-pink flowers are sweet-scented like hyacinths, and are showy, and you don't get bad...

One of the best figs for hardiness and drought tolerance. This is a very nice small dark purple fig from Italy. The figs are only about an inch in diameter but they are sweet and tasty, and they ripen in droves in autumn.

A favourite in Jamaica for teas and to relieve indigestion. A delightful bushy plant with small bright green leaves having a strong peppermint aroma.

Slow to germinate. Pretty rock garden plant with masses of purple flowers appearing early in spring. Valuable in correcting membrane disorders of the respiratory and digestive passages.

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

Vigorous habit. Good rose scent. Deeply cut leaves.

The lupulin is high and of a good yellow-orange colour. Introduced in 1982, it is a diploid cross between Brewers Gold and a high alpha-acid male with good storage properties (USDA65009 X USDA63015M).

Produces crops in summer and fall. Originally from Sicily, this super delicious lemon yellow fig with sweet, tender, dark amber flesh, is truly amazing. It likes it a little hotter than other varieties, so grow this in a warm spot protected from the cold...

Dittany of Crete was considered a potent healing herb by the early Greeks and has a long history in ancient writings, where it was purported to be able to expel arrows from wounds, ease childbirth and reverse poisoning.

An outstanding new variety from Europe. Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in. 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.

Excellent for pickling and for seasoning soups and stews. This fascinating mild-flavoured onion develops bulbs at the top of its slender leaves, not at the base like ordinary onions.

Grows well in hot, dry climates, but is susceptible to mildew in humid areas. Has high bittering qualities, and is used primarily for dry hopping. Its brewing characteristics are quite similar to Centennial but stronger.

Does well in containers, producing an early crop of figs as soon as growth starts in spring. The sweet strawberry flesh is excellent, and the figs keep well. This variety from the Louisiana State University breeding program is one of the best varieties...

(Rhodiola; Golden root)

It is also a feature of Cambodian, Loatian, Thai, Indonesian and Malay cuisines. Anyone who has had the good fortune to savour -- thin pancakes with a spicy curryleaf-drenched filling -- will know how wonderful this herb is.

Tea made from any part of the plant was once a common remedy for pain and insomnia. A most attractive English wildflower with bright yellow sweet-smelling, drooping blossoms in early spring.

By one account this fig was brought to the U.S. by an Italian sailor who named it after his wife. Large green-yellow figs with beautiful sweet purplish-red flesh. Produces crops in summer and fall.

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

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.

Myths that wasabi would not grow outside of Japan have been firmly rebuked in recent years by American growers who are not only growing it successfully, they are growing better wasabi than the often adulterated product sold in the stores.

Traditionally used as a herbal tonic and as a contraceptive. (Chinese yam; Shan yao) Tall climbing vine with white, cinnamon-scented flowers and edible tubers that weigh up to 2kg (5lb).

Indians used it as a fumigant to combat illness and chewed the leaves for indigestion. (Fringed sagebrush) Prairie native. Silver tufted mounds; very decorative.

Mediterranean favourite for its bitter stomachic properties. Striking small tree with soft, feathery grey-white leaves.

Also known as 'Italian Honey'. Medium to large yellow-green fig with a very sweet and delicious light amber flesh. Produces crops in summer and fall.