Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Gainesville

This is the perfect herb, cutflower and garden plant all in one! Ht. 75cm/30”. Hard as it is to imagine improving upon the wonder herb echinacea, here is a plant that does just that.

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

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

Start indoors two months before outdoor planting date. Mediterranean delicacy grown for its succulent leaf stalks. Blanched hearts are cut into sections and parboiled for 90 min. May be sauteed, or served heated, then chilled with oil and vinegar, or...

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

Small dark leaves; compact somewhat trailing habit. Ideal for hanging baskets. Self-sows readily.

It can be a good garden dweller however, if it is deadheaded to rein in its tendency to naturalize where it is not wanted, as it spreads by seeds only. The Grecian foxglove is a plant to admire and respect for its powerful capacities.

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

Easily grown from seed, seedlings are transplanted to pots when 6-8cm (2-3") tall or to the garden when 15cm (6") high. (Dollar leaf gum) Shaped like silver dollars, and about the same size too, the leaves and stimulating fresh scent make the species...

Hollyhock requires little more than well-drained soil and full sun, blending well with any colour scheme to create a visually arresting display. The tall blooming spires of the hollyhock have graced cottage gardens since its introduction in the 16th century.

The sweetly fragrant flowers start out pure white and change to delicate pink as they mature. Flowers are earlier and last longer than other pink varieties. For cooking, the flowers have a prized mild and delicate flavour.

Seeds can be slow to germinate. Flowers and leaves in combination with mordants yield yellow, gold, tan, grey and taupe dyes. Popular remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness, bronchitis and bronchial asthma.

According to Native American lore it is also aphrodisiac, which may leave us a little less good sometimes! (Indian mint) Trailing mint-scented plant; excellent in hanging baskets, windowboxes and as a fragrant ground cover.

‘Dagga' is a local name for marijuana in southern Africa, hence the name ‘wild dagga' . Ht. 90-180cm/3-6ft. (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...

(American mandrake) A derivative of this herb is medically proven against certain cancers. Used by the Amerindians to treat hepatitis, syphilis, fevers, constipation, etc.

Fragrant white flowers and leaves are used in potpourri. Traditionally used in wedding bouquets, for corsages, and for flower arrangements. Attractive evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean with a spicy aroma.

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

Alpha acid 3-5.5%. Traditional German noble aroma type with a subtle floral and spicy aroma and very low bittering value. Called for in many classic beer recipes and in premium beers.

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

Suitable for indoor culture; less susceptible to turn yellow or leggy. Produces best when cut continuously. (Windowsill chives) Swiss strain developed for greenhouse forcing. Excellent, strong flavour and thick, dark green leaves.

Berries are borne on large clusters that are easy to harvest. Yields are excellent. (Elderberry) Variety released by the New York Agriculture Experiment Station in 1926 and is still widely grown by commercial growers.

Slow to germinate. Unusual vine bearing spectacular star-like lavender flowers. Edible purple fruits possess pleasant flavour. Grow in sunniest window or greenhouse and provide support of trellis.

Heat: 500-2,500 Scoville units. About 15cm/6” long, 5cm/2” across. Used fresh either green or ripe red, or dried ripe. Dried in and powdered as . Excellent stuffed fresh ( ), and in stews and sauces.

Excellent for juice, and for salsa, salads and as a garnish on hospitality plates. Best kept pruned to 150cm/5ft high for easier harvesting. (Seaberry) A superior female cultivar from The Healing Arc.

All parts of the plant are toxic with high amounts of cardioactive glycosides, and it should be handled with gloves. Lovely spikes of purple, pink and white bells freckled inside with little spots decorate this traditional inhabitant of the cottage garden.

Hybrid between and . Ht. 60-90 cm (2-3 ft). Lovely peach and yellow bicolor flowers appear from late spring till frost.

Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles. Slow to germinate.