Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Halifax

Classic evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean. Lovely house plant. Essential oil is used for fragrance. Spicy leaves can be used in cooking like bay leaf. Fragrant white flowers and leaves are used in potpourri.

When they appear the beautiful porcelain-like flowers are also edible. The rhizomes and leaves are used in traditional medicine for high blood pressure, ulcers, fungal infections, flu and headache, and as a diuretic.

(Mitha-neem) The fresh curryleaf provides distinctive flavour of South Indian and Sri Lankan cooking. Medicinally, the leaves and other parts of the plant are used for constipation, colic and diarrhea.

Superior female cultivar, bushier than others. This Healing Arc variety is a selection from the European variety ´Juliet´. Excellent for freezing berry-laden branches to store for winter usage.

(Jackpot tansy) Sensational variety from England. Soft downy woolly-grey leaves are soon overwhelmed by a shroud of white flowers -- so much so that you almost cannot see the leaves.

(Variegated ginger; Pink porcelain lily) With its large aromatic green and gold leaves this is a popular landscaping plant in warm areas and an ornamental house plant. Called "shell ginger" because the flowers appearing in the second year resemble sea...

It will spread if unchecked, but who would mind more of this useful and delicious herb? The taproot can grow more than 50cm (20”) long and can be used to make horseradish sauce, or grated fresh to bring a sharp, sparkling flavour to coleslaws and dips.

(Acanth spinach)

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. Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in. The scent and flavour is unmistakably lemon.

Like a fine wine this is a basil with character that lingers. Its growth habit is compact but not densely so like bush basil. The leaves and overall size are smaller than standard sweet basil.

Tea used as a wash for sore nipples. (Squaw vine; Checkerberry) Attractive low growing evergreen herb common in forests throughout eastern North America. Tea taken in the last few weeks of pregnancy promotes easier childbirth, according to native American...

The essential oil is used to enhance fruit flavours in confections and perfumes. Deer avoid this plant, and it is generally untroubled by other pests or diseases. Appropriate for xeriscaping, curryplant grows best in full sun and sandy or loamy soil in...

(Pokeweed) Pleasant early spring potherb tasting like asparagus. Used to treat rheumatism, arthritis and respiratory infections. Young unfolded leaves (older leaves are poisonous) are boiled.

Deceptively charming, purple foxglove is an extraordinarily potent herb. Lovely spikes of purple, pink and white bells freckled inside with little spots decorate this traditional inhabitant of the cottage garden.

Blue Cohosh is a leafy shrub that was highly esteemed by the Amerindians, used traditionally to aid in labour, correct heavy menstruation, and treat abdominal as well as urinary conditions.

Slight pungent scent. Attractive dark green leaves and brilliant cerise flowers.

European delicacy. Beautiful artichokes are ready in August/Sept. Start early indoors Feb/March and transplant out in April/May when frosts are past. Artichokes are usually grown as annuals.

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

(Dyer's chamomile) Fine border plant; profusion of yellow daisies in August. Yields excellent yellow or gold dyes for fabrics.

This is a super dwarf variety from Spain. Even when grown in pots, it is very productive. The jet-black fruits are small but they are considered by many to be the best tasting fig available.

Raising caper bush from seed is not for the novice; germination is slow and typically less than 30%. Capers tend to reduce oiliness in foods, and possess a natural affinity for garlic and lemon.

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

American variety from Oregon with a strong heady aroma and excellent oil quality. Nice variety for culinary use. Blooms in June and again August or September. Large violet-mauve flowers are good for scented use in potpourris and sachets.

Flowers bright red; very showy; pungent, crinkled leaves.

Pungent, woolly, grayish leaves. Large scarlet flowers.

Folk medicine tradition indicates it has astringent properties. It is drought tolerant and prefers a well-drained situation, making it a good choice for xeriscaping or rock gardens, as it cannot tolerate cold, wet soil.

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