Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Illinois

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

(Yin-chai-hu) Attractive light pink sprays of flowers. Root is used in Chinese medicine for jaundice, lung disease, rheumatism and typhoid fever. Used in cases of yin deficiency, especially in cases involving chronic low grade fever.

Fire up the barbeque for summer entertaining magic with these grilling herbs! Make rosemary skewers for kebab. Try Lemon Thyme, Tarragon and Bronze Fennel on fish or Lemon Thyme on chicken and pork.

This is an improvement over a well-known but mostly unreliable 'Brown Turkey' variety grown in North America. 'Vern's' is a reliable producer of large tasty sweet figs with a dark brown skin and a light amber flesh.

Small papery yellow flowers appear in the summer and make a bright addition to potpourris and dried floral arrangements. Trim the bush after flowering to maintain shape. The essential oil is used to enhance fruit flavours in confections and perfumes.

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.

Requires well-drained acidic soils, high in humic acids. Called for in many classic beer recipes and in premium beers. Traditional German noble aroma type with a subtle floral and spicy aroma and very low bittering value.

Said to have been grown by Thomas Jefferson in his garden at Monticello. An excellent choice for xeriscaping, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Lends a high-drama effect to any mixed sunny border.

Pungent, woolly, grayish leaves. Large scarlet flowers.

Very nice low growing hardy oregano for rockeries and pathways, and for low edging around other plants. The flavour and aroma is mild and pleasant, more like wild oregano. Ht. 25cm/10”.

The mildly spicy scent is almost costmary-like, and the leaves can be used in potpourris and in cooking. It has a low semi-creeping habit but the flower stalks can rise up to 60cm/2ft high.

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.

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...

Cough drops and sore throat lozenges made with eucalyptus oil are popular and very effective. In Australia, the flowers provide the main source of nectar and pollen for the honey bee industry, and the leaves are one of the preferred foods of the koala...

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.

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

Important Chinese medicinal herb used to treat lack of appetite, gastritis, and depression. Used in Thai cooking, and deserving of experimentation wherever a new flavour twist is desired.

Infusion is useful for coughs and catarrh. As a lotion it is effective on skin eruptions and slow-healing wounds. Low creeping herb with pale blue flowers.

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

Not considered suitable for commercial oil production. (Dutch lavender; Lavandin) Vigorous, long-stemmed variety in cultivation since the 1950s and still widely grown for fresh bouquets, lavender wands, and potpourri.

Delicious fresh or dried, or for canning. Flavour is very sweet, especially when the weather is hot. Large fruits with a light green-yellow skin and amber flesh. Self-pollinated. This is a long-lived variety that does well in containers and tolerates...

(Ji xiang cao; Lucky grass)

It is very hardy and often produces two crops in a season. The jet-black fruits are small but they are considered by many to be the best tasting fig available. This is a super dwarf variety from Spain.

In China the fresh and complex scent of jasmine is considered aphrodisiac. The fine stems and delicate green leaves are overwhelmed by fragrant starry flowers from June to October.

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

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.