Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Laredo

Not to be confused with the true medicinal valerian. Young leaves eaten in salads or as cooked greens; roots used in soups. (Jupiter's Beard) Fragrant red flowers.

All parts of the plant are toxic with high amounts of cardioactive glycosides, and it should be handled with gloves. Biennial, blooming in the second summer after it is seeded, it is attractive as a cut flower.

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

Ht. 15-50cm/6-20”. Has showy light pink flowers fading to white. In animal studies the extract of the herb was shown to reduce stomach acidity and increase the protective mucus lining of the stomach.

All plant parts can be used to produce yellow, bronze and grey dyes. Good remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis. Striking yellow flower stalks rise from a woolly leaf base in the second year.

Ht. 30-150cm/1-5ft. Excellent remedy for colds and intermittent fever, especially for flu. Caution: contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; not recommended for long term use. Eastern North American native found in swampy areas and along streams.

This is the perfect herb, cutflower and garden plant all in one! Ht. 75cm/30”. Not only is it beautiful, easy to grow, very hardy, and can be used to make home remedies, this echinacea cultivar is scented too.

(Mount Lemmon marigold) Mexican native with a spectacular lemon-mint scent and flavour. Produces lots of edible foliage and edible yellow flowers. Effective when used in mass plantings because it blooms freely throughout the summer.

Seeds take 3 to 12 months to germinate. However, the fruit contains a delicious nut which is a delicacy in China roasted or added to rice dishes. Very attractive fan-shaped foliage.

This variety from the Louisiana State University breeding program is one of the best varieties available. Does well in containers, producing an early crop of figs as soon as growth starts in spring.

This variety, developed in California in 1920, is one of the so-called "San Pedro" figs that require a tiny fig wasp to pollinate the fruits of the second crop. This wasp is not present in most areas in North America, so the second crop does not usually...

(Ironwort) Traditional tea consumed throughout Greece to treat the common cold. Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties; research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing.

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

(Waterclover; Fern Clover; Sak)

Deserves experimentation! Growth habit is similar to that of regular sweet basil, with a distinctive cinnamon taste and odour. Curiously, they do not seem to use it much in cuisine, despite its superb flavour.

Ht. 30-40cm/12-16”. The silver-edged leaves beautifully frame the large pink flowers that appear in summer. Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A lovely variegated version of society garlic.

Help the bees with these nectar-producing herbs in your garden.

Strong scent, possibly of apricots. Lovely deep rose flowers; dark glossy leaves.

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

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

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

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

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

Attractive variety with roundish, crinkled leaves. 'Gold Crisp' has a more delicate, ascendant habit; very nice in windowboxes, hanging baskets and strawberry jars. Needs winter mulching to survive zone 5, or more suited as a potplant.

Its anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties make it ideal for relieving respiratory conditions. It has been widely used throughout history; the troops of Alexander the Great used it for stamina, as it has mild adaptogenic properties.

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