Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Lowell

Used as table fruit and in sherbet, jam, and beverages. Unusual vine bearing spectacular star-like lavender flowers. Slow to germinate. Grow in sunniest window or greenhouse and provide support of trellis.

Introduced in 1980, it is a cross involving Galena. A German hybrid grown for extract or bittering use. It is considered a very clean hop because it adds no dominating aroma during brewing, while its bittering is not harsh even though the high alpha acids...

Once used medicinally to treat congestive heart failure, known by the now-forgotten name of “dropsy,” the plant is no longer used by herbalists because of its extreme toxicity.

Nice lemon scent. Plant has ruffled leaves and upright growth habit.

Produces nearly white flowers with traces of blue or purple. Dried powdered rhizome is the major source of orris, used in perfumery and potpourris.

Young leaves and tender stems have a slightly sour taste. Can be chopped and added in salads, or parboiled, steamed, sauteed or added to soups. In Chinese medicine, the roots of a related species are used to treat general debility in the same way as ginseng.

Like ´Citrus Gold´, the orange berries are large, weighing a gram when fresh, with a nice tinge of red at the tops. (Seaberry) A superior female cultivar from The Healing Arc. Excellent for juice, and for salsa, salads and as a garnish on hospitality...

The aroma is pleasantly floral with spice notes. Kent Golding is the premium English aroma hops first developed in the 1790s from the old Canterbury Whitebine variety. Alpha acid 4-5.5%.

They keep very well in storage. This fascinating mild-flavoured onion develops bulbs at the top of its slender leaves, not at the base like ordinary onions. In spring harvest the little bunches of green onions and that will be one of the earliest crops...

(Ji xiang cao; Lucky grass)

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

Figs have a light green skin and sweet pink flesh. Also known as 'Atreano Gold'. Reliable fast growing variety.

Medium-sized black-purple berries are sweeter than most varieties. (Elderberry) Variety released by the New York Agriculture Experiment Station in 1926 and is still widely grown by commercial growers.

(Plectranthus; Spurflower)

An excellent choice for xeriscaping, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil. A good choice for hummingbird, bee and butterfly gardens. Said to have been grown by Thomas Jefferson in his garden at Monticello.

A robust, fast grower, easily attaining a height of 90cm/30”. (Mount Lemmon marigold) Mexican native with a spectacular lemon-mint scent and flavour. Produces lots of edible foliage and edible yellow flowers.

It is cold-resistant and it is an early main-crop fig. Its dark-blue almost black fruit, with peach-coloured flesh, is very sweet. A good choice for northern gardens according to Steven Biggs, author of .

Highly decorative form of fennel with bronze-red, lacy foliage. Leaves can be used like green fennel.

Gardeners like it for its excellent shape and landscaping potential. A popular over-the-counter mentholated rub for cold and flu is made with the oil. Peppermint eucalyptus is a tree growing to 30m (100ft) or more in height with small creamy white flowers...

The whole herb is used to treat fever, enteritis, and pains, such rheumatic pain and the pain of bone fractures. Hardy native of grasslands and mountain slopes in northern China, Mongolia and Siberia.

Has anti-bacterial properties. (Pipal) Sacred tree of Hindus and Buddhists; Buddha meditated non-stop for 7 years under a bo-tree until he reached liberation. Fine houseplant like Ficus benjamina.

Highest concentration of protein. More rust-resistant. Recommended as fodder, especially for pigs and poultry. A natural hybrid between Symphytum officinale and Symphytum asperum. The preferred type for farming use.

Important Chinese medicinal herb used to treat lack of appetite, gastritis, and depression. All parts of the plant burst with an absolutely stunning licorice scent when squeezed. Grows 20-30cm/8-12”; grass-like foliage.

Often sold as true oregano in Mexico and southern U.S. where its fine oregano flavour is used to great advantage in chilis and other Mexican dishes. Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium.

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