Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Oceanside

Needs winter mulching to survive zone 5, or more suited as a potplant. Attractive variety with roundish, crinkled leaves. For many years we listed this as 'golden oregano' but now that name is applied to the following variety.

Sauteed zucchini or mushrooms with fresh nepitella, tomatoes, and garlic is served with roast or boiled meat dishes. (Lesser calamint) A regional favourite in Tuscany where it is added to mushroom dishes and green vegetables for its distinctive minty...

(Creeping Charlie) Lovely scalloped green leaves dappled with splashes of white, a ground cover plant that gleams in shady, out of the way places. Easy to please, variegated ground ivy loves to fill in those spots under trees or hedges where other plants...

Indians dyed their bodies and clothes with bloodroot. One of our most beautiful woodland wildflowers. Conspicuous white flowers, 5cm/2” across, appear in early spring. Important dyeplant: roots yield red-orange colour for dyeing wool.

Large velvety leaves. Refreshing mint scent. Its trailing habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets.

Adds a spicy, sweet fruity character to beers. A terrific all-purpose triploid seedless aroma hop similar to the German Tettnanger variety. Developed in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1997 from a cross of a diploid Tettnanger clone and a tetraploid Hallertauer.

The aroma is fruity, blackberry-like. A late maturing triploid super alpha variety from New Zealand. Yields are high, more than 2 tonnes per hectare; but yields can be hurt by mildew if not controlled.

Rapid grower, slightly earlier than other varieties. (Seaberry) Female cultivar from The Healing Arc. Has the largest berries and produces the most juice. Can be kept pruned to 150cm/5ft high for easier harvesting.

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

The figs are only about an inch in diameter but they are sweet and tasty, and they ripen in droves in autumn. This is a very nice small dark purple fig from Italy. One of the best figs for hardiness and drought tolerance.

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

Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium. 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.

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

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

Externa applications lessen local inflammation and pain. Source of atropine, valuable in treating eye diseases and spasms. Germination is difficult; usually slow and sporatic. Stratification at 5°C/40°F for 4-12 weeks or gibberrelic acid pre-treatment...

Used in many beers and pairs well with low bittering aroma hops. A German hybrid grown for extract or bittering use. Introduced in 1980, it is a cross involving Galena. It is considered a very clean hop because it adds no dominating aroma during brewing,...

Slow growing shrub whose leaves possess a remarkable sweet anise scent.

Easy houseplant. An apt name, as the odour of the fleshy leaves closely resembles that of the chest cold remedy, and can be used for that purpose.

Rootbark decoction is a traditional remedy for tapeworms. Handsome tree bearing sweet, juicy berries that make fine conserves and wine. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and B.C. coastal regions.

Leaves are very finely divided. Pine-scented with a hint of rose.

It is used for cooking and for its aromatic oil which has antimicrobial properties against a broad spectrum of bacteria. A beautiful dark oregano from the mountains of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia.

(Bluegum) Famous "gum" tree of Australia, and source of eucalyptus oil used in medicine and perfumery. The oil distilled from the leaves is a powerful antiseptic, especially in the respiratory tract, killing pathogenic bacteria and reducing mucus secretion...

Medicinally, the leaves and other parts of the plant are used for constipation, colic and diarrhea. Anyone who has had the good fortune to savour -- thin pancakes with a spicy curryleaf-drenched filling -- will know how wonderful this herb is.

Oil added to a spray bottle of water or to a humidifier can be used to disinfect the air. Easily grown from seed, with germination in 10-20 days. Peppermint eucalyptus is a tree growing to 30m (100ft) or more in height with small creamy white flowers...

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

Praised for its brilliant deep blue and black flowers on 38cm/15” spikes appearing from early summer until frost. (Anise-scented sage; Guarani sage) This is the best of the sages for attracting hummingbirds.

(Plakkies) Excellent wart remedy, widely recommended even by medical doctors, in South Africa. Works on pets too. Eventually warts soften and drop or rub off. Succulent shrub with showy coral flowers on a stem up to 60 cm/2 ft.