Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Ottawa

The leaves and overall size are smaller than standard sweet basil. The foliage with its wine-red veins encircled by an emerald-green border is a visual delight to the eye. Like a fine wine this is a basil with character that lingers.

In bloom from late spring until frost, it is a perpetual magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Thought to contain the same psychotropic compound found in diviners sage ( ).

By supplementing the diet with GLA, one can bypass a blockage of prostaglandin E1 production caused by aging, poor diet, or alcoholism. - EP10 Has high GLA content. Chronic complaints such as PMS disappear.

In gardens, trained to fences, or in hanging baskets. Day neutral variety that produces large sweet berries from June till frost.

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

The sweet strawberry flesh is excellent, and the figs keep well. 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...

Low mat-forming lemon-scented variety with delicate dark green leaves edged with cream. Excellent between paving stones in pathways, along borders and in rock gardens.

Like other citrus marigolds, with bright red flowers.

Contains ephedrine. Hardy aroid herb with light green tripartite leaves; 30cm/12” high. Also used to regulate the upward flow of and to control vomiting. Tubers used in Chinese traditional medicine to combat conditions characterized by dampness and...

(Blue sage) Native of the Sierra Nevada and area north to Canada. Used by the Montana Indians as a general tonic, to restore hair, and as a dermatological aid. Strongly aromatic.

Roots have estrogenic, hypoglycemic, sedative and anti-flammatory properties; used by Native Americans to relieve rheumatoid arthritis, respiratory symptoms and gynecological issues.

Excellent for freezing berry-laden branches to store for winter usage. With pruning, bushes can be kept to 120cm/4ft high which makes for easier harvesting. Superior female cultivar, bushier than others.

Similar to other citrus marigolds; bright orange flowers.

A fascinating onion-like medicinal herb for sunny windows. Juice of the leaves is claimed to be as effective as aloe vera in treating cuts and sores. Known as the “pregnant onion”, for bulges develop on its sides where eventually baby bulbs burst...

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

For cooking, the flowers have a prized mild and delicate flavour. Flowers are earlier and last longer than other pink varieties. The sweetly fragrant flowers start out pure white and change to delicate pink as they mature.

In the West, the male tree is preferred because the female produces a foul-smelling fruit. According to recent European studies, the leaf extract increases blood supply to the brain and improves neural functioning and memory.

Used to treat rheumatism, arthritis and respiratory infections. (Pokeweed) Pleasant early spring potherb tasting like asparagus. Powdered roots were used in a poultice by early settlers to treat cancerous ulcers.

After 18-24 months the rhizomes are harvested, washed, peeled and grated for fresh use. Myths that wasabi would not grow outside of Japan have been firmly rebuked in recent years by American growers who are not only growing it successfully, they are growing...

Attractive creeper. Pleasant scent, though not convincingly of coconut.

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

Pine rosemary has feather-thin, silver yellow-green needles and a bowed upright growth habit. Its small needle-like evergreen leaves and strong pine scent is reminiscent of a miniature Christmas tree.

(Green Ischia fig) This green fig is a favourite among fig lovers. Steven Biggs, author of , rates it "very delicious." It a mid-season "main crop" variety, as most of its fruits develop on the current year's shoots, not on the previous year's growth.

Leaflets are assembled in ladder form. Remedy for nervous complaints, headaches and palpitations of the heart. Showy bright blue flowers.

The aroma is mild and almost perfume-like in a way, and the flavour is earthy and mild. It is used for cooking and for its aromatic oil which has antimicrobial properties against a broad spectrum of bacteria.

Also called "bluegum" from the blue tone of the leaves when the tree is young. 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 bear.

Dried leaves may be used to make tea, thought to be an effective tonic for the bronchial, digestive and urinary systems. Blooming with pretty little lavender flowers, it is native to Europe and has naturalized to North America.