Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Salem

Produces crops in summer and fall. It likes it a little hotter than other varieties, so grow this in a warm spot protected from the cold wind. Originally from Sicily, this super delicious lemon yellow fig with sweet, tender, dark amber flesh, is truly...

Attractive dark green leaves and brilliant cerise flowers. Slight pungent scent.

Up to 60cm/24in high. Leaves silver-white, flowers soft lemon-yellow, large. Choice variety for everlastings.

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. This is a very nice small dark purple fig from Italy.

Sturdy enough to plant between flagstones or as a spreading groundcover in high-traffic areas, Corsican mint will quickly spread to create a pleasing walkway, thriving in half-shade and moist soil.

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.

Wax-covered berries are used to make aromatic candles and soap. Astringent action of root bark abates diarrhea and hemorrhages; and as a gargle, soothes sore throat. Berries are boiled in water, liberating the wax which floats on top.

The shrub is incredibly versatile, growing happily everywhere from northern Quebec to sub-tropical America. Gaining a well-deserved reputation as a highly effective remedy for colds and flus.

The high lupulin gives it a nice dark yellow color. Many craft brewers like it because of its balance of aroma and bitterness, and because of its high oil and lupulin contents. The aroma is floral and citrusy.

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 through the skin.

Important medicinal uses, both internally and externally. Source of Japanese menthol, used to flavour candies, drinks, etc. Strong flavour.

Shiny foliage and neat upright habit. Flowers appear May-July and later from September until frost. Large violet-pink flowers, nearly 3.5 cm (1.5 in) across, are set on dark maroon calices.

They are notable for their bloom time, which tends to be longer than other varieties. Stem runners reach 45-60cm (18-24”), outpouring light blue flowers, that outnumber their foliage.

Today dried root preparations are used to quiet coughing, stimulate digestion, and soothe the stomach. In the Middle Ages, apothecaries sold the candied root as a soothing lozenge for asthma and indigestion.

Fine houseplant with attractive, almost circular, wavy-edged, fleshy leaves. Plant with strong menthol scent.

The aroma is mild and almost perfume-like in a way, and the flavour is earthy and mild. The attractive dark look of the plant is due to reddish glands in the leaves. Ht. 40-80cm/16-32in

Prefers full or partial sun in wet soil or in water garden. Important Chinese medicinal herb used to treat lack of appetite, gastritis, and depression. Grows 20-30cm/8-12”; grass-like foliage.

Ht. 25-30cm/10-12in. This cultivar is also known (incorrectly) as ´Golden King´. Lovely gold-dappled pillow-like mats of sweet lemon-scented foliage covered in purple-pink flowers in June and July.

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.

Ht. 1-1.3m/3.5-4.5ft. 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.

Reported to have survived zone 3 in Alberta. It stimulates the stomach and the spleen and has been used to treat diabetes, asthma, diarrhea, and emotional instability. Propagated by small aerial-borne bulbils.

Either way, this is one wonderful fig. Another story has it that this is really the same as another well-known variety called 'Adriatic'. Produces crops in summer and fall. By one account this fig was brought to the U.S. by an Italian sailor who named...

The root is used for the treatment of acute and chronic infections of the throat, nose and ear cavities, for sinusitis, acute and chronic bronchitis, and tuberculosis. Now umckaloabo products are sold widely in Germany.

Herb of the Year for 2011! Before it became a popular condiment, horseradish was a medicinal herb valued for its antibiotic and stimulant properties. Originating in Germany or Northeastern Europe, the plant is perennial over a wide range of zones and...

Slow to germinate. Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles.

But whatever your nose makes of this mint, you will likely find yourself reminiscing of the past, of happy summers, and of roasting marshmallows around the campfire! But perception can vary, perhaps dependent on your mood.