Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Thornton

In Jim Westerfield's words: “All of our gourmet food customers invariably raved about the delicious aroma and flavor of this beautiful mint hybrid. When I was still in business, I sold a ton of it.

Variety known and used for centuries. Purple, rose or white flowers.

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. From one of our customers, here is an excellent tip: "One of the best uses for this onion is to...

It is extremely toxic when ingested, however, and is fatal to livestock who accidentally come upon it where it has invaded pastures or hayfields. It is perennial or biennial depending on the zone it is planted in.

It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. An award-winning variety well suited for home gardens in cool and coastal areas. It was first discovered in Olympia, in Washington State.

Introduced to the USA in 1989. Mount Hood is a popular seedless triploid hop bred to resemble the true German Hallertauer. The cone structure is a fairly compact with a moderate content of yellow lupulin.

Applied externally in the form of salves or rubs, it is considered one of the best remedies for wounds available to modern herbalists; however internal use is no longer recommended on account of a cardiac action.

Can be kept pruned to 150cm/5ft high for easier harvesting. (Seaberry) Female cultivar from The Healing Arc. Large berries, weighing about a gram when fresh, are nice and tasty. This is a Healing Arc selection from the Russian variety ´Chuskaya´.

Similar to other citrus marigolds; bright orange flowers.

(Bearberry; Kinnikinnik) Used for kidney and bladder infections on account of its diuretic and antiseptic properties. Likes damp, acidic soil. Attractive glossy green leaves and pink bell-shaped flowers.

Seeds can be slow to germinate. Popular remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness, bronchitis and bronchial asthma. Also useful in herbal smoking mixtures designed for the relief of asthma and bronchitis.

(Ji xiang cao; Lucky grass)

It is a sweetener that finds its way into herbal teas, liquor, candy, tobacco, beer, soft-drinks, and pharmaceutical products. In fact, glycyrrhizin (the sweet compound) is 50 times sweeter than sucrose! Licorice produces clusters of lupin-like flowers...

Nice contrast to white-variegated or green herbs. Attractive low growing ground cover with bronze purplish leaves. Astringent and mildly-analgesic aromatic herb used to treat wounds.

Small dark leaves; compact somewhat trailing habit. Self-sows readily. Ideal for hanging baskets.

Oak leaf-shaped leaves., purple veins. Prostrate habit; fine for hanging baskets.

The plant prefers a well-drained location with rich, moist soil and shade similar to the woodlands where it occurs naturally. It spreads quickly and will grow even under dense shade.

(Clary sage) Seeds soaked in water produce mucilaginous eye bath which safely removes particles, hence its name ‘clear eye' or ‘clary'. Used as a fixative in potpourris. Handsome aromatic flowers.

But despite its large size outdoors, it is easy to maintain at a manageable size indoors with occasional pruning. A favourite tall tale in Australia is the “drop bear” – an invention of campers in the dry season when gum trees tend to drop entire...

However, the fruit contains a delicious nut which is a delicacy in China roasted or added to rice dishes. (Maidenhair tree) An extremely hardy tree, resistant to pollution and disease.

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

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

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

(Dyer's chamomile) Fine border plant; profusion of yellow daisies in August. Yields excellent yellow or gold dyes for fabrics.

It is a cross between a tetraploid smooth cone variety and an open pollinated variety. 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.

Repels ants from counters or around baseboard. Pretty yellow button flowers were once used by the Indians to induce abortion. Repels cockroaches as well. Now used in cosmetic preparations.

This was combined with angel hair pasta. In Jim Westerfield's words: “We always served this neat hybrid in our gourmet restaurant as a side dish. And then to this was added lots of butter and maybe, just maybe a touch of fresh garlic.