Herb Plug Trays Herbs For Sale In Iowa

In his words here is how this new mint evoked a cherished memory: “In my early years I worked in a small grocery store. Along the way I couldn't resist sneaking a whiff of a small container marked ‘Candied Fruit'.

This striking clover from Japan has green and white variegated leaves splattered with what looks for all the world like blood-red droplets on each leaf. Was Godzilla slain on a field of clover?

It has attractive silvery toothed leaves and long spikes of deep purple-blue flowers reaching up to 70cm/28”. Withstands heat and humidity better than most varieties, flowering throughout the summer.

The traditional rose-scented geranium with deeply cut leaves.

To keep mint's overly-friendly tendencies in check in the mixed border, be sure and contain it in a large pot or bottomless bucket sunk into the ground. Variegated mint is very hardy, thrives in moist soil and is a lovely addition to any garden where...

Excellent for walkways and rockeries. A beautiful new creeping thyme that comes up smelling like roses! Forms dense mats that emit a scent very similar to the scent of rose geranium when stepped upon.

Has a tranquilizing effect; useful for insomnia and other nervous conditions. Native North American wildflower growing in damp areas. Needs cold period (5°C/40°F; 4-8 weeks) followed by warm (20°C/70°F) and exposure to light (do not bury seeds) for...

Leaves, fresh or dried, make a pleasing tisane, resembling China tea. Best known for candied stems, having flavour similar to licorice. Lives only 2-3 years if flowerheads are not removed early.

Medicinally more active than the previous species. Difficult to germinate, rarely exceeding 50%; requires 30-90 days at 5°C/40°F to germinate.

Lacking scent or flavour, its virtues are mainly visual and tactile. Lovely low carpets of grey, woolly leaves and pale pink flowers. Superb contrast plant for greener herbs.

Used to strengthen muscles and bone, liver function, to restore “vital essences,” and to improve vision. (Wolfberry; Gou-gi-zi; Matrimony vine) Chinese culinary and medicinal herb.

Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Leaves a lovely charteuse-yellow enhanced by dark green areas around the veins. The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring rich meats like pork or...

(Brahmi; Thyme-leaved gratiola)

Excellent lime scent. Small deep green leaves.

Creeper forming dense furry mats; lavender-purple flowers. Strong lavender scent. Very attractive.

Fragrance is valuable in potpourris and herb sachets. ‘Grenadin' is a mixture of pink, red and white double flowers. (Carnation) Clove-scented flowers were once used to flavour ales and wines, especially celebration cups at coronations, hence its name...

Orange-peach flowers, 2.5cm/1in. The aromatic leaves are used as a seasoning in Mexico, and the edible nectar-filled flowers are excellent in salads, even adding to the ‘crunch'! Magnet for hummingbirds.

Young leaf tips and flowers improve appearance and taste of salads. Citrus-scented leaves and flowers make a pleasant, soothing tisane. PANORAMA is a showy mixture of scarlet, pink, salmon and crimson colours.

Spread 4-6ft (120-180cm). Ht 4-6ft (120-180cm). Plant in full sun to part shade. Its unique and eye-catching growth habit falls over the edges of walls and planters, and blooms with small blue flowers.

Roots were used for afterbirth to heal and to clean the womb. Important ceremonial herb among the California Indians, used for purification much like wormwood ( ). Leaves were smoked, taken as a tea, or used in sweatlodges to cure colds.

Deserving of experimentation in tea, cooking, and as a garnish. Sensational orange scent and flavour. A favourite among West Indians.

Standard variety.

Excellent for rock gardens and edgings. Creeping variety from Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus. Masses of white flowers appear in late summer. The leaves have strong flavour, similar to winter savory, and can be used fresh or dried just like other savories.

Lovely pink-flowered version of ‘Majorca'. Upright growth habit; prolific bloomer.

Golden foliage is a nice colour contrast for rock gardens and edges of flower beds. Mild oregano flavour.