Herb Plug Trays Herbs For Sale In North Carolina

All of the above equals one hell of a tea mint.” RICHTERS EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN INTRODUCTION. Richters holds exclusive propagation rights in Canada. Breeder Jim Westerfield crossed hundreds of mints to produce this one with its remarkable aroma.

Leaves contain the intensely sweet compound hernandulcin (1000 times sweeter than sugar) but high camphor content makes them unsuitable for use as a sugar substitute. Fast growing, low creeper, with small white flowers; excellent in hanging baskets.

The unexpected fruitiness inspires a creative gastronomic tangent. Dazzle friends and family with banana mint tea, julep, or ice cream; or how about banana mint cookies and muffins?

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

Good sedative for insomnia, restlessness, hysteria and convulsions. Effective, reliable remedy for headache and neuralgia.

Excellent for bedding, edging and container use. Ht. 45-60cm/18-24”. Show-stopping pink and cerise flowers on intensely fragrant grey-green plants.

Flavour is similar to common marjoram. (Variegated oregano) Attractive white-yellow variegated leaves; low, prostrate habit.

Fresh whole leaves produce green, gold and chartreuse tones. Fresh nettles keep a larder free of flies and discourage frogs when planted near beehives. Use in salt-reduced diets. Cooked young shoots are rich in iron.

Aromatic leaves. Good cut or dried flower. Removing spent flowers or ‘deadheading' will promote more flowering and help keep plants more upright. Increasingly popular as accent and contrast plants because the green-grayish pointed lanced-shaped leaves...

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

Contains pulegone; should not be taken by women who are pregnant or while trying to conceive. Makes a refreshing sweet minty tea. A popular bread dip is made with the leaves mixed with olive oil and salt.

Strong lemon scent. Similar to wild thyme -- aggressive creeper, up to 20cm/8in thick.

Tends to stay compact in size. (Countess of Scarborough geranium) Small crisped leaves are pleasantly strawberry-scented.

Double form of Roman chamomile grown commercially in England for tea and medicinal use.

Leaves and flowers make a pleasant, soothing tisane. Showy flower in a mixture of red tones.

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

Sweet lemon-rose scent; vigorous growth habit. Deeply scalloped leaves resemble tomato leaves.

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

Has a tranquilizing effect; useful for insomnia and other nervous conditions. 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 successful germination.

Very interesting new salad green! Young leaves are used like spinach, fresh in salads or blanched a few seconds in boiling water. Has been used medicinally for cancer and for various blood diseases.

A real treat for discriminating noses! Hard to pin down as truly 'chocolate', but its clean fragrance of peppermint is overlaid by something else that adds up to a striking 'peppermint patty' scent.

Low creeping habit; excellent ground cover. Lime-green coloured leaves. Scented leaves hint of lime.

Ht. 30-60cm/1-2ft. Flowers dry well for arrangements. Forms beautiful dense carpets covered with masses of purple flowers in late summer. Very effective as an edging for gardens and along pathways.

Leaves enhance all drinks, salads, jellies, sauces, soups, fish or meat dishes and desserts which call for lemon as an ingredient or a garnish. This plant is a “must”! Its sweet, strongly lemon-flavoured leaves blend well with most other tea herbs.

Light purple flowers and light purple large bracts near top of inflorescence. Ideal for indoor culture. (French lavender) Indented leaves are strongly resinous in odor.