Herb Plug Trays Herbs For Sale In Rhode Island

(Pot tarragon; Mexican tarragon) Improved tarragon substitute for southern and tropical gardens, for indoor growing, and for commercial greenhouse production. Excellent choice for warm climates where true tarragon does not thrive.

Good cut or dried flower. Increasingly popular as accent and contrast plants because the green-grayish pointed lanced-shaped leaves and velvety purple flower spikes are very showy.

Ht 12-18in (30-45cm); Spread 18-24in (45-61cm) This dense ground-hugging variety has small, fine, deep green foliage that creates a cascading waterfall effect over the edges of window boxes, walls and garden beds.

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

Lovely cut flower and border plant in a mixture of red, rose and white. Also source of insecticide.

Smaller leaves are more concentrated in flavour and a little will go a long way. True French sorrel, although garden sorrel is much more commonly used for sorrel soup.

A new twist! Uses for tea and medicine are much the same. Very similar to lemon balm in appearance and growth but the scent is closer to lime.

Richters holds exclusive propagation rights in Canada. Breeder Jim Westerfield crossed hundreds of mints to produce this one with its remarkable aroma. What's exciting is that the aroma of this new mint is exactly that of the wintergreen mint candy.

Small deep green leaves. Excellent lime scent.

Neat compact growth habit. Absolutely delightful lemon scent.

Ideal for sachets, for cut-flowers, and for craft work. Deep purple flowers with long stems and outstanding fragrance. Developed at Twickel Castle in Holland before 1922. Needs regular pruning to maintain a neat rounded shape.

Fragrance is valuable in potpourris and herb sachets. ‘Grenadin' is a mixture of pink, red and white double flowers. Clove-pink syrup, made by infusing the petals in a hot sugar syrup, is delectable on fruit salads or stewed fruits.

‘Kaliteri' means ‘the best' in Greek, an apt nickname for this terrific oregano that first came to us without a name. Spicy, silver-grey foliage. Specially selected for its high oil content, this strain is grown commercially in Greece for the high...

Plant it in containers, or bottomless buckets sunk into the garden bed to control its tendency to roam. One of the tallest garden mints, applemint reaches heights the other mints don't, sometimes clambering up two or more feet in height, but is best shorn...

Claimed to keep mosquitoes, black flies and other biting insects at bay. But even if it has no effect, its refreshing citronella scent and ease of culture make it worthwhile. Studies suggest that it is not effective.

Ideal in rock gardens. Delightful sweet caraway scent and flavour.

Young leaf tips and flowers improve appearance and taste of salads. Citrus-scented leaves and flowers make a pleasant, soothing tisane. Superb mildew-resistant strain developed in Canada.

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. A beautiful mint for container gardens, the glossy green and white foliage will revert to green unless...

It is the source of spearmint oil used mainly to flavour chewing gum. (American apple mint; Red mint) This mint is one of the back bones of the American mint oil industry. Excellent sweet scent and flavour.

A hybrid of and grapefruit mint startles the taste buds with a truly unique, unsweetened grapefuit taste that marries well with fruit salads. This beguiling mint has a spearmint flavour with a strong grapefruit overtone.

Camphor-scented form of the previous with a more compact growth habit, ideal for low hedges.

Forms beautiful dense carpets covered with masses of purple flowers in late summer. Sweet, fruity scented oregano with dark green leaves and purple flowers. Flowers dry well for arrangements.

This container favourite could be woven into a kitchen centerpiece, supplying an ongoing yield of highly aromatic and flavourful needles, while brightening with a bloom of edible flowers late spring into early summer.

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

(Mexican red sage) Showy scarlet flowers; pungent scent. Infusion of leaves is used for colic in Mexico. Height: 60-90cm/2-3ft.

Excellent for stomach indigestion. Don't be fooled by seeds labelled as ‘peppermint', peppermint can't produce seeds because its flowers are sterile. Lends its spiciness to many dishes.

Ht. 3-8cm (1-3in). Grows in dense mats that produce masses of light mauve-blue flowers in late spring. Very hardy in our zone 5, with no die back occurring in over a decade of growing it.