Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Chandler

Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around. Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute. Promotes bile secretion.

Lovely fast growing vine with dark sky-blue flowers. Ideal for walls, trellises or tall fences. Used by the Aztecs as a hallucinogen in religious ceremonies.

Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub. Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic.

The European species is officially recognized in the German Pharmacopoeia for the treatment of kidney and bladder disorders and for its excellent diuretic and antiphlogistic activities.

(Honeyball; Honey bells) A handsome native shrub found growing in wet areas of eastern North America. Controversially, the bark contains cephalanthin, a compound that is both a poison and a source of its healing powers.

(Lesser burnet) A tea made from the root and sweetened with honey was recommended for the bubonic plague! Used for stomach and intestinal inflammations, catarrh, cough and asthma. 15-50cm/6-20”

(Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations. Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic.

North American woodland plant with distinctive orange-yellow pendant-like flowers. When applied liberally to affected skin, it works almost immediately to soothe and help to reduce the itchy rash caused by poison ivy's irritant oils.

(Isphaghula; Blond psyllium) Important remedy for constipation and problems of the bowel, including irritable bowel syndrome. Low growing annual with soft, grass-like hairy leaves.

Has high concentration of solasodine, a starting material for the manufacture of cortisone and sex hormones. (Yellow-berried nightshade) Spiny, diffuse herb found throughout India.

(Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas. Medicinally similar to marshmallow. Also great in salads.

Fruits are dark green maturing to red. Named after Yolo County in California where the Campbell Soup Company introduced this bell pepper in 1952. It quickly became popular among growers because of its improved resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and because...

Good heat and drought tolerance. Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across. Excellent cutflower. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies.

Leaf juice is reputed to have blood cleansing properties, to strengthen weak lungs, and to fight colds, diarrhea and similar digestive complaints. Poultice of fresh leaves on wounds prevents infection.

Butterhead type with loosely folded, succulent, dark green leaves. Our favourite because it is slow to bolt in summer.

(Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour. They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March.

Now more uniform. Standard bush variety. Ideal for pot culture. Dwarf, bush form. New and improved.

According to Gerard, the powder snuffed up the nose was prescribed to ‘cleanse the head of tough slimy humours.' White or pinkish flower clusters inspire its other name, the Pearl.

Even the older less tender leaves can be blanched a few seconds and added to salads. It grows along the coasts among rocks where it forms neat star-like annual or perennial clumps up to 30cm (1ft) high.

A most attractive form of bush basil with larger leaves (1 cm) and uniform dense globular little bushes. Plants tend to be a little stronger and more uniform than other bush varieties.

Near relative of fenugreek. Young seedlings as fresh greens with oil and salt.X6554 Also to flavour bread, soups, potato dishes and to make an aromatic tea. Powdered leaves and flowers used in Switzerland to flavour and colour Schabzieger or Sapsago cheese.

Unlike ordinary spinach, its spreading branches produce succulent leaves and stemtips of very fine flavour throughout the season, long after all other varieties finish. In fact, the more they are picked, the more they produce.

(Bishopsweed) Known to the ancient Egyptians as a treatment for skin diseases this humble wild plant of the Nile valley was recently catapulted to the forefront of modern cancer research.

Perfect for pot production. The breeder's choice of variety name 'Gecofure' is an unimaginative contraction of 'GEnovese COmpatto FUsarium REsistant'. But what the breeder has done to the variety's performance, leaf quality and disease resistance is far...

Rich source of protein, vitamin A, C, calcium and iron. In Indonesia, milk, tempeh and tofu are made from the dried beans. Flowers and flowerbuds taste like mushrooms and can be eaten raw, fried or steamed.

Large single white trumpet-like flowers are fragrant at night. Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery.

Captures the warm flavours and aromas of the sunny south of France where lavender hugs the hills and thyme is plentiful. A classic seasoning for chicken, vegetables or meat.