Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Durham

The plant also has potent herbicidal properties, and new herbicides now on the market were inspired by compounds found in it. Compounds extracted from the leaves are at least as effective as the antibiotics ampicillin, gentamycin and tetracycline.

So too was edelweiss very much part of Richters, and for years we offered it as an alpine ornamental. But edelweiss has important medicinal and cosmetic uses, and is now grown as a cultivated crop in Europe for those purposes.

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

Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Important in commercial baking as roasted seeds add nutty flavour to breads and buns.

Large stemless flower with creamy-yellow centre and silver bracts is excellent for dried arrangements. Not invasive like other thistles; a protected wildflower in Germany. Extracts used to treat herpes and skin rashes.

Specially noted for correcting eye problems caused by deficient liver and kidneys (such as dry eyes or cataracts) or excess heat in the liver channel (such as red, painful, swollen eyes).

Bright yellow flowers. Height 75cm/30” Young shoots are eaten raw, mixed with coconut, or cooked with other greens. Indonesian favourite with a strong, pungent scent and flavour.

The seeds are toxic and should not be used internally. It is also believed to protect against poisonous snakes and violence. In traditional medicine it is used for inflammation of the tongue, headache, diarrhea, veneral disease, skin sores, and cancer.

Blooms all summer. Ht. 50-60cm/20-24. Set against its soft aromatic fern-like green leaves are masses of bright blue lavender flowers. Lovely ornamental lavender grown as an annual in flowerbeds, planters, and baskets.

Medium late maturity. Suited also for potplant production. Leaves are dark green, medium fine curled. Very uniform mosscurled type suited for fresh-cut and processing use.

The result is a beautiful new ornamental herb for sunny borders or mass plantings. (Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax the hardy perennial...

A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves. We urge everyone to try it. Proven effective against herpes.

Note: Lemongrass seeds are naturally low in germination because of imperfect pollination. Also important in cosmetics and perfumery. Source of lemongrass oil used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy, pastries, desserts, chewing gum - among its many uses.

Nice when paired with bergamots and coneflowers, its pastel blooms bring the colours of an Impressionist painting to the mixed border. Double hollyhock grows to between 1.2-2.5m (4-8ft), and features huge, full blooms that are attractive to birds, bees,...

Yields camphor-like oil used primarily in soaps. Coarse, broad leaved variety. Highly productive oil-yielding variety.

Sometimes used like clary sage. (Meadow sage) Large, very showy, bright blue flowers.

Though the spice is widely available in the west, the seeds are not, and we're pleased to be one of the few North American purveyors of cumin seeds. Cumin Seeds Cumin is a pungent herb that is most commonly used to spice Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern...

Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac. This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening.

Amerindians once burned dried stems over skin to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism. Very robust and tall, with rigid stems; Lespedeza blooms late in the growing season, forming dense clusters of white and pink clover-like flowers that attract bees.

Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Shrub or small tree. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes.

Easy to use: chopped roots are soaked in water and stirred to a lather. Roots contain 2% saponin, a soapy substance valuable in shampoos; leaves a fine sheen to hair. Spectacular towering spikes of creamy white flowers.

Chamaecyparissus, it is particularly effective in knot gardens when clipped as low hedges. Likes to be pruned; perfect plant to shape into your own masterpiece! Aromatic sprigs are placed among clothing to repel moths.

Up to 40cm/16in with showy white flowers appearing in late spring or early summer. Recommended as a tonic in spring when the leaves are most potent. (Wild garlic; Bear garlic; Baerlauch) The fresh flowering herb is used to treat high blood pressure and...

Caper Seeds Commonly used for its buds and berries, which can be pickled and used as seasoning in a variety of dishes, tea made from the root of the Caper bush is known to be beneficial against rheumatism.

Striking brilliant blue blossoms, infused in water, have both curative and calming action for nervous disorders. Eyewash is reputed to strengthen weak eyes.

Served on sashimi (sliced raw fish), tempura, and sushi. This herb has lots of potential for experimentation! Peppery flavour is hot, but does not linger. (Azabu-tade; Cultivated smartweed) Popular Japanese herb used for sushi.