Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Elgin

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

An important commercial spice crop in India where the pungent, aromatic seeds are in great demand in curries, pickles, confectionery and beverages. Used medicinally for sore throat, bronchitis and cough.

(Lablab) Most of this legume vine from India is edible: the pods, leaves, flowers, dried seeds, sprouted seeds and roots are all commonly eaten in India. Tall twining vine matures in about 75 days.

Popular seasoning herb preferred over winter savory for its delicate flavour. One of the ingredients in . Indispensable for its use in traditional Eastern Canadian dishes like potato stuffing.

(Licorice basil) Originally from Persia, this gem has an endearing sweet anise fragrance and flavour. Purplish foliage.

Reputation for treating depression, melancholy, and allied mental disorders. Scarlet, white or blue flowers close when bad weather is imminent, hence the name Weatherglass.

Airy masses of small white flowers (50% doubles) in summer. Excellent as cutflowers in floral arrangements and bouquets.

(Saltwort; Land seaweed) One of the oldest vegetables of Japan, traditionally used in sushi and salads, and it is served as a bed for fish and meat. Serve with a little butter or oil for a wonderful treat.

Impressive annual variety with intense rose-purple flowers arranged in spikes. The mass of colour is so striking Bergamo was awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal for 2008. The flowers start earlier than other bergamots and last through August.

Here is a flower-herb-veggie that cuts across the genres, with its white-flecked leaves and showy edible red-burgundy flowers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be...

(Paracress; Electric daisy) Trendy chefs and bartenders love to play with this fun new ingredient! The striking button-like flowers can be added to salads and cocktails for a surprising but delightful "electric" tingling effect.

(Spanish fennel flower) Hardy annual flower, native of southern Spain, the Azores, Sicily and North Africa. Recent research has shown that the seeds possess powerful anti-inflammatory properties.

(Kanphuti; Balloon vine) Climbing annual common throughout India. Root has diaphoretic, diuretic and laxative properties. Leaves are mixed in castor oil to treat stiff limbs, rheumatism and lumbago.

(Chinese parsley) High yielding commercial variety with attractive glossy green leaves, uniform growth habit, and consistent quality. Tolerates summer heat well and is bolt-resistant.

Strongest scent and flavour of all the Thai basils. Superb variety, excellent for Vietnamese and Thai cooking.

(Hoja de colico)

Masses of double white flowers on neat, compact plants 18cm/7” high. Low parthenolide. Lovely in fresh or dry bouquets and arrangements. Good container plant and for edging.

(Sea fennel) Aromatic herb found growing along European seashores. Has potential in the treatment of obesity. Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the digestive system.

Especially useful for convalescents and children. Cultivated varieties are much less potent medicinally. Infusion of leaves and rootstock is effective for diarrhea, dysentery and problems of the urinary tract.

(Round-headed bush clover) Lespedeza is native to central and eastern United States as well as Ontario and thrives in woodlands and prairies. Very robust and tall, with rigid stems; Lespedeza blooms late in the growing season, forming dense clusters of...

Very tender with distinctive bittersweet flavour. Stems can be cooked like asparagus. (Chinese spinach; Hinn choy) Young leaves are eaten either cooked or raw like spinach, but contain more calcium and iron.

Produces masses of rosy pink flowers on mounds of aromatic grey green foliage. Ht. 60cm/24”.

(Mormon tea; Desert tea; Joint-fir) Reported to contain some ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, both potent central nervous system stimulants. Pleasant thirst-quenching tea. Indigeneous folk remedy for colds and headache, and for urinary and venereal diseases.

Use it like parsley and surprise your guests with its rich celery flavour and aroma. More compact than other leaf celeries, reaching only 25-50cm (10-20") in height. A very nice leaf celery with finely cut, dark green glossy leaves.

Grows naturally in disturbed soils. (Sticky Oak Goosefoot) Ambrosia is distinguishable by its small oakleaf-shaped, sticky and oily, light green leaves that grow along hairy stems.

(Horseradish tree; Drumstick tree) Small tree native to India and Arabia and widely cultivated throughout the tropics. In the West, moringa has become popular "superfood" for its extraordinary nutritional content and for its powerful anti-inflammatory,...