Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Escondido

Improves the appetite by stimulating bile flow, gastric juices and pancreatic secretions. Lovely in rock gardens. Petite woolly rosettes of leaves resemble a cat's foot.

Easy to grow in well-drained soils in full sun. Beautiful prairie wildflower used by American Indians. Tolerates drought well and often self-seeds in optimum conditions. Considered an important medicinal herb for wounds, heart problems, diarrhea and pneumonia.

The black sagebrush is one of the most common shrubs of the United States. The Shoshoni Indians of Nevada used the leaves for coughs and colds. The low grey-green shrub is found from California to New Mexico north to Montana.

Pretty border perennial with pale blue flowers. Has been used for rheumatic pains, diarrhea and coughs. As with ordinary flax, seeds contain linseed oil.

(Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America. Delicious in preserves, sauces and tea. Pink flowers have delicate fragrance; June. Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges.

(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.

Used in India like stramonium in treatment of asthma, whooping cough and bronchitis. Poultice of leaves used for rheumatic swellings of the joints, lumbago, painful tumours.

Graceful sprays of small papery flowers; white, yellow, blue, lavender and rose.

Children may be tempted to wear the buttery little cups on their fingers, but beware: Yellow foxglove is poisonous in all its parts, containing powerful cardioactive glycosides that are toxic when ingested even in tiny amounts.

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

(Red endive) Grows like Belgian endive. The red colour, crisp, crunchy texture, and slightly bitter taste add distinction to any green salad. Rootstocks produce compact rounded heads of purplish red foliage when being forced after fall harvest of roots.

Can cause dermatitis or stomach upset in some sensitive people. A woody climbing vine native to the eastern and central United States. Sometimes used to make ointments for sores, skin ulcers and itchy skin.

They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort. Once common from Florida to the Great Lakes, wild pawpaw became almost extinct.

Sow outdoors anytime from spring to autumn. Very easy to grow. (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.

Beautiful double orange-yellow upright trumpet-like flowers. (Thornapple; Devils Trumpet) Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery.

Traditionally used for fevers, inflammation, diarrhea, excessive menstruation and cancer. Although leaves are small and time-consuming to gather, they are delicious to eat. One of the four ingredients of the Essiac anti-cancer remedy.

Something different from Europe. No blanching required. Curly, aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, or as a refreshing garnish.

Commercial source of camphor. This is the true that is cultivated and used in India, and is completely different from what is commonly sold in America incorrectly under the same name.

Ancient love potion. Profusion of lavender-blue flowers with dark eyes -- 100 flowers per plant!

Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea. Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous. Large tropical-looking foliage.

Charming European yellow wildflower similar to cowslip but larger. Attracts butterflies. Excellent for colds and coughs. Root tea stops catarrh and acts to expel phlegm.

Can be cut several times before the bolt and need to be reseeded. Excellent salad green, with ruffled leaves and a nice sweet spicy flavour. Sow every 10-25 days from early spring to early fall.

This variety is heavy cropping, bearing white fruit all season long on runnerless plants. Can be direct sown outside. A perfect border plant for the garden, it does best in part shade.

All-American winner for 1997. A very regal looking plant! Has dense deep purple inflorescences contrasting with the dark green leaves. Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes as Thai green curries and Vietnamese noodle...

One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract. If the plant blooms, it is best to remove the unprepossessing yellow flowers to maintain the foliage.

Feast for the eyes -- pleasing to the palate. They can even be candied. Borage, Calendula, Heartsease, Nasturtium, Citrus Marigold. Herbs with edible flowers to add to salads, omelettes, desserts, and drinks.