Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Florida

Has high concentration of solasodine, a starting material for the manufacture of cortisone and sex hormones. Bitter fruits are used in Indian curries. Root is an expectorant; used in Ayurvedic medicine for for cough, asthma, chest pain.

Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Strong flavour and scent. Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple.

According to Greek legends, this flower sprang from the blood of Adonis. Formerly used as a cardiac stimulant like digitalis but is much stronger. Brilliant crimson and black flowers in June-July.

Curled leaves make a handsome garnish. Can improve every dish in which parsley is used. Traditionally used in all spring soups and salads. Luscious green leaves have special subtle flavour.

Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. A sunny window suits this plant well. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes.

Soft, lacy, deeply-cut blue-green foliage. Blue-violet flowers appear all winter.

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

Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft. Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps. Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists.

Heat tolerant; suited for mid-summer sowings. Sweet basil, borage, roquette, bronze fennel, sugar beet, red leaf lettuce. Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens.

Up to 40cm/16in with showy white flowers appearing in late spring or early summer. Prefers moist, shady locations. Recommended as a tonic in spring when the leaves are most potent.

In cultivation since the Bronze Age, fenugreek travelled the world with the cultures that used it and can be found growing wild in many places. Growth will be hindered by wet soil.

Large tropical-looking foliage. Can reach as high as 150cm/60in. Has large maroon leaves, red stems, and spiky red seedpods. Oil extracted from the seeds of the green form is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea.

Common weed, popular as a pot-herb. Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter. Rich source of vitamins A and C.

Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews. Has double the oil content of other varieties, up to 0.4%. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the...

Easy to grow from seeds in the garden or in containers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be pickled and used like capers.

Its use is associated with longevity, mainly helping to relieve chronic gastric issues and respiratory symptoms. It is a tonic sweetener that is considered anti-inflammatory and expectorant while able to soothe irritated mucus membranes in the respiratory...

Large pink-soaked trumpet-like flowers are fragrant at night. They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially...

Old garden favourite. Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Important source of perfume.

Deadheading will prolong flowering, and the plant is usually treated as a biennial. English Daisy has a long history as a calmative for inflamed skin and for stomach and intestinal problems.

Lavender flowers; strong fragrance. Used for tea and for flavouring meat. Frequently seen along roadsides in eastern Canada and U.S.

Found throughout the American West, from Washington to California and Colorado, growing on rocky or thin soil, or in very dry sites. (Low sagebrush) A low gray-green sagebrush, no higher than 40cm/16".

Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism. Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow.

Salsas, pickled, or roasted for sauces. Heat: 10,000-23,000 Scoville units. Small: 2cm/1” long, 1cm/0.5” across. Thick flesh; clean biting heat. Use when green or ripened to scarlet.

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).

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.