Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Fort Lauderdale

Ancient Aztec food grain. Protein content is higher than that of wheat, rice, and corn.High in the essential amino acid, lysine, which is generally low in other grains. Can be milled into flour.

Brazilians pickle them in vinegar and love to toss them in salads, on pizzas, or any spicy dish in need of a kick. The name translates as "little beak" in reference to the small pointy ends at the bottom of the fruits.

Root has diaphoretic, diuretic and laxative properties. Leaves are mixed in castor oil to treat stiff limbs, rheumatism and lumbago. Decorative black seeds with cute heart-shaped white faces are used for necklaces.

But it is also a Chinese medicinal herb valued for its bitter aromatic tonic properties and is used to treat menstrual and liver disorders. Indeed, the Royal Horticultural Society has honoured it with an Award of Garden Merit, and it is an excellent as...

(Foo gwa; Bitter gourd) Squash-like fruit with an agreeably bitter, tangy flavour and edible peel. Excellent stuffed or stir fried. Grows like cucumbers. For stir fried dishes, parboil for 3 minutes to reduce bitterness.

Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine drugs cause.

Egg-shaped squash with flesh that really does look like spaghetti. Delicious served hot with spaghetti sauce, cheese or butter, or chilled in salads. Melons keep for 1-2 months.

(Aoshiso) Decorative green foliage reminiscent of coleus. Cinnamon-scented leaves are popular in Japan for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand.

Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods. Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit.

Spearmint Seeds Easy to grow and quite ubiquitous across the Northern Hemisphere, Spearmint seeds can sometimes be a chore to find. We are pleased to now be able to offer a selection of the lovely and useful Spearmint to our gardeners! Highly aromatic,...

Used to make , a liqueur or aperitif similar to absinthe, often taken before or after meals to help to stimulate the digestion. It is made by steeping the flowering tops of black wormwood in vodka or pure grain alcohol, producing a natural pale gold color.

(Pot marigold) Compact variety with bicolored flowers ranging from pale creamy orange to deep gold. The flowers are unusually long lasting, and if flowers are dead-headed, the flowers will just keep coming right up until frost.

Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system. Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory.

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

A dietary staple for indigenous peoples in the Andes since pre-Incan times, it was commonly traded for other commodities. The chemical p-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate in maca is thought to be responsible for its aphrodisiac quality, however clinical tests...

AIso effective mosquito control. Besides its nematodicidal and insecticidal properies, it destroys noxious weeds, including ground elder, bindweed, couch grass and ground ivy. Tall (up to 2 metres) erect habit; rarely flowers in temperate zones.

(Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green but turns a bright white as the radishes mature.

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

Bush type with small leaves and a highly uniform dwarf compact habit. Excellent for pots and borders.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

Attractive native of the American southwest with pink-purple flowers. Young foliage is strongly lemon-scented and excellent in tea. Leaves used by Hopi Indians to flavour wild game.

Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Prefers sandy soil. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds.

Forono Beet are tender and extra juicy. The body is smooth and long, which makes it easier for slicing. Forono is tolerant of downy mildew and will resists bolting. The small, dark green tops are sweet and edible.

Ht 2-3ft (60-90cm). Native to eastern United States, these are one of the most adored wildflowers. There is evidence that at least several species of Rudbeckia have immunostimulatory activity similar to echinacea.