Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Georgia

For years we have carried ‘Lemon Catnip' and while it had a perceptable hint of lemon, it never quite lived up to its name. Finally, here is a lemon catnip that truly smells of lemons.

Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub. Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic.

We now know that the leaves are very rich in vitamin C. It is a cool season crop that does best in the early spring or in autumn, and can be sown successively for multiple crops. (Miner's lettuce) During the California gold rush miners ate this wild green...

(Vegetable gourd) Small 8cm/3in melons taste like a sweet winter squash. Delicious stuffed like bell peppers with meat and rice and baked.

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

Contains anthraquinone glycosides, principally barbaloin, which are responsible for the purgative action. Attractive succulent from South Africa. Pharmaceutical source of aloe used as a purgative.

Germination best at 20-25C/70-80F. Evergreen shrub up to 2m/6ft high with dark green, leathery leaves. Seeds should be soaked for 24 hours before sowing. Flowers used to flavour Chinese tea and a source of important essential oil used in perfumery.

(Lesser burnet) A tea made from the root and sweetened with honey was recommended for the bubonic plague! Used for stomach and intestinal inflammations, catarrh, cough and asthma. Grows best in dry alkaline soil.

Ht. 40-60cm/16-24". It is also known as "pink brush" for its masses of pink flowers throughout much of the summer and fall. To gardeners, this attractive plant is known as "mosquito flower" because its pink flowers vaguely resemble the little pests.

(Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries. Hardy along southern B.C. coast.

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

(Hato-mugi; Yi yi; Japanese barley) A staple cereal crop in Japan and China, and an important medicinal herb. They can be brewed into beer or roasted to make a delicious coffee-like beverage.

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

The famous dessert melon of the tropics. Both the fruits and leaves are high in papain, an enzyme that aids digestion and is used in meat tenderizer. Dwarf variety 75cm/30”.

Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit. Strong powdery mildew tolerance.

Here's to good health, naturally! Cayenne, Comfrey, Valerian and Calendula.

Also suitable for sprouts and ‘microherb' production. But at the seedling stage the fresh young leaves and shoots are edible, highly nutritious, and a popular aromatic vegetable in China.

Will withstand only a few degrees of freezing, but plantations are now established in several southern U.S. states. Extracts are widely employed in medicinal lotions, shampoos, soaps, creams, hair tonics, gargles, and toothpaste.

(Loofah) Known as the ‘dishcloth gourd' because the dried over-ripe fruits can be used to scrub dishes. Wonderful for bath and shower as it invigorates the skin without harsh abrasion.

Tropical fruit and timber tree used widely in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Cooling tea made from leaves is useful for fevers, dysentery and morning sickness. Poultice of fresh leaves helps reduce swellings and boils and relieves...

(Cha; Chai) The world's most important caffeine beverage. It has significant anticancer and antioxidant effects and even has been shown to prevent tooth decay on account of its high fluoride content.

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

Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves. Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold.

Fenugreek is grown from seed, and requires a well-drained soil of average richness. A legume, fenugreek requires little fertilizer. It requires a growing season of 4-5 months, with flowering triggered by the shortening days.

But there is renewed interest in this, North Americas largest native fruit. They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort.

The name Bellis is Greek for “pretty,” and these charming flowers live up to their name. English Daisy has a long history as a calmative for inflamed skin and for stomach and intestinal problems.