Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Hampton

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

The infusion made from the pink flowers or leaves is used externally to moisturize and tone the skin and internally to soothe mucous membranes irritated and inflamed by coughs, stomach upsets and other intestinal problems.

Standard variety. Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves. Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce.

Also seeds do not shatter when mature making them much easier to harvest. Seeds used like regular caraway except this annual strain is superior for commercial production. Sow Mar/Apr for harvest in Aug/Sept.

(Eglantine rose) Spicy, sweet fragrant leaves fill the air, especially after a shower. Pink scentless flowers appear in June.

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

Yellow, droopy daisy-like flowers in summer. Native wildflower used by the Navajo and Cheyenne Indians as an analgesic for chest pains, wounds and fevers. Height 30-100cm/12-40”.

Excellent sage for the silver or grey garden. Beautiful sage from southern Europe with giant silver-gray woolly leaves. Prefers dry, sunny areas with excellent drainage. The leaves have a mild fruity aroma but they are not used in cooking or for scent.

Extra sweet and super nutritious, Goji berry plants produce a valuable harvest you can freeze, dry, juiceand of course, eat raw like a blueberry or cranberry. Grow Heirloom Goji - Plant Goji Berry Seeds Known to some as Chinese Wolfberry, Goji is a woody,...

Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm. Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist.

Young shoots are eaten like asparagus. Apt name as all parts exude a milky juice when cut. Wild flower growing up to 1m/3ft high. Germination benefits from gibberellic acid treatment.

Simmer leaves in cream for licorice flavour in ice cream recipes. They are a delightful tea and culinary seasoning. Both leaves and flowers are edible. Homey bees love this herb, and for beekeepers having this around adds a light fragrance to the honey.

Much improved over its wild relative. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups. Tender green leaves. Good summer green performing best in hot weather.

Leaves possess huge oil glands which give papalo its potent flavour and scent. This is really a type of coriander, only stronger. Grows up to 2m (8ft) high, but can be harvested at a much smaller stage when the flavour is milder.

Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Sow from seed, or split roots in spring. Its a protective mechanism that keeps birds from feeding on monarch caterpillars and butterflies! Caution must be taken around bloodflowers milk and sap as they are known irritants.

The leaves are slightly bitter and salty at the same time. (Buckhorn plantain; Barbatella; Erba stella) In southern Italy this wild green with jagged lance-like leaves is added to tasty mixed salads called .

Chervil Seeds - Chervil Seed Chervil – also called Curled Chervil - is an aromatic herb that is typically used in seasonings and salads. Plant chervil seeds in ample sunlight and well-drained soil.

The Iroquois used it as a ‘love medicine' and as a ‘smudging' herb to revive the unconscious. This showy North American native displays its deep violet flowers in the fall. Native people have used the roots of this plant for fever, catarrh and pain.

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

Has higher total saponins, including the various forms of ephedrine. (Chinese ephedra) In Chinese medicine this species is considered equivalent to and is used for the same purposes.

In the Middle East henna is a traditional part of wedding celebrations, decorating the hands and feet of participants, especially the bride, in beautiful and elaborate golden orange and brown patterns.

It is a bitter tonic and alterative useful for menstrual disorders and fevers. (New York ironweed) Tall native flower with masses of deep purple fluffy flowers. Prefers moist conditions but will tolerate a wide range of soils.

Keep plants covered with row cover, spray with neem oil or pyrethrin. Harvest continually and pinch off flowers to encourage leaf growth Check the code at the end of the description for specific germination requirements.

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

Excellent for potplant production, reaching only 30-35cm (12-14”) high. ‘Medinette' is slow to bolt, especially in hot conditions, and because of this trait it is often preferred over Genovese varieties where the summers are hot or in hot greenhouses.