Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Hartford

Brewed, it is known to help with digestion and congestion. Simmer leaves in cream for licorice flavour in ice cream recipes. Attractive honey plant with masses of white flower spikes, rich in nectar.

It is said to neutralize toxins and help regulate blood sugar levels. Not only does it help with soil nitrogen, it also helps to control erosion and provide habitat for helpful garden dwellers.

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

Also in soups, salads and stews. Fennel tea is given to infants for its calming and anti-flatulent effects. Chopped leaves are excellent with oily fish, such as mackerel, eel and salmon, for they improve digestibility.

Used to alleviate stomach ache, diarrhea and for colds and cough. Ht. 1-1.5m/3-5ft. (Kapoor tulsi) Native of East Africa with a strong camphor odour. It has antioxidant, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antifungal, insecticidal and wound healing properties.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

Common in the dry plains and slopes of the American West. Ht. 30-90cm/1-3ft. Long-lived shrubby perennial with blue-grey leaves with a silver cast. Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes to...

The active principle, coniine, has provided to be an effective insecticide against aphids and blowflies. Juice was used in early times to execute criminals. In the fresh state all parts are very poisonous.

Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic. (Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations.

Neat bush habit. Purple, pink and white, clover-like flowers.

Should not be used without medical supervision. Mounds of lacy leaves topped all summer long by a profusion of pink or white flowers. Ground cover for any unsightly barren patches, south-facing slopes, etc.

Almost every part of this tree is used for food. While it is a tropical tree, it can withstand a little frost, and does well in containers if the tap root is pruned. (Horseradish tree; Drumstick tree) Small tree native to India and Arabia and widely cultivated...

(Cape gooseberry; Husk cherry; Goldenberry)

Decorative black seeds with cute heart-shaped white faces are used for necklaces. Leaf juice is used for earache. Leaves are mixed in castor oil to treat stiff limbs, rheumatism and lumbago.

Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation. Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385 (Jue-ming-zi) Excellent laxative: safe and effective for chronic constipation.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

Eyewash is reputed to strengthen weak eyes. Striking brilliant blue blossoms, infused in water, have both curative and calming action for nervous disorders.

Has religious significance to Muslims in India ever since the great Moghul emperor Aurangzeb decreed that this basil be planted on his tomb. The seeds have no aroma or taste but they add to the cooling effect of the drink and are believed to boost body...

Transplant tender herbs after last frost when weather has stabilized. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees alike all adore the 3 inch, soft lavender-blue flowers that grace this AAS and Fleuroselect Award winner.

It is a nitrogen fixer and a good bee plant. Seeds require 90 days stratification at 5°C/40°F to overcome dormancy. Orange berries are rich source of vitamins A and C. For fruits choose from among the improved cultivars listed separately.

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

Large yellow flowers. Fern-like leaves; height up to 1.5m/5ft.

Ready to harvest in 75 days. The sweetest on the market, these uniform, deep orange-red roots are smooth-skinned, fine-grained and nearly coreless. Tendersweet carrots are like eating candy for supper.

Flowering stalks, young leaves and buds are delicious steamed, boiled or fried with other vegetables, meat or on its own. Start indoors in April or sow direct after last frost. Broccoli-like vegetable from China.