Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Houston

Dragonhead is an easy plant and can be direct-sown into the garden when the soil warms up in the spring. Although it is somewhat bothered by insects and disease, it is tough and will come back over and over.

Stems are strong, straight and uniform for easier harvest. When plants are in bloom it looks like the angels draped celestial white lace everywhere. Excellent garden annual for tall borders.

Native in the Eastern US, and in Ontario but endangered there due to habitat loss, gayfeather can make itself at home in any garden scheme. The strong spikes of rosy-purple flowers are the most prominent feature of the plant, rising 75-90 cm (29-35 inches)...

Something different to try in the garden. Hill up the soil around the beets as they grow to keep them from turning green. The completely white beets won't ever stain your clothes or your tablecloth! This heirloom beet from Holland has a delicious, sweet...

A showy form of the venerable castor bean long used in medicine. Oil extracted from the seeds of the green form is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea.

Like parsley, the fresh leaves are chopped and added at the last minute to traditional spring soups. Use it wherever parsley is used -- you can't go wrong with it. This flat-leaved form of chervil has been used in Europe for centuries.

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.

The black sagebrush is one of the most common shrubs of the United States. The Shoshoni Indians of Nevada used the leaves for coughs and colds. The low grey-green shrub is found from California to New Mexico north to Montana.

Ground ivy was one of the most popular herbs for brewing prior to the 16th century, and for years a battle was waged in public houses across Europe over which drink was preferable hopped or unhopped ale until finally hops won out, and ground ivy "subsided"...

(Flue-cured Tobacco; Bright Tobacco) Commercial variety grown in Ontario, developed by crossing Delgold, the longtime industry standard, with an American variety. Improvements include lower nicotine content and better resistance to disease.

Has been included in remedies for cancer. (Creosote bush) Effective antibiotic against bacteria, viruses and other parasites.

(Chinese parsley) High yielding commercial variety with attractive glossy green leaves, uniform growth habit, and consistent quality. Excellent choice for fresh cilantro. This variety is also used for sprouting.

(Yam bean) Tropical vines produce turnip-shaped tubers with a sweet white flesh. Has low starch and calories. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before outdoor planting time. Produces largest tubers in tropical areas, but will produce equally tasty, smaller tubers...

Homey bees love this herb, and for beekeepers having this around adds a light fragrance to the honey. Simmer leaves in cream for licorice flavour in ice cream recipes. Added to a bath, it can help ease sunburns, and yeast or fungal conditions.

(Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory. Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy.

Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom. Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye.

(Mache; Feldsalat) Frequently found in summer salads in France and Germany. Repeat sowings till mid-August for continuous supply. Ready to use when 3-4 leaves have developed. Pleasant alternative to lettuce or endive, possessing its own special piquant...

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

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

Ground cover for any unsightly barren patches, south-facing slopes, etc. The plant is being tested as a substitute for purple foxglove in the treatment of heart disorders. Should not be used without medical supervision.

(Blueweed) Bristly native of Europe with brilliant blue flowers from June til frost. Thrives in dry, poor soils. Infusion of leaves is helpful for fevers, headaches and nervous complaints.

Once common from Florida to the Great Lakes, wild pawpaw became almost extinct. The yellow fruits form in hanging clusters somewhat like bananas and have a sweet custard-like flesh with an exotic mango-banana like flavour.

(Paperbark) Source of cajeput oil, a pungent oil distilled from the leaves of this aromatic tree from Australia. It is used in the liniment Tiger Balm and in the decongestant Olbas Oil.

It is a low-growing, deciduous understory plant that grows wild in the hardwood forests of the eastern US and Canada. When used medicinally, ginseng roots are said to reduce the body's various stress responses.

Suited for bulk herb field production. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves. QUEDLINGBURGER is a taller variety, up to 50-60cm high.

Or for fun freeze the flowers in ice cubes for drinks. Flowers all summer in full sun or partial shade. Dwarf non-climbing growth habit is ideal for borders, window boxes and hanging baskets.