Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Lincoln

The roots were regarded by the Navajo and Pawnee Indians as a ‘life medicine' and a panacea. The leaves were used for teas. Navajo remedy for stomachache, abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever.

Low parthenolide. Masses of double white flowers on neat, compact plants 18cm/7” high. Lovely in fresh or dry bouquets and arrangements. Good container plant and for edging.

Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and as fuel for lamps. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Important in commercial baking as roasted seeds add nutty flavour to breads...

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

A spectacular refinement of bush basil from Italy where the variety is known as (“very fine green, like a ball or globe”). Good spicy flavour. Forms dense globular little bushes 50-70cm/20-28” across so perfectly uniform they look pruned.

They are popular in soups, salads, and in meat and fish dishes. The brilliant red leaves are cooked like spinach to make Jamaican and Guyanese-style callaloo, a traditional dish that originally came from West Africa.

Not invasive like other thistles; a protected wildflower in Germany. (Carline thistle) Root is used as a liver, gall bladder and kidney tonic, and an ingredient in Swedish Bitters.

Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers. Old English favourite for cottage gardens.

Ht. 60cm/24”. Produces masses of rosy pink flowers on mounds of aromatic grey green foliage.

According to Medieval herbologists, anise is an aphrodisiac, and the seeds have been found to contain estrogenic compounds. Fresh chopped leaves are appealing in soups, stews, sauces and salads.

(Jewels of Opar; Fameflower; Tu ren shen)

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.

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.

But the traditional use of sagebrush internally must have been carefully limited because the plant oils are known to be toxic to the liver if taken inappropriately. Native Americans traditionally burn dried leaves and stems in homes and sweatlodges to...

They grow to about 3 m (10 ft). They may be bothered by fruit flies, but are generally disease-free. They are self-fertilizing, producing small purple-red fruits after they flower.

Can be invasive. A decoction is used to treat constipation. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses. Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach.

Studies confirm that it is effective for blood sugar, lowering without affecting insulin levels. (Lavender sage) In Spain this is the only sage used in cooking. It is also a popular antidiabetic used throughout Spain.

The plant is being tested as a substitute for purple foxglove in the treatment of heart disorders. Mounds of lacy leaves topped all summer long by a profusion of pink or white flowers.

(Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas. Also great in salads. Medicinally similar to marshmallow.

Thick flesh; clean biting heat. Small: 2cm/1” long, 1cm/0.5” across. Use when green or ripened to scarlet. Heat: 10,000-23,000 Scoville units. Salsas, pickled, or roasted for sauces.

Pretty border perennial with pale blue flowers. Has been used for rheumatic pains, diarrhea and coughs. As with ordinary flax, seeds contain linseed oil.

Well suited for home gardens and commercial fresh herb production. Like all chervils the fresh leaves are sweet with a hint of anise and are delicious chopped in salads, soups, on tofu, fish -- or anywhere where parsley is used.

Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather. Delicious cooked or served raw. Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy.

Improved tetraploid strain of German chamomile for commercial production. Flowers are large and dry yields can be as high as 800 kg/ha (700 lbs/acre). Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and...

Excellent for salads, as a garnish, and even cooked like Asian radishes. Large 10cm/4" roots are crispy, as you would expect, with a mild, almost sweet flavour. (Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside...

(Pedunculata lavender) Similar to the standard form, but has large magenta flower bracts and elongated 20-30cm/8-12in flower stalks. Stronger scent; bushier habit. Height up to 75cm/30”.