Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Oakland

Attractive lacy foliage topped by clusters of small purple flowers. Thrives in shady, damp places. A tea made from the herb is recommended as part of the fresh vegetable juice diet devised to combat cancer by Rudolf Breuss.

Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes. Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease.

Striking head of star-like pistils, suspended by delicate cup-like calyces.

New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine drugs cause. Prefers wet locations. Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and...

New research shows it is a good skin and wound remedy. Has a faint thyme-like aroma. Helps overcome stomach weakness. Infusion of leaves makes a pleasant cordial tea.

Like , germination rates are often less than 40% and may benefit from pretreatments suggested for . The taller (1m/40”) and the paler of the two, and may, in fact, be the more important commercially because much of what is sold as may actually be this...

Tolerates partial shade well. Used like lyreleaf sage for cancer and other conditions. (Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich bronze-purple foliage can be used for season-long contrast in virtually any garden setting.

Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft. Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists. Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps.

Not recommended. Tall, vigorous habit. Coarser foliage; almost completely lacks the odour and flavour characteristic of the true French variety.

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

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

Very quick and easy to grow. Can be cut several times before the bolt and need to be reseeded. Excellent salad green, with ruffled leaves and a nice sweet spicy flavour. Sow every 10-25 days from early spring to early fall.

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

Ht. 20-30cm/8-12in. (Pot marigold) Compact variety with bicolored flowers ranging from pale creamy orange to deep gold. Fresh flower petals are excellent in salads and can be used to make medicinal creams.

Unlike ordinary spinach, its spreading branches produce succulent leaves and stemtips of very fine flavour throughout the season, long after all other varieties finish. In fact, the more they are picked, the more they produce.

Gentians are an essential ingredient in medicinal "bitters," which are taken to regulate digestion. The gentians are named after King Gentius of Illyria (c. Flowers appear on the top of the stem in clusters, cupped by the broad, glossy leaves.

Ancient love potion. Profusion of lavender-blue flowers with dark eyes -- 100 flowers per plant!

Heirloom native from Brazil. Not commercially cultivated. Sweet tiny tomatoes.

Fresh herbage (strongest when in flower) is steeped in water for 12-48 hours with frequent stirring. A blue sediment will form which is the dye. Ancient dyeplant known for the clarity and fastness of the blue produced.

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.

Low mat-forming variety with woolly leaves and golden flowers.

Infusion of the dried tops is recommended for dropsy as well as bladder and kidney diseases. Restores normal rhythm to feeble, irregular heartbeat but large doses cause respiratory paralysis.

According to Gerard, the daisy was once known as bruisewort, for its ability to soothe bruises when the leaves were applied externally. Sow seeds outdoors in shallow trenches in Spring, thinning seedlings to six to nine inches apart when they appear.

Common weed, popular as a pot-herb. Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter. Rich source of vitamins A and C.

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”.

Squeezing fresh leaves on insect bites and stings relieves pain and itching almost immediately. Familiar broad leaves have astringent, diuretic and expectorant properties. Also helpful for bladder problems and ulcers.

Fragrance similar to that of ripe apples.