Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Portland

Detailed growing instructions included. It has become extinct in many areas and is now cultivated to a large extent in British Columbia, Ontario and Wisconsin. The following spring, the seedlings appear, and in 3 to 6 years they mature.

Its use dates to ancient Egypt where it was called "food of the kings." The plant has anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, and is highly nutritious, even more so than kale.

(Meadow sage) Large, very showy, bright blue flowers. Sometimes used like clary sage.

The famous dessert melon of the tropics. Dwarf variety 75cm/30”. Both the fruits and leaves are high in papain, an enzyme that aids digestion and is used in meat tenderizer.

Although sometimes an unwanted volunteer in hayfields, it is indispensable in hummingbird and bee gardens, where the lovely trumpet-shaped flowers will easily attract these busy visitors.

Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes as Thai green curries and Vietnamese noodle soups. All-American winner for 1997. Major improvement on the standard variety.

Something different to try in the garden. The completely white beets won't ever stain your clothes or your tablecloth! This heirloom beet from Holland has a delicious, sweet flavour.

(Yellow dock) Ointment for skin eruptions and itchy skin is made by boiling roots in vinegar, then mixing softened pulp with lard or petroleum jelly. Various plant parts used with mordants yield yellow, green, gold and tan dyes.

(Crimson bottlebrush) Showy shrub or small tree from Australia with very potent antibacterial properties. The plant also has potent herbicidal properties, and new herbicides now on the market were inspired by compounds found in it.

(Couve tronchuda; Portuguese kale)

Splendid golden-yellow fl. Tufts with large, bronze bracts.

Ht. 70-90cm/28-36in. Recent research has shown that the seeds possess powerful anti-inflammatory properties. Seed extracts were shown to inhibit both forms of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme involved in inflammation.

Trouble-free, with few pests or diseases, it is an excellent choice for mixed borders in a well-drained location with sun or part shade. Deadheading will prolong flowering, and the plant is usually treated as a biennial.

Sow Mar/Apr for harvest in Aug/Sept. Seeds used like regular caraway except this annual strain is superior for commercial production. High yielder, producing double the crop of the common biennial variety.

Excellent added to tomato dishes, soups and pasta sauces. A delicious basil plant that offers great aromatic leaves! Our most popular basil plant. Large Leaf Italian is a prolific plant that produces very large leaves.

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

Outstanding currant tomato with loads of small berry-sized fruits about 1cm (0.5in) in diameter. All America Selection winner in 2016. More than 100 tomatoes per plant. Dark red and oh so sweet and delicious! You will want to pop them in your mouth right...

(Yam bean) Tropical vines produce turnip-shaped tubers with a sweet white flesh. Produces largest tubers in tropical areas, but will produce equally tasty, smaller tubers in more temperate areas with a 4-5 month growing season.

Grows to 6m/20ft. Attractive shrub or small tree of the Caribbean with showy bell-shaped yellow flowers. Rich source of cardiac glycosides used for heart disease. Patients who are intolerant of digitalis.

Brazilians pickle them in vinegar and love to toss them in salads, on pizzas, or any spicy dish in need of a kick. The flavour is fruity and smokey, and while they have some heat, the pickled fruits are perfect for those who do not like their chiles to...

The tree reaches 20m/65ft. The bark, stem and leaves contain camptothecin, an alkaloid effective against leukemia, colon cancer and other tumours, and it blocks the replication of the HIV virus that causes AIDS.

Fragrance similar to that of ripe apples.

It is currently being considered as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome, in combination with other herbs, for its purported immune stimulating properties. Native to the dry woodlands and prairies of North America, it prefers poor, dry soils, growing...

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

This and other species of Gossypium are the sources of the eminently useful cotton fibre. Can be grown for interest as a potplant in a bright window or greenhouse. Tender biennial or triennial.

Prefers dry, sunny areas with excellent drainage. The leaves have a mild fruity aroma but they are not used in cooking or for scent. In Lucania, in southern Italy, the young leaves are traditionally collected during the procession of the Black Madonna...