Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Quebec City

(Round-headed bush clover) Lespedeza is native to central and eastern United States as well as Ontario and thrives in woodlands and prairies. Amerindians once burned dried stems over skin to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism.

Use it like parsley and surprise your guests with its rich celery flavour and aroma. A very nice leaf celery with finely cut, dark green glossy leaves. More compact than other leaf celeries, reaching only 25-50cm (10-20") in height.

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

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

Like parsley, the fresh leaves are chopped and added at the last minute to traditional spring soups. This flat-leaved form of chervil has been used in Europe for centuries. The flavour hints of anise but is never overbearing and it can liven up many dishes...

When dried its silver dollar-like seed pods make attractive winter decorations. (Money plant) Curiously, it symbolizes both honesty and money. Edible leaves can be added to salads.

(Hoja de colico)

(Papaloquelite) Fabulous herb from Mexico. Papalo is not cooked, only used fresh or added at the last moment. Leaves possess huge oil glands which give papalo its potent flavour and scent.

Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery. Large double white trumpet-like flowers are fragrant at night.

(Low sagebrush) A low gray-green sagebrush, no higher than 40cm/16". Found throughout the American West, from Washington to California and Colorado, growing on rocky or thin soil, or in very dry sites.

(Lavender sage) In Spain this is the only sage used in cooking. Studies confirm that it is effective for blood sugar, lowering without affecting insulin levels. It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S.

Worldwide demand for the antiseptic oil distilled from the leaves has exploded over the past decade. Can be applied directly on sensitive tissues without irritation. Small tree or shrub with narrow bright-green leaves.

Anise seed has traditionally been valued for its ability to calm nervous stomachs and aid digestion, and is also thought to be helpful with chronic coughs. Ground seed is used in confectionary goods including , and .

Native of Tibet with showy masses of violet-blue globe-like flowers from July to August. Excellent cut or dried flower. The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers.

A beautiful chervil of the Brussels Winter type, with shiny dark green flat leaves and a nice dense growth habit. Sow direct in the garden in early spring or late summer to overwinter the following spring.

Creamy white flowers set against a backdrop of green foliage makes this a very attractive ornamental herb for the garden. But it is also a Chinese medicinal herb valued for its bitter aromatic tonic properties and is used to treat menstrual and liver...

Handsome dark green leaves; fine specimen plant for sunny window or greenhouse. Source of commercial chocolate substitute used in making health food candy bars. Germination is slow and sporadic.

Large roots, roasted and ground, can be adulterated with your favourite brand or enjoyed alone as a nourishing caffeine-free drink. Coffee substitute costing pennies a pound. Roasting directions included with each order.

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

Beautiful ornamental plant with small ornate fiery yellow, orange, and crimson flowers. Sow from seed, or split roots in spring. Ht 18-36in (46-90cm). Keep away from the eyes! This herb has been used traditionally in America, Jamaica and Indonesia as...

(Azabu-tade; Cultivated smartweed) Popular Japanese herb used for sushi. This herb has lots of potential for experimentation! Peppery flavour is hot, but does not linger. Served on sashimi (sliced raw fish), tempura, and sushi.

(Monkshood; Wolfsbane) Majestic perennial for tall borders and as a background for other garden flowers. Tolerates deer and rabbits, but not drought. In ancient times aconite was used as a poison to coat arrowheads in battle and hunt.

Spectacular food plant often grown just for its ornamental value. The young leaves can be cooked like spinach. It gets quite tall, up to 2m/6ft high, but then it produces long green tassels that swoop down for a striking tropical effect in the garden.

Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery. Large pink-soaked trumpet-like flowers are fragrant at night.

This popular annual bedding plant has many hidden talents. It is easily grown from seed sown directly into the garden. One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract.

Brilliant orange flowers. Mildly narcotic colourless juice was used by Californian Indians to treat toothache. Best sown direct very early in spring as it prefers cool weather.