Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Santa Clarita

Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Improved strain for commercial production. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat. The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring rich meats like...

All America Winner for 1992. Finely cut foliage. Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants.

(Indian celery) One of the many distinctive spices of Indian cooking, the seeds are used in curries, pickles and chutneys. Thought to have a carminative and anti-spasmodic effect, ajmud is traditionally used against intestinal upset, asthma and bronchitis.

The pink-red flesh is succulent and aromatic. (Oxheart tomato) For the true dirt cognoscenti this is the only tomato worth growing. This Italian classic is unsurpassed in salads such as , and it is great for sauces, salsas and canning.

The shape, size, glossy skin and color are similar without the heat. Good for stir-fries, stuffings, pickles, and raw in salads. The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow.

Grows throughout eastern and central North America but is endangered in Ontario due to habitat loss. Tea made from the roots is said to improve male potency and promote muscular development.

Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple. Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Medium sized leaves.

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.

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

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

The proazulene add a distinctive blue colour to the essential oil. Elite variety for commericial production, rich in proazulene, a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. High yielding variety for medicinal use.

Modern cases of poisoning are rare, and henbane's reformed reputation has made it a respectable garden dweller at last, albeit with an unsavory past. Fascinating as a specimen plant or where grown for therapeutic use.

Germination is quick in warm weather, and plants self-seed if allowed. (Winter cress; Land cress) Upland cress is a fast-growing alternative to watercress. The peppery leaves add a spicy spin when boiled in stews or soups or tossed fresh in salads.

Compact and uniform variety with deep purple-blue flowers. Ht. 25cm (10in). The branching habit is very tight, close to the base and produces a rich flush of attractive flower spikes.

Horehound Seeds

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

Dragonhead is an easy plant and can be direct-sown into the garden when the soil warms up in the spring. (Moldavian Balm) A tall plant with handsome dark green lemon-scented leaves, its appearance is reminiscent of hyssop or lavender, with showy lavender-blue...

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

(Paper daisy) Handsome daisies with papery petals. Rich shades of chamois, pink, rose and cream.

Considered antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory. (Da qing; Qiug dai) Contains indican and isatin B, both of which can be converted to indigo. Leaves and roots are effective against flu, encephalitis, measles, hepatitis, and mumps.

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”).

Seeds require stratification. Hardy to zone 6. But be forewarned: some suggest the aromatic seeds have exactly the opposite effect! Whatever the effect on the libido, it is clear that it has an effect on hormonal balance.

Leaves are delightfully honey-scented. Important beeplant in Australia.

But there is renewed interest in this, North Americas largest native fruit. They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort.

The young leaves are sweet and slightly tangy to the taste and are used like spinach in soups, salads and in meat and fish dishes. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom.

Ht. 40-60cm/16-24". It is also known as "pink brush" for its masses of pink flowers throughout much of the summer and fall. Research shows that this herb kills pathogenic bacteria, including at least one drug-resistant strain.