Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Syracuse

Ht. 45-60cm (18-24in). Mildew resistant. Impressive annual variety with intense rose-purple flowers arranged in spikes. The mass of colour is so striking Bergamo was awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal for 2008.

The hard seeds need to be scarified in order to germinate. (American licorice) The sweet-tasting roots of wild licorice were once important medicine to the Great Plains Indians. The compound responsible for the sweetness is glycyrrhizin, a substance 50...

Important source of perfume. Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Old garden favourite.

Historically, however, its popularity hinged for centuries on its use by home brewers, hence the name "alehoof," or ale herb. (Alehoof) The balsamic leaves make an excellent cooling tea, known as "Gill tea," for the dog days of summer.

Ht. 40-45cm/16-18”. The effect is striking, as if masses of butterflies have gathered in the garden. Impressive French stoechas lavender with elongated wing-like magenta petals extending from dark bracts on slender stalks.

But in the future it is expected that the cosmetic industry will employ edelweiss to neutralize free radicals and prevent the formation of superoxides -- compounds associated with the signs of aging such as wrinkles.

Also excellent as an autumn decoration and sells well at farmers markets. A rare heirloom flint corn from Saskatchewan that goes back many generations. The stalks are very short, only 75-90cm (2.5-3ft) high, and the small 10cm (4") multicoloured cobs...

Leaves used by Hopi Indians to flavour wild game. Young foliage is strongly lemon-scented and excellent in tea. Attractive native of the American southwest with pink-purple flowers.

Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C. Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes. Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping.

Among Fenugreek's many ascribed medicinal attributes are helping to lower blood sugar and cholesterol and helping to raise libido. Use fenugreek to spice up just about any meal – particularly Mediterranean dishes.

Hardy along southern B.C. coast. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries. (Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms.

Native wildflower used by the Navajo and Cheyenne Indians as an analgesic for chest pains, wounds and fevers. Height 30-100cm/12-40”. Also used as a treatment for poison ivy. Yellow, droopy daisy-like flowers in summer.

Used as a medicinal herb by Native Americans as a treatment for parasites and colds. Sow into moist, moderately rich, well-draining soil after last frost. Tall stems bloom with radiant golden-yellow sunflowers and distinct black centers.

We offer high quality stratified seeds. 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.

Slow to germinate. (Mexican tarragon; Mexican marigold) Sweet-smelling leaves and flowers with a flavour similar to tarragon. Golden yellow flowers. Makes a stimulating tea. In warm areas where French tarragon will not grow, this is an excellent substitute.

(Puncturevine) This low growing vine likes moist, sandy soils. Bodybuilders use tribulus as a natural alternative to chemical anabolic steroids. Important diuretic herb in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for urinary problems, kidney and lower back pains...

Sow outdoors anytime from spring to autumn. The name means "land seaweed" and indeed it has a salty flavour and crispy texture that suggests seaweed but is easily cultivated on land.

(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.

Here is a flower-herb-veggie that cuts across the genres, with its white-flecked leaves and showy edible red-burgundy flowers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be...

Lovely ornamental lavender grown as an annual in flowerbeds, planters, and baskets. Ht. 50-60cm/20-24. Set against its soft aromatic fern-like green leaves are masses of bright blue lavender flowers.

Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye. Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom.

Spectacular drooping pink-rose flower spikes.

Ht. 5-9m/15-25ft. Prefers full sun and is drought tolerant. (Silktree; He huan pi) Known as the “happiness tree”, its flowers and bark are used in China to mend “broken hearts” and to induce a feeling of contentment and happiness.

(Lesser burnet) A tea made from the root and sweetened with honey was recommended for the bubonic plague! Used for stomach and intestinal inflammations, catarrh, cough and asthma. 15-50cm/6-20”

Culinary Herb Seeds Collection Our Culinary Herb Seeds Collection is comprised of 10 packets of our best-selling herb seeds: Sweet Basil Seeds, Italian Parsley Seeds, Curled Parsley Seeds, Cilantro/Coriander Seeds, Arugula Seeds, Dill Bouquet Seeds, Chives...

Like , germination rates are often less than 40% and may benefit from pretreatments suggested for . Wagner of the University of Munich, the leading European research group working on echinacea, suggest that is the correct name for the plant commonly traded...

Maintain at 10-15°C/50-60°F until germination is complete. Famous European alpine herb unrivalled as a bitter tonic. Requires a cold period (4-5 weeks at 5°C/40°F) or 24 hours in 40-70 ppm gibberellic acid for success.