Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Temecula

Of easiest culture; prefers moist, partly shady locations. (Japanese parsley) Unique flavour of leaves and leafstalks, either fresh or blanched, is pleasing in soups, salads, and fried foods.

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

Also used as an antibiotic against candida. The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches.

Formerly used as a cardiac stimulant like digitalis but is much stronger. Brilliant crimson and black flowers in June-July. According to Greek legends, this flower sprang from the blood of Adonis.

The flowers start earlier than other bergamots and last through August. Mildew resistant. The mass of colour is so striking Bergamo was awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal for 2008.

Indians made a wash for skin problems including skin cancer and venereal sores. A good gargle for mouth and throat sores. (Red root) Used as a tea substitute during the American Revolution.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

Requires well-drained soil but prefers low fertility. Ht. 30-90cm/1-3ft. Very tolerant of drought and a good plant for xeriscaping. Strong pungent fragrance. Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes...

Herbalists today use it as a detoxifier, especially in support of Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses. Ht. 90-120cm/3-4ft. It was once used for fever and malaria. (Pitcher sage; Blue sage; Kansas sage) Tall azure-blue sage of the American prairies...

Brilliant red tubular flowers. Prefers sandy or gravelly soil on a slope. Considered a ‘life medicine' by the Navajo people who have used it for menstrual pain, stomach ache, wounds, swellings and coughs.

ERFURTER is rich in medicinal mucilage, up to 10%. Noted for soothing irritations and inflammations of the skin, throat, eyes, lungs and urinary organs.

Sow in open ground in May; pull roots in October. Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall. Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home from sugar beets grown in your garden.

It is used to treat swollen limbs and swollen areas on the head. Like other Daturas the tubular flowers are spectacular in purple and white. The fresh leaves are pounded to a paste and applied as a compress to the affected part.

Compact plants are ideal for interplanting. Has double orange and maroon blossoms. Preferred variety of marigold for insect control.

Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Difficult to germinate; may take two years. Prefers sandy soil. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds.

Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails. Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat.

Excellent in dried arrangements. Water trapped in leaf basins is valued as an eyewash. Comb-like flowerheads were once used for raising nap on woolen cloth.

Our favourite because it is slow to bolt in summer. Butterhead type with loosely folded, succulent, dark green leaves.

Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Do not disturb roots when transplanting. Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and...

Also used for pain of the extremities, sciatic neuralgia, ezcema and itching. Can be toxic if improperly used. Pungent, bitter flavour. Thorn-covered berries harvested in autumn all over China.

The short internodes -- the length of the stem between leaves -- are why this variety is one of the most compact and bushy genovese basils available. Its medium dark green foliage has excellent flavour and aroma, and makes this variety an excellent choice...

Flowering stalks, young leaves and buds are delicious steamed, boiled or fried with other vegetables, meat or on its own. Start indoors in April or sow direct after last frost. Broccoli-like vegetable from China.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

Young leaves are processed to make fermented, semi-fermented or green teas/beverages. At least 3 billion people are regular drinkers. It is a shrub or small tree grown in the warm temperate parts of Asia.

Very robust and tall, with rigid stems; Lespedeza blooms late in the growing season, forming dense clusters of white and pink clover-like flowers that attract bees. Amerindians once burned dried stems over skin to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism.

Growing Licorice is very beneficial to your garden. Ht 36in (90cm). Chinese Licorice produces long pinnate branches, broad leaves, and clusters of lupin-like flower racemes that will eventually develop into a medicinal fruit.

It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy. Start seeds early: it takes 3-4 months to get garden-sized plants. Fine garden choice for borders in hot and dry locations. Ht. 40-50cm (16-20in).