Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Tennessee

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

Should not be used without medical supervision. Mounds of lacy leaves topped all summer long by a profusion of pink or white flowers. The plant is being tested as a substitute for purple foxglove in the treatment of heart disorders.

It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy. Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green foliage. Excellent for dried arrangements and potpourris.

Also in soups, salads and stews. Chopped leaves are excellent with oily fish, such as mackerel, eel and salmon, for they improve digestibility. Fennel tea is given to infants for its calming and anti-flatulent effects.

For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Has strong flavour and high oil content. Finely cut foliage. Anthocyanin-free, so it is greener than most dills.

They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March. (Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour.

Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges. Delicious in preserves, sauces and tea. Pink flowers have delicate fragrance; June. (Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America.

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. Hardy along southern B.C. coast.

Old timers still call it "squaw corn" and remember making a porridge out of it during the cold winter months. A rare heirloom flint corn from Saskatchewan that goes back many generations.

Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold. Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves.

The result is a beautiful new ornamental herb for sunny borders or mass plantings. (Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax the hardy perennial...

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.

The infusion made from the pink flowers or leaves is used externally to moisturize and tone the skin and internally to soothe mucous membranes irritated and inflamed by coughs, stomach upsets and other intestinal problems.

Finally, here is a lemon catnip that truly smells of lemons. For years we have carried ‘Lemon Catnip' and while it had a perceptable hint of lemon, it never quite lived up to its name.

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.

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

Medium-hot at 5,000 Scoville units. Excellent in soups, chilli, and stews. Heavy yields, about twice as much as cayenne. Looks like a cayenne pepper with long glossy scarlet pods 15-17cm/6-7" but the flavour is sweet and tart with undertones of strawberry...

(Da huang; Chinese rhubarb; Turkey rhubarb)

Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation. Also used for high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness. Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385

Use fenugreek to spice up just about any meal – particularly Mediterranean dishes. Fenugreek Seeds Fenugreek - also sometimes called “fenigreek” - is a highly versatile herb variety that is prized for its culinary and medicinal attributes.

Curly, aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, or as a refreshing garnish. Something different from Europe. No blanching required.

The First Nations people of America used the bark for sore eyes, dysentery, toothache, headache, and as a tonic. The roots were used for "menstruation sickness" which the Seminoles believed was a weakness men suffered after having intercourse with a menstruating...

Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. Excellent cutflower. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies. Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across. Good heat and drought tolerance.

What happens is the mouth goes numb briefly, followed by an intense cooling sensation. There is hint of a bitter, grassy flavor but that is really secondary to the sensation. This European variety has bright gold button flowers with red "eyes" that look...

Seeds and leaves have a strong purgative action and poisonous if used internally. Used externally for skin parasites, venereal disease, herpes, and as a dressing for wounds. In India a renewable bio-fuel is made from the seeds.

Needs long growing season. Leaves contain indican which must be oxidized by fermentation to produce the dye. Fresh herbage (strongest when in flower) is steeped in water for 12-48 hours with frequent stirring.