Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Texas

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

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

(New York ironweed) Tall native flower with masses of deep purple fluffy flowers. It was used by the Cherokee for pain, toothache, ulcers, and hemorrhage. It is a bitter tonic and alterative useful for menstrual disorders and fevers.

(Sticklewort) A welcome inheritance from the European gardens of the Middle Ages, agrimony is a hardy perennial that has naturalized to North America. It produces yellow, gold and green dyes with very good fastness and contains tannins, making it appropriate...

Valuable for respiratory and gastrointestinal problems such as asthma, bronchitis, and diarrhea. Also helpful for bladder problems and ulcers. Squeezing fresh leaves on insect bites and stings relieves pain and itching almost immediately.

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

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

Roots of this common wildplant are said to have “blood-purifying” properties. Useful for skin diseases, including eczema. Recent medical evidence supports folkloric use for tumours.

Rare species with green foliage reminiscent of rosemary in appearance. Like its grey cousin, S. Chamaecyparissus, it is particularly effective in knot gardens when clipped as low hedges.

Poultice of fresh leaves on wounds prevents infection. Leaf juice is reputed to have blood cleansing properties, to strengthen weak lungs, and to fight colds, diarrhea and similar digestive complaints.

It can be sown directly in an area that will receive full sun, to bloom from June to August. It quickly naturalized and has become the traditional symbol of carefree summer, nodding in the breeze in sunlit fields or garden beds from Newfoundland to Florida.

Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used. Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce. Standard variety. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves.

Ht. 40cm/15”. (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 to throw up bigger purple-blue flowers and more of them.

Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy. (Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory.

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

Fine flavour and aroma. Significant improvement over the Dark Opal variety. Leaves nearly pure purple-bronze; very little green.

Plant cumin seeds in a sunny spot with good drainage. Cumin Seeds Cumin is a pungent herb that is most commonly used to spice Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern foods. Though the spice is widely available in the west, the seeds are not, and we're pleased...

Very easy to grow. In Jamaica and in Guyana the preferred leaf is from the amaranth. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom.

One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract. Thin out seedlings as they appear and pinch young plants back to encourage fullness. It is easily grown from seed sown directly into the garden.

Large 10cm/4" roots are crispy, as you would expect, with a mild, almost sweet flavour. (Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green...

It is a tad sweeter too, making it one terrific parsley for all around use. Sometimes the texture of modern curled parsleys can be tough, a feature added by design to withstand long shipping and to extend shelf-life.

Succulent leaves are delicious boiled with salt and pickled in vinegar and spices. (Sea fennel) Aromatic herb found growing along European seashores. Height 30-60cm/1-2ft. Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the...

The fresh leaves are pounded to a paste and applied as a compress to the affected part. The Ewe name means "ghost eggplant", a potent reminder of the power of this herb, when misused, to turn people into zombie slaves.

(Indian celery) One of the many distinctive spices of Indian cooking, the seeds are used in curries, pickles and chutneys. Native to India and cultivated extensively in southeast Asia as well, the seeds are similar to caraway.

Striking head of star-like pistils, suspended by delicate cup-like calyces.

Start indoors at least 8 weeks before outdoor planting time your area. In temperate areas it is best grown in a warm greenhouse where plants will flower freely and produce several fruits.

Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. Prefers wet locations. Purple-rose flowers in spring. Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and relieves asthma...