Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Topeka

Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Leaves are a light golden colour. Much improved over its wild relative. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups.

Ht. 90-150cm/3-5ft. Easy to grow in moist soil in full sun. Indeed, the Royal Horticultural Society has honoured it with an Award of Garden Merit, and it is an excellent as a cut or dried flower.

Major), having the same broad leaves. Seeds are used to promote urination and to clear heat. Specially noted for correcting eye problems caused by deficient liver and kidneys (such as dry eyes or cataracts) or excess heat in the liver channel (such as...

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

The rootbark once gained notoriety as a powerful abortifacient, particularly in the southern United States. Contains gossypol, which research has revealed has important anti-parasitic and antiviral effects, and has shown promise as a male anti-fertility...

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

Squeezing fresh leaves on insect bites and stings relieves pain and itching almost immediately. Also helpful for bladder problems and ulcers. Familiar broad leaves have astringent, diuretic and expectorant properties.

Graceful sprays of small papery flowers; white, yellow, blue, lavender and rose.

Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish. No blanching required. Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley.

Strongest scent and flavour of all the Thai basils. Superb variety, excellent for Vietnamese and Thai cooking.

Well known as a grain, cover crop and beeplant; not so well known is its medicinal value. The infusion made from the flowering tops is high in rutin which combats arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and veins).

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

(Cleavers) Fresh juice or infusion is applied to skin diseases and eruptions with good success. Said to remove freckles. Roots produce a red dye.

Highly aromatic, with a pleasant mint-like scent. Has a history of medicinal and food use by Native Americans, especially for cough, colds, and pneumonia. A study has shown that the vapours given off by the foliage can protect stored grain from insect...

Excellent lemon scent with larger leaves and more robust growth habit than the standard lemon basil variety. Up to 90cm/3ft with pink flowers.

Beans will grow from 60cm/2ft-90cm/3ft long but pick them when they're tender (40cm/16in long). Excellent stir fried. Best started early indoors. (Yard long bean; Dow gauk) Stringless bean with a mildly sweet flavour.

Sow 4 days after cress to mature concurrently. The well known condiment is prepared from ground mustard seeds. Whole seeds are used to season pickles, sausages and sauerkraut. (Mustard cress; Yellow mustard) True companion to curled cress for salads and...

What happens is the mouth goes numb briefly, followed by an intense cooling sensation. This European variety has bright gold button flowers with red "eyes" that look like they might be from a raging bull!

It was also used to treat respiratory problems, including tuberculosis. Traditionally, it was used as a tea to treat diarrhea and dysentery, and cooked in milk with honey and butter.

Said to be effective when applied topically for ulcers and injuries to the skin. It has been used as a diuretic, and to induce perspiration. The plant is a biennial, preferring dry, sandy soil and full sun.

Ht. 70-90cm/28-36in. Seed extracts were shown to inhibit both forms of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme involved in inflammation. The ornate blue-dappled white flowers resemble famous Dutch pottery made in and around the town of Delft since the 16th century.

Studies confirm that it is effective for blood sugar, lowering without affecting insulin levels. The oil is distilled and harvested commercially. It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S.

Pair over bulbs or use as a groundcover. The showy purple flowers are edible! Their fragrance has a wintergreen overtone, and may be added to soups, fruit, potato salads, ravioli, and to desserts as a garnish.

Because of the risk of toxicity, stramonium is prohibited for sale in Canada. All parts of the plant contain high levels of tropane alkaloids, which can cause delirium, uncontrolled rise in body temperature, elevated heart rate, brain damage and death.

It gets quite tall, up to 2m/6ft high, but then it produces long green tassels that swoop down for a striking tropical effect in the garden. The young leaves can be cooked like spinach.