Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Denver

(Jewels of Opar; Fameflower; Tu ren shen)

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.

One of the four ingredients of the Essiac anti-cancer remedy. Traditionally used for fevers, inflammation, diarrhea, excessive menstruation and cancer. Although leaves are small and time-consuming to gather, they are delicious to eat.

It is said to neutralize toxins and help regulate blood sugar levels. Ht 36in (90cm). Not only does it help with soil nitrogen, it also helps to control erosion and provide habitat for helpful garden dwellers.

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

Produces masses of rosy pink flowers on mounds of aromatic grey green foliage. Ht. 60cm/24”.

Dwarf non-climbing growth habit is ideal for borders, window boxes and hanging baskets. Or for fun freeze the flowers in ice cubes for drinks. Peppery leaves and fragrant flowers are delicious added fresh to salads.

Flavour and odour is pungent, not sweet like the true root-propagated strains. Variety commonly sold as peppermint or spearmint. Useful for tea, for medicinal purposes.

Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves. Its use dates to ancient Egypt where it was called "food of the kings." The plant has anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, and is highly nutritious, even more so than...

Also excellent as an autumn decoration and sells well at farmers markets. Old timers still call it "squaw corn" and remember making a porridge out of it during the cold winter months.

Compact spineless plants are a delight to harvest all summer long and improved disease resistance means plants will continue to pump out fruit even after other varieties have shut down for the summer.

Contains the same dyestuff as indigo, though in lower concentration. For ages the main source of blue dye in Europe, until the introduction of indigo in the 17th century. Because it is hardy (unlike indigo) woad is still grown for natural dyeing.

Pale, lavender-tinted whorled white flowers somewhat like morning glory form above the leaves from June to August, followed by coarse, spiny fruit that eventually splits to release the seeds.

Prefers sunny locations with well-drained soil. The ornate blue-dappled white flowers resemble famous Dutch pottery made in and around the town of Delft since the 16th century. (Spanish fennel flower) Hardy annual flower, native of southern Spain, the...

Requires well-drained soil but prefers low fertility. Common in the dry plains and slopes of the American West. Strong pungent fragrance. Very tolerant of drought and a good plant for xeriscaping.

Approximately 300 seeds per packet. Across and 10 to 12 in. Dig in the fall for storage or leave in the ground until spring. Ready to harvest in 105 days. All-American Parsnip is a creamy, wedge-shaped root that grows 3 in.

Hardy to zone 8. Native tree of southern Europe where it grows up to 20 m. Source of the richly delicious pine nuts used in pestos and other Mediterranean dishes. Attractive potplant; grows well in pots, but will not produce pine nuts unless grown where...

Most popular everlasting; long cherished for wide colour range: crimson, salmon, rose, brown, yellow, and white.

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

Young seedlings as fresh greens with oil and salt.X6554 Also to flavour bread, soups, potato dishes and to make an aromatic tea. Near relative of fenugreek. Powdered leaves and flowers used in Switzerland to flavour and colour Schabzieger or Sapsago cheese.

Low parthenolide. Good container plant and for edging. Masses of double white flowers on neat, compact plants 18cm/7” high. Lovely in fresh or dry bouquets and arrangements.

Can be invasive. Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach. A decoction is used to treat constipation. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses.

Oil extracted from the seeds of the green form is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea. Can reach as high as 150cm/60in. A showy form of the venerable castor bean long used in medicine.

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

Very tender with distinctive bittersweet flavour. (Chinese spinach; Hinn choy) Young leaves are eaten either cooked or raw like spinach, but contain more calcium and iron. Stems can be cooked like asparagus.

Start seeds early: it takes 3-4 months to get garden-sized plants. It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy. Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green foliage.

Thrives in shady, damp places. Attractive lacy foliage topped by clusters of small purple flowers. A tea made from the herb is recommended as part of the fresh vegetable juice diet devised to combat cancer by Rudolf Breuss.