Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Des Moines

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.

Long stems, suitable for cutflowers. Dense double white pompon type. Contains 0.3% parthenolide.

Used by Amerindians as a purgative, emetic, and anti-inflammatory. Under study as a potential booster of the immune system. Showy American native with blue-violet flower spikes and majestic, upright growth habit.

We now know that the leaves are very rich in vitamin C. Quick and easy crop. It is a cool season crop that does best in the early spring or in autumn, and can be sown successively for multiple crops.

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

Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism. Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow.

It is commonly used for bronchial diseases, cough. Colds, dyspepsia, stomachache, gout and constipation, and is used externally to clear up skin infections. Aromatic native of southern and eastern Africa where it is widely used for fevers and the treatment...

Much easier to grow than the North American species. Needs full or partial sun in a well-drained location. Used for anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, and depression, especially in cases of excessive brooding and pent-up emotions.

Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that may replace sperm whale oil. Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth.

Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute. Promotes bile secretion. Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around.

Umbel stems continue to be sold as natural toothpicks in the Middlle East and Asia. They are known to act against kidney stones, angina pectoris, muscle spasms, gastrointestinal cramps, colic, painful menstruation and bronchial asthma.

Gaining a well-deserved reputation as a highly effective remedy for colds and flus. It has been introduced successfully in many parts of the world including North America, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

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

The oil is antiseptic, decongestant, analgesic, promotes circulation, reduces fevers and relieves cramps. Seeds need light to germinate. Also used in commercial preparations for bacterial and fungal infections in fish.

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.

Mounds of lacy leaves topped all summer long by a profusion of pink or white flowers. Should not be used without medical supervision. Used in folk medicine to treat disorders of the prostate.

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

Like the green variety, the leaves are best used when young when they are sweet and slightly tangy. Very easy to grow. They are popular in soups, salads, and in meat and fish dishes.

Leaves from the mature plant are harvested in the summer, dried, crushed and ground to a powder which can be mixed with hot water or lemon juice to make a paste that is applied to hair, nails or skin.

Developed in the 1980s by Swedish echinacea breeder, Magnus Nilsson. Excellent longlasting cutflower. Was proclaimed the Perennial Plant of the Year for 1998. Beautiful European variety with rose-purple petals that don't droop as much as wild echinaceas.

The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy. Tolerates drought well and often self-seeds in optimum conditions.

Purplish foliage. (Licorice basil) Originally from Persia, this gem has an endearing sweet anise fragrance and flavour.

It is also believed to protect against poisonous snakes and violence. The seeds are toxic and should not be used internally. In traditional medicine it is used for inflammation of the tongue, headache, diarrhea, veneral disease, skin sores, and cancer.

Good tonic during convalescence. White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads. (Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms.

Has large maroon leaves, red stems, and spiky red seedpods. Can reach as high as 150cm/60in. Large tropical-looking foliage. Oil extracted from the seeds of the green form is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea.