Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Kent

Pink scentless flowers appear in June. (Eglantine rose) Spicy, sweet fragrant leaves fill the air, especially after a shower.

It was developed by crossing Canadian and American varieties to improve quality and disease resistance and to lower nicotine. The flavour is said to be somewhat stronger than other varieties.

The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be pickled and used like capers. Easy to grow from seeds in the garden or in containers.

It grows up to 5 m (16ft), but can be trimmed to create a hedge. 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,...

It was once used for fever and malaria. Ht. 90-120cm/3-4ft. Herbalists today use it as a detoxifier, especially in support of Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses. (Pitcher sage; Blue sage; Kansas sage) Tall azure-blue sage of the American prairies...

It helps to protect the brain, the liver and the cardiovascular system. While it is a tropical tree, it can withstand a little frost, and does well in containers if the tap root is pruned.

(Couve tronchuda; Portuguese kale)

Important medicinally for its calming effect. A pillow stuffed with hops flowers will overcome insomnia. Seeds will yield a mixture of male and female plants. Only seeds may be imported into the U.S. (plants not permitted).

The First Nations people of America used the bark for sore eyes, dysentery, toothache, headache, and as a tonic. Controversially, the bark contains cephalanthin, a compound that is both a poison and a source of its healing powers.

Edible and highly ornamental. (Rubra) Red-stemmed variety.

It contains aconitine, an analgesic, sedative and a neurotoxin at higher concentrations. In ancient times aconite was used as a poison to coat arrowheads in battle and hunt. Sow in rich, moist, well-draining soil in full sun to part shade.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

This and other species of Gossypium are the sources of the eminently useful cotton fibre. Can be grown for interest as a potplant in a bright window or greenhouse. The rootbark once gained notoriety as a powerful abortifacient, particularly in the southern...

Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard ( ). Now commonly used in place of black mustard ( ) because it is easier to harvest. Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder.

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.

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

(Honeyplant) Commercial variety for the cutflower market. Impressive in fresh floral arrangements! Casablanca is also a fine garden flower for tall borders. It is earlier to flower and more uniform than the standard form.

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...

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 is a shrub or small tree grown in the warm temperate parts of Asia. Can be grown indoors in a cool window. Young leaves are processed to make fermented, semi-fermented or green teas/beverages.

Approximately 300 seeds per packet. Ready to harvest in 105 days. Across and 10 to 12 in. It has an extra-sweet flavor, fine texture and is uniform in size. Dig in the fall for storage or leave in the ground until spring.

Source of lemongrass oil used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy, pastries, desserts, chewing gum - among its many uses. Note: Lemongrass seeds are naturally low in germination because of imperfect pollination.

The peppery leaves add a spicy spin when boiled in stews or soups or tossed fresh in salads. Preliminary research released in 2010 found that upland cress is the best source of phenethylisothiocyanate, a compound found to be effective against chronic...

Rootstocks produce compact rounded heads of purplish red foliage when being forced after fall harvest of roots. The red colour, crisp, crunchy texture, and slightly bitter taste add distinction to any green salad.

Yields camphor-like oil used primarily in soaps. Highly productive oil-yielding variety. Coarse, broad leaved variety.

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac.