Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Los Angeles

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

The yellow pigment is found primarily in the seeds, although can also be extracted from the leaves. Sow in a sunny spot, where it will get lots of moisture. Ht 24-60in (60-180cm). Deep taproot discourages relocation.

The most compact genovese variety available. Excellent choice for potted plant growers and for greenhouse and hydroponic basil producers. The medium green leaves have excellent flavour and aroma.

Seeds used like regular caraway except this annual strain is superior for commercial production. Sow Mar/Apr for harvest in Aug/Sept. Also seeds do not shatter when mature making them much easier to harvest.

Interesting Mexican vegetable green. D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering oxalic acid in spinach.

North American woodland plant with distinctive orange-yellow pendant-like flowers. When applied liberally to affected skin, it works almost immediately to soothe and help to reduce the itchy rash caused by poison ivy's irritant oils.

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

Similar to the narrowleaf species in both appearance and medicinal action. Like , germination rates are often less than 40% and may benefit from pretreatments suggested for . The taller (1m/40”) and the paler of the two, and may, in fact, be the more...

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

(Honeyplant) Florets, once gone to seed, supply an impressive yield of grain. Requires staking, and a sunny location. Height up to 3ft (90cm) Umbel stems continue to be sold as natural toothpicks in the Middlle East and Asia.

Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple. Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Strong flavour and scent.

Usually grown as an annual. Showy Australian native with flowers of pure white like the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast.

Looks like a cayenne pepper with long glossy scarlet pods 15-17cm/6-7" but the flavour is sweet and tart with undertones of strawberry and apples and no bitterness. Heavy yields, about twice as much as cayenne.

High yielding variety for medicinal use. The proazulene add a distinctive blue colour to the essential oil. Elite variety for commericial production, rich in proazulene, a powerful anti-inflammatory agent.

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

Highly aromatic, with a pleasant mint-like scent. A study has shown that the vapours given off by the foliage can protect stored grain from insect damage. Ht. 60-80cm/24-32". Has a history of medicinal and food use by Native Americans, especially for...

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

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

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

Ht. 30cm/12”. Bushier and higher foliage mass than other varieties, and has high essential oil content. Improved uniform selection for commercial production.

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

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

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