Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Ontario

This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit. They are said also to nourish muscles and enrich bone marrow. Studies show that the seeds have a tranquilizing and hypnotic effect, and are analgesic and anticonvulsive.

Has a faint thyme-like aroma. Infusion of leaves makes a pleasant cordial tea. New research shows it is a good skin and wound remedy. Helps overcome stomach weakness.

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

Used for tea and for flavouring meat. Lavender flowers; strong fragrance. Frequently seen along roadsides in eastern Canada and U.S.

(Cape gooseberry; Husk cherry; Goldenberry)

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

(Paracress; Electric daisy) Trendy chefs and bartenders love to play with this fun new ingredient! The striking button-like flowers can be added to salads and cocktails for a surprising but delightful "electric" tingling effect.

Used in India like stramonium in treatment of asthma, whooping cough and bronchitis. Poultice of leaves used for rheumatic swellings of the joints, lumbago, painful tumours.

A new improved form of Gigante d'Italia, the old favourite of Italy. The growth is uniform, dark green in colour, and the leaves are bigger than the original. It also has shown to have some resistance to downy mildew.

Apt name as all parts exude a milky juice when cut. Wild flower growing up to 1m/3ft high. Used for asthma, painful cough and scrofula. Young shoots are eaten like asparagus. Root and rhizome are anodyne (pain killing).

The white and pink flowers are very fragrant, and are used in the production of perfumes. In the Middle East henna is a traditional part of wedding celebrations, decorating the hands and feet of participants, especially the bride, in beautiful and elaborate...

Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across. Excellent cutflower. Good heat and drought tolerance. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies.

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

(Coastal wormwood; San Juan mugwort) Beautiful silvery-green mugwort with a pleasant sage scent. Grows in coastal areas from northern California to southern B.C. Excellent for moxa, and as such it is decidedly less harsh than the common mugwort, .

(Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green but turns a bright white as the radishes mature.

(Aoshiso) Decorative green foliage reminiscent of coleus. Cinnamon-scented leaves are popular in Japan for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand.

Flowering stalks, young leaves and buds are delicious steamed, boiled or fried with other vegetables, meat or on its own. Broccoli-like vegetable from China. Start indoors in April or sow direct after last frost.

This variety is heavy cropping, bearing white fruit all season long on runnerless plants. Berries are very sweet, with a faint pineapple tang, excellent for eating fresh out of hand, or for use in jams.

Finally, here is a lemon catnip that truly smells of lemons. For years we have carried ‘Lemon Catnip' and while it had a perceptable hint of lemon, it never quite lived up to its name.

Fine border plant. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink. Infusion used for sore gums. Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation.

Double Delight Hybrid Sweet Pepper has festive colors and a fresh flavor. Enjoy a bounty of delicious sweet peppers in a gorgeous mix of reds and yellows. They ripen very early in the season and are ready to harvest in 75 days.

Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system. Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory.

Germinates in 10-days and is ready for harvest in 60-days. The leaf is soft and can be served as a fresh salad. The leaves are light green, tender and the stalks are a pale ivory. Approximately 200 seeds per packet.

According to Gerard, the powder snuffed up the nose was prescribed to ‘cleanse the head of tough slimy humours.' White or pinkish flower clusters inspire its other name, the Pearl.

(Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom. In Jamaica and in Guyana the preferred leaf is from the amaranth.

The effect is striking, as if masses of butterflies have gathered in the garden. Impressive French stoechas lavender with elongated wing-like magenta petals extending from dark bracts on slender stalks.