Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Round Rock

Strongest scent and flavour of all the Thai basils. Superb variety, excellent for Vietnamese and Thai cooking.

Has been used for rheumatic pains, diarrhea and coughs. Pretty border perennial with pale blue flowers. As with ordinary flax, seeds contain linseed oil.

Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across. Good heat and drought tolerance. Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. Attracts butterflies. Excellent cutflower.

(Catgut) Showy native herb with pink and yellow pea-like flowers. Tea made from the roots is said to improve male potency and promote muscular development. The roots are also a source of the insecticide rotenone.

(Cancerweed) Attractive purple-blue flowers and cleft, dandelion-like leaves. An American folk remedy for cancer, hence its alias "cancerweed." Indians used the roots for sores, and the tea has been used for colds, coughs, nervous conditions.

High in vitamin C. 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.

(Low sagebrush) A low gray-green sagebrush, no higher than 40cm/16". Found throughout the American West, from Washington to California and Colorado, growing on rocky or thin soil, or in very dry sites.

Due to overharvesting in China it is endangered in the wild, but it is now in cultivation in India and Japan. The tree reaches 20m/65ft. The bark, stem and leaves contain camptothecin, an alkaloid effective against leukemia, colon cancer and other tumours,...

Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic. Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub. Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang.

(Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour. They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March.

Loves full sun. It produces flowering shoots and bladed grass up to 1m tall. It can be found growing in meadows, hay fields, wetlands and disturbed soils. Like woodruff, it has a sweet vanilla aroma that is released when dried or wilted.

They are a delightful tea and culinary seasoning. Attractive honey plant with masses of white flower spikes, rich in nectar. Leaves, when crushed, are strongly anise-scented. Simmer leaves in cream for licorice flavour in ice cream recipes.

Was once a potent symbol of romance for courting couples. Flowers are edible. Used for dropsy, respiratory catarrh and skin eruptions. (Johnny jump up) Old English favourite with charming small purple, lavender and yellow flowers.

These "berries" are quite edible, and the taste is a bit like mulberries. Ht. 40-50cm/16-20". But the novel thing about this plant is that late in the season red, juicy strawberry or raspberry-like "berries" appear along the stems.

Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across. Good heat and drought tolerance. Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies.

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

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

Gumplant was a traditional Native American remedy, efficacious for colds, coughs, nasal congestion and bronchial irritations. Gumplant produces a resin that protects the flower heads while they are in bud.

A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat. Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails.

The infusion made from the pink flowers or leaves is used externally to moisturize and tone the skin and internally to soothe mucous membranes irritated and inflamed by coughs, stomach upsets and other intestinal problems.

Also used to make Chartreuse, the famous liqueur made by the Carthusian monks in the mountains of France, Low mat-forming plant with grey felt-like leaves; excellent for rock gardens.

The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring rich meats like pork or duck. Improved strain for commercial production. Contains up to 2.5% essential oil; yields up to 3 tonnes/ha (1.2 ton/acre).

Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth. Oil squeezed from the nuts has proved so valuable it is called the new “liquid gold” of the West, and jojoba “prospectors” are banking on its future.

Sometimes referred to as ‘Chinese Prozac'. Has adaptogenic and immune-enhancing properties similar to ginseng. Hardy climbing vine, to zone 5. (Wu-wei-zi) Chinese medicinal; astringent and demulcent berries are used to treat nervous conditions, chronic...

(Creosote bush) Effective antibiotic against bacteria, viruses and other parasites. Has been included in remedies for cancer.

Long history of use as a hallucinogen by the Mexican Indians. The effects of this plant are well described by Castaneda in .

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