Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Sacramento

Gumplant produces a resin that protects the flower heads while they are in bud. Also used as a healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters and poison ivy. Gumplant was a traditional Native American remedy, efficacious for colds, coughs, nasal congestion...

Juice of plant can be added to soaps to make an effective poison ivy-fighting soap. 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.

Plant is drought tolerant and suitable for xeriscaping; Deer resistant. Indeed, this is one very impressive herb native to England. Erupting like flames,” is how the breeder describes it.

Easy to grow in moist soil in full sun. But it is also a Chinese medicinal herb valued for its bitter aromatic tonic properties and is used to treat menstrual and liver disorders. Creamy white flowers set against a backdrop of green foliage makes this...

Due to its bioflavonoid content, the herb also strengthens the walls of capillaries and veins and can be used to treat varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and other vascular problems associated with aging.

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

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

(Round-headed bush clover) Lespedeza is native to central and eastern United States as well as Ontario and thrives in woodlands and prairies. Research evidence suggests that contains compounds that can lower blood cholesterol.

Reputation for treating depression, melancholy, and allied mental disorders. Scarlet, white or blue flowers close when bad weather is imminent, hence the name Weatherglass.

Also fights bacterial infections and inflammatory diseases and helps detox the liver. Prefers full sun.Ht. 30-60cm/1-2ft. Unlike its distant cousin cilantro it does not bolt in hot weather, so it produces gorgeous fresh foliage all summer long.

Pleasant thirst-quenching tea. Indigeneous folk remedy for colds and headache, and for urinary and venereal diseases. California Indians so cherished the tea for general use that it was always available.

The breeder's choice of variety name 'Gecofure' is an unimaginative contraction of 'GEnovese COmpatto FUsarium REsistant'. Excellent uniformity, aroma and flavour. Perfect for pot production.

Old English favourite for cottage gardens. Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers.

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

The young leaves can be cooked like spinach. It gets quite tall, up to 2m/6ft high, but then it produces long green tassels that swoop down for a striking tropical effect in the garden.

Ground ivy was one of the most popular herbs for brewing prior to the 16th century, and for years a battle was waged in public houses across Europe over which drink was preferable hopped or unhopped ale until finally hops won out, and ground ivy "subsided"...

Grows like cucumbers. Excellent stuffed or stir fried. For stir fried dishes, parboil for 3 minutes to reduce bitterness. (Foo gwa; Bitter gourd) Squash-like fruit with an agreeably bitter, tangy flavour and edible peel.

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. Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that...

In the West, moringa has become popular "superfood" for its extraordinary nutritional content and for its powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and tissue-protective properties.

(Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory. Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy.

Outside, they do best in climates that are similar to their native zones, but are excellent container plants for those in colder areas, growing and fruiting indoors in sunny exposures or greenhouses.

Performs well in poor soils and is tender with small tap roots. Retains its color even after being cooked or pickled. Ruby Queen Beet is ready to harvest in just 52-days much earlier than other varieties.

Maca has a reputation similar to ginseng (though not related botanically) for increasing memory, energy and stamina, and is popularly considered an aphrodisiac for both sexes. The chemical p-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate in maca is thought to be responsible...

Bulbs will stay fresh for several weeks. Cut the bulb into fresh sticks and add to your vegetable tray for snacking. Kohlrabi's greens and bulb can be utilized in salads, soups and stir-fry.

But can be maintained at 1m/3ft with regular pruning. Grows to 6m/20ft. Rich source of cardiac glycosides used for heart disease. Patients who are intolerant of digitalis. Do not use without medical supervision.

Heavy-yielding indeterminate vines. Ideal for slicing. Beefsteak Tomato is an old-fashioned favorite that bears big, meaty, 2 lbs. Ready to harvest in 75 days. Fruits with rich, full flavor.

Australian aborigines have long used the crushed leaves for skin infections. Easy to grow in containers. Small tree or shrub with narrow bright-green leaves. The English explorer Captain Cook brewed a spicy and refreshing tea from the leaves.