Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Virginia Beach

Although leaves are small and time-consuming to gather, they are delicious to eat. One of the four ingredients of the Essiac anti-cancer remedy. Traditionally used for fevers, inflammation, diarrhea, excessive menstruation and cancer.

Salve or poultice is useful for swellings, boils, arthritis and rheumatism. Medicinally, it prevents blood clotting. (Yellow sweet clover) Important forage crop.

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.

(Herb bennet) Once known as the , the blessed herb. It contains tannins that give it an astringent, anti-inflammatory effect. Medieval gardeners would only harvest the root on March 25, and only under certain conditions, but for modern usage the root...

Spectacular towering spikes of creamy white flowers. Easy to use: chopped roots are soaked in water and stirred to a lather. Roots contain 2% saponin, a soapy substance valuable in shampoos; leaves a fine sheen to hair.

It is a small tree with fragrant showy pink flowers in summer. (Silktree; He huan pi) Known as the “happiness tree”, its flowers and bark are used in China to mend “broken hearts” and to induce a feeling of contentment and happiness.

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

A unique addition to cole slaw. Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy. Delicious cooked or served raw. Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather.

Lovely in rock gardens. Petite woolly rosettes of leaves resemble a cat's foot. Improves the appetite by stimulating bile flow, gastric juices and pancreatic secretions.

The flavour is fruity and smokey, and while they have some heat, the pickled fruits are perfect for those who do not like their chiles to start a fire. These teardrop-shaped peppers from Brazil are the cutest little things, less than an inch in size.

Native of Tibet with showy masses of violet-blue globe-like flowers from July to August. The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers.

Used in Chinese cuisine as a vegetable and in medicine for rheumatic pains. Wonderful for bath and shower as it invigorates the skin without harsh abrasion. (Loofah) Known as the ‘dishcloth gourd' because the dried over-ripe fruits can be used to scrub...

The flap-like appearance gives the leaves the look of an ear, which is why this form is known as "ear shiso." It is a shiso like the better known green and purple forms except the leaves have both green on top and purple underneath.

The Inca consumed it prior to going into war to increase their strength. Properly dried and stored, the root powder will retain its potency for years. The ground-hugging plant develops fleshy roots that are eaten as a vegetable or are dried and ground...

Something different to try in the garden. The completely white beets won't ever stain your clothes or your tablecloth! This heirloom beet from Holland has a delicious, sweet flavour.

Its legendary healing powers are summed up in the Arab proverb, “In the black seed is the medicine for every disease except death.” Seeds can be ground and used with near abandon like black pepper.

Purplish foliage. (Licorice basil) Originally from Persia, this gem has an endearing sweet anise fragrance and flavour.

Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist. Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm.

Juice of plant can be added to soaps to make an effective poison ivy-fighting soap. North American woodland plant with distinctive orange-yellow pendant-like flowers. Juice or freshly crushed leaves are effective for the treatment of poison ivy.

(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, .

The plant grows to almost a meter (3ft) in rich, well-drained soil, bearing white flowers in umbels that attract butterflies. Fresh chopped leaves are appealing in soups, stews, sauces and salads.

Will withstand only a few degrees of freezing, but plantations are now established in several southern U.S. states. The bark is employed to treat fever, nausea, vomiting and skin diseases.

And The flavour is so very good. It is a big meaty beefsteak type, almost seedless, with smooth skin and a distinctive shape like a heart. (Oxheart tomato) For the true dirt cognoscenti this is the only tomato worth growing.

Rich shades of chamois, pink, rose and cream. (Paper daisy) Handsome daisies with papery petals.

Ready to harvest in 75 days. This vigorous plant is a hardy producer. The shelf life is long after harvest. Athena Hybrid Cantaloupe is a favorite across the U.S. It is a early maturing Eastern melon that has consistently delivered great color, flavor,...

Superb dwarf basil with large leaves. More uniform than other varieties. Excellent for pots and for borders.

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.