Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Warren

Has protective, soothing effect on inflamed mucous membranes. Source of important resin. Used in lozenges for sore throat and cough, and for diarrhea and dysentery. Suited for indoor pot culture.

Heavy yields and insect resistant. The small round fruit, 7cm/3" in diameter, are eaten when green, and when they turn orange they are good for stuffing. Stunning red-orange heirloom variety from Turkey.

Improved strain for commercial production. Up to 0.5% hypericin; yields 2.5 tonnes/ha (1 ton/acre).

Common weed, popular as a pot-herb. Rich source of vitamins A and C. Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter.

For years we have carried ‘Lemon Catnip' and while it had a perceptable hint of lemon, it never quite lived up to its name. What a wonderful way to sip tea before bedtime to help you sleep!

Flowers are sometimes brewed into tea, though caution should be taken as seeds and leaves contain oxalic acid and saponin. Grows naturally in disturbed soils. Height 24-36in (60-90cm)

Detailed growing instructions included. Seeds are planted in hardwood forests or in specially prepared beds anytime from Sept. The following spring, the seedlings appear, and in 3 to 6 years they mature.

Trouble-free, with few pests or diseases, it is an excellent choice for mixed borders in a well-drained location with sun or part shade. Sow seeds outdoors in shallow trenches in Spring, thinning seedlings to six to nine inches apart when they appear.

Besides its nematodicidal and insecticidal properies, it destroys noxious weeds, including ground elder, bindweed, couch grass and ground ivy. (Huacatay) ‘Weedkiller' plant. AIso effective mosquito control.

Tall, vigorous habit. Coarser foliage; almost completely lacks the odour and flavour characteristic of the true French variety. Not recommended.

Chinese herb used traditionally to treat headache and to nasal congestion. Thorn-covered berries harvested in autumn all over China. Can be toxic if improperly used. Pungent, bitter flavour.

Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants. Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves. All America Winner for 1992. Finely cut foliage. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles.

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

There is hint of a bitter, grassy flavor but that is really secondary to the sensation. What happens is the mouth goes numb briefly, followed by an intense cooling sensation. This European variety has bright gold button flowers with red "eyes" that look...

(Yellow-berried nightshade) Spiny, diffuse herb found throughout India. Also used for flatulence, sore throat, and toothache. Bitter fruits are used in Indian curries. Has high concentration of solasodine, a starting material for the manufacture of cortisone...

(Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations. Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic.

(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.

The famous dessert melon of the tropics. Dwarf variety 75cm/30”. Both the fruits and leaves are high in papain, an enzyme that aids digestion and is used in meat tenderizer.

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

Produces masses of rosy pink flowers on mounds of aromatic grey green foliage. Ht. 60cm/24”.

The foliage has a strong pungent aroma and bitter taste owing to the presence of camphor and terpenoids. (Desert sage; Basin sagebrush) This iconic sagebrush of the American West is a pale-grey shrub that can reach 1m/3ft in height.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

Blooms all summer. Set against its soft aromatic fern-like green leaves are masses of bright blue lavender flowers. Ht. 50-60cm/20-24. Lovely ornamental lavender grown as an annual in flowerbeds, planters, and baskets.

(Yellow dock) Ointment for skin eruptions and itchy skin is made by boiling roots in vinegar, then mixing softened pulp with lard or petroleum jelly. Various plant parts used with mordants yield yellow, green, gold and tan dyes.

Lovely clear blue daisy flowers. Has diuretic, tonic and laxative properties, and is said to protect the liver from effects of excessive coffee drinking. A wild flower in much of North America.

Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves. Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold.