Herbs Seeds For Sale In California

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

Used to treat irritability, insomnia and anxiety. This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit. (Suan zao ren; Sour date kernel) Hailed the anti-stress herb, seeds are used in Chinese medicine to calm the mind and preserve chi energy.

In India a renewable bio-fuel is made from the seeds. Seeds and leaves have a strong purgative action and poisonous if used internally. Used externally for skin parasites, venereal disease, herpes, and as a dressing for wounds.

Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes. Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease.

D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order. Flower clusters can be steamed like broccoli or fried in egg batter with mozzarella cheese. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering...

Apply 1 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 5 row feet, and 1 inch of compost. Imparts a wonderful wild mountain aroma in the garden. Germination code: (4) Also available as a plant.

Ht. 25cm (10in). The branching habit is very tight, close to the base and produces a rich flush of attractive flower spikes. Will flower the first season if started early. Compact and uniform variety with deep purple-blue flowers.

Important dyeplant: flowerheads yield bright yellow-orange shades for fabrics. Cheery garden plants.

Thrives in dry open areas. Ideal for diarrhea and as a soothing application to burns. Sulphur yellow flowers. Rhizomes are rich in tannin.

Caraway can also be cooked as a root vegetable much like parsnip or carrot. Caraway is a versatile culinary herb that is commonly used in breads – particularly rye bread, and also occasionally to flavor cheeses such as havarti.

Contains 0.3% parthenolide. Long stems, suitable for cutflowers. Dense double white pompon type.

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. This Italian classic is unsurpassed in salads such as , and it is great for sauces, salsas and canning.

One triterpenoid glycoside has been shown to have an antifungal effect against candida. A cocktail of chemical constituents has been found to be medicinally active, including flavonoids, saponins and glycosides.

It also has shown to have some resistance to downy mildew. The growth is uniform, dark green in colour, and the leaves are bigger than the original. Yields are heavy! Excellent for both home gardens and for the fresh-cut and processing markets.

(Rubra) Red-stemmed variety. Edible and highly ornamental.

(Da huang; Chinese rhubarb; Turkey rhubarb)

All parts are bitter. Attractive British wildflower with masses of milky white or purplish flowers. Used for gout, rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, dropsy and cardiac ailments. Commonly used in homeopathy.

Fresh seeds can take two years to germinate, but ours come pre-stratified for fall sowing to emerge the following spring. The plants are then left to progress as naturalized plants.

Basil Seeds Collection - 7 Different Varieties of Basil Seeds! Basil is the most popular culinary herb in the world, and its many varieties produce a plethora of heavenly tastes for the palate.

The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be pickled and used like capers. Easy from seeds; for gardens or in containers.

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.

Roots contain medicinal constituents similar to those found in . Flowers are 7cm/3” across with a chocolate brown centre. Requires cold stratification for 1-2 months to break seed dormancy.

Steamed or sauteed, and dressed with lemon and oil, it is commonly served with fish. It grows wild along the coast but the monks were known for growing it in their gardens. Best sown outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked in spring.

Spectacular drooping pink-rose flower spikes.

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