Herbs Seeds For Sale In Ottawa

Organic Chives Seeds (Common) Chives are perennial herbs that can be planted indoors or outdoors. A very versatile and tasty herb! Not only do chives add flavor to baked potatoes, but they can also be used to flavor soups and other foods as well.

Named after Yolo County in California where the Campbell Soup Company introduced this bell pepper in 1952. Fruits are dark green maturing to red. It quickly became popular among growers because of its improved resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and because...

(Saltwort; Land seaweed) One of the oldest vegetables of Japan, traditionally used in sushi and salads, and it is served as a bed for fish and meat. Serve with a little butter or oil for a wonderful treat.

Ancient Aztec food grain. Can be milled into flour. Protein content is higher than that of wheat, rice, and corn.High in the essential amino acid, lysine, which is generally low in other grains.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

Whether in the garden or on the windowsill, learn their likes and dislikes, and you'll be rewarded with flavor and beauty. Start seeds 6-8 weeks before anticipated transplant date.

Allowing the flowers to remain on the plant completes this biennial's life cycle, but resulting seed may develop into volunteers the following spring. Easy to grow, its only requirement is well-drained soil.

Young leaves can also be added fresh to salads. Best sown outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. (Roscano; Barba di Frate) Traditional seasonal vegetable from Italy, now trendy in high end restaurants in Europe and North America.

Borage also produces very attractive edible flowers. Plant borage seeds in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Similar in taste to certain types of cucumber, borage is a tasty culinary herb that is widely used in Europe and increasingly popular in the...

(Termite plant; Babantsi; Bio-diesel plant) Impressive-looking small tree cultivated as an ornamental throughout Africa. In India a renewable bio-fuel is made from the seeds. Seeds and leaves have a strong purgative action and poisonous if used internally.

(Chinese ephedra) In Chinese medicine this species is considered equivalent to and is used for the same purposes. Has higher total saponins, including the various forms of ephedrine.

Mildly intoxicating clove-scented leaves are used in salads and other cold dishes. Note that much of what is sold as sacred or holy basil is actually spice basil, listed separately.

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac.

A decoction is used to treat constipation. Can be invasive. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses. Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach.

(Carline thistle) Root is used as a liver, gall bladder and kidney tonic, and an ingredient in Swedish Bitters. Not invasive like other thistles; a protected wildflower in Germany.

Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and relieves asthma and chronic bronchitis. New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine...

The most compact genovese variety available. Excellent choice for potted plant growers and for greenhouse and hydroponic basil producers. The internodes -- the length of the stem between leaves -- are extremely short, which is why the plants are exceptionally...

Slow bolting with a pungent taste. Mature seeds are produced about 3 months after planting and are harvested when dry on the plant.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow. Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism.

Standard lettuce-leaf type grown in Italy. Large ribbed leaves, strong flavour.

The black sagebrush is one of the most common shrubs of the United States. The low grey-green shrub is found from California to New Mexico north to Montana. The Shoshoni Indians of Nevada used the leaves for coughs and colds.

(Moldavian Balm) A tall plant with handsome dark green lemon-scented leaves, its appearance is reminiscent of hyssop or lavender, with showy lavender-blue flowers reaching 45cm/18”.

Lavender can survive cold winters as long as there isn't standing water over the winter. For dried flowers harvest before they open fully and store in a cool, dry place. 20-28 days, 70ºF.

(Thornapple; Devils Trumpet) Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery. Beautiful double orange-yellow upright trumpet-like flowers.

(New York ironweed) Tall native flower with masses of deep purple fluffy flowers. Prefers moist conditions but will tolerate a wide range of soils. It was used by the Cherokee for pain, toothache, ulcers, and hemorrhage.

Caper Seeds Commonly used for its buds and berries, which can be pickled and used as seasoning in a variety of dishes, tea made from the root of the Caper bush is known to be beneficial against rheumatism.

Also used as a healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters and poison ivy. It was listed as an official drug in the US in the late 1860s when its effectiveness against poison ivy was recognized.