Treated Seeds Seeds For Sale In International

Ht. 35-40cm/14-16. Lovely variety with large purple wing-like bracts resting upon a sea of dark purple flowerheads. Stunning in flower beds! Flowers the first season if started early (Jan-Feb).

Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall. Sow in open ground in May; pull roots in October. Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home from sugar beets grown in your garden.

The whole plant has potent but underappreciated astringent, expectorant and diuretic properties. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough.

Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. Leaves picked before the flowers appear are nutritious salad greens.

Borage, Calendula, Heartsease, Nasturtium, Citrus Marigold. They can even be candied. Herbs with edible flowers to add to salads, omelettes, desserts, and drinks. Feast for the eyes -- pleasing to the palate.

Easy to grow -- rather like tomatoes. Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date for an early start. A fixture in Mexican salsa verde, the mildly hot green sauce served with tacos and chile rellenos.

Impressive in fresh floral arrangements! Casablanca is also a fine garden flower for tall borders. Ht. 100-125cm (40-50in). (Honeyplant) Commercial variety for the cutflower market.

Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam. (Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory compound, ephedroxane. Native of dry grasslands of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia.

Also used as a diuretic and to reduce excessive sweating. Purple flowers; grows up to 60cm/2 ft high. Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building energy.

Leaves are delightfully honey-scented. Important beeplant in Australia.

Its legendary healing powers are summed up in the Arab proverb, “In the black seed is the medicine for every disease except death.” (Fennel flower; Russian caraway; Black caraway) Commonly featured in Indian dhals and equally at home in Russian rye...

However, when used in its native, non-purified form, the dried herb is much safer and very popular in traditional Chinese medicine for dispersing conditions characterized by wind and cold, such as chills, fever, headache, cough and wheezing.

Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous. Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea. Large tropical-looking foliage.

In South America, dried leaves are used to flavour soups, meats and vegetables. Recent research suggests it has powerful anti-viral properties. AIso effective mosquito control. Tall (up to 2 metres) erect habit; rarely flowers in temperate zones.

Used in Chinese cuisine as a vegetable and in medicine for rheumatic pains. (Loofah) Known as the ‘dishcloth gourd' because the dried over-ripe fruits can be used to scrub dishes.

Click for instructions for growing tobacco in home gardens. It is an annual growing to 1.5 meters (5 ft.) tall, flowering from July to September. (Aztec Tobacco) The wild tobacco used by North American Indians for thousands of years and still in use in...

The European species is officially recognized in the German Pharmacopoeia for the treatment of kidney and bladder disorders and for its excellent diuretic and antiphlogistic activities.

Sow in a sunny spot, where it will get lots of moisture. Ht 24-60in (60-180cm). Well known as a source for high quality yellow dye since ancient times; pigments used for oil paint as well as dyeing wool, cotton, and silk up until the Middle Ages.

One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract. Dusty miller is planted for its elegant lacy silver foliage, often used to create contrast and pattern in formal knot gardens and container plantings.

Prefers wet locations. Purple-rose flowers in spring. Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and relieves asthma...

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

Fine flavour and aroma. Significant improvement over the Dark Opal variety. Leaves nearly pure purple-bronze; very little green.

Prefers sandy soil. Difficult to germinate; may take two years. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds. Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste.

Strong powdery mildew tolerance. Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit.