Vegetable Plants Plants For Sale In London

American prairie native used medicinally by Indians. There is evidence it may have immune- enhancing properties like echinacea (to which it is a common adulterant). Diuretic for kidney and bladder complaints, and for gonorrhea.

Low mat-forming lemon-scented variety with delicate dark green leaves edged with cream. Excellent between paving stones in pathways, along borders and in rock gardens.

Edible berries are borne inside fascinating orange chinese lantern-like calyces. Recommended for fevers and gout. Berries are eaten raw, or in preserves and pies.

The whole herb is used to treat fever, enteritis, and pains, such rheumatic pain and the pain of bone fractures. In animal studies the extract of the herb was shown to reduce stomach acidity and increase the protective mucus lining of the stomach.

This variety, developed in California in 1920, is one of the so-called "San Pedro" figs that require a tiny fig wasp to pollinate the fruits of the second crop. The first harvest (the "breba" crop) in summer is heavy, followed by a lighter second crop...

Lemon yellow single flowers: free-blooming. Fine lacy foliage.

(Mexican morning glory) Sacred hallucinogenic herb used by the Aztecs in divinatory rituals. Climbing vine with white flowers. Once thought to be exterminated by the Spaniards in their zeal to exorcise “demonic” practices, the plant and the rituals...

It stimulates the stomach and the spleen and has been used to treat diabetes, asthma, diarrhea, and emotional instability. Reported to have survived zone 3 in Alberta. (Chinese yam; Shan yao) Tall climbing vine with white, cinnamon-scented flowers and...

(Bible leaf) The sweet-scented leaves may be used for tea or in herb pillows. Fresh leaves, picked before flowering, used in salads, sauces, soups and in cold drinks where a little goes a long way.

(Blue sage) Native of the Sierra Nevada and area north to Canada. Used by the Montana Indians as a general tonic, to restore hair, and as a dermatological aid. Strongly aromatic.

The juice of the leaves is used to stop bleeding. The Tujia people of central China use the herb for hepatitis, dysentery, herpes zoster, and swelling. (Needle stonecrop; Fo jia cao) Attractive low carpeting succulent from East Asia where it grows on...

One plant per pot. When you order our transplants, you will receive the same quality and selection that our customers have learned to expect at our retail store. The glossy-skinned, bright purple eggplants are prime at 9 inches long and 1-2 inches wide.

Good resistance to diseases and pests. Moderate clean bittering qualities and clean spicy aroma used in a wide range of beers. Alpha acid 7-9.5%. A well rounded dual purpose hop, popular with craft and microbrewers.

For a tree, it is extremely fast growing, but can be kept as an annual bedding plant or as a container plant if it is pruned to keep its growth in check. Its leaves when crushed emit a delightful lemon scent, popular in potpourris and perfumes, and to...

Good rose scent. Vigorous habit. Deeply cut leaves.

So rich is the visual complexity that this is a basil one needs to appreciate up close, in pots on a windowsill or in a table centrepiece. The leaves and overall size are smaller than standard sweet basil.

(She-gan) Chinese medicinal. Used for throat conditions, cough, wheezing, bronchitis and mumps. Attractive orange-yellow flowers with red-purple spots.

It has a low semi-creeping habit but the flower stalks can rise up to 60cm/2ft high. The mildly spicy scent is almost costmary-like, and the leaves can be used in potpourris and in cooking.

Strong flavour. Important medicinal uses, both internally and externally. Source of Japanese menthol, used to flavour candies, drinks, etc.

Choose a Ship Code. You can mix and match your plants just the way you want. Plants are shipped Monday through Wednesday and arrive at your door Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of the same week.

Better quality crops and increased fruit production. Remember, plants are living things and don't always follow schedules!. If your shipment is not complete, please refer to your invoice for information regarding backorders or product that is sold out...

In Europe during the Medieval period, sweetgrass was scattered across the floors of cathedrals to scent the air. The cut grass can be woven into hats, baskets and mats. The plant prefers fertile, evenly moist to damp soil and full sun, and will tolerate...

This is the North American variety which lacks the carcinogen, cis-isoasarone, found in European varieties. Root powder is valuable as a fixative in potpourris. (Sweet flag) Medicinally useful for flatulent colic, gastritis and dyspepsia.

Blooms in June and again August or September. Nice variety for culinary use. American variety from Oregon with a strong heady aroma and excellent oil quality. Large violet-mauve flowers are good for scented use in potpourris and sachets.

Tubers used in Chinese traditional medicine to combat conditions characterized by dampness and phlegm. Also used to regulate the upward flow of and to control vomiting. Hardy aroid herb with light green tripartite leaves; 30cm/12” high.

Attractive tufted low growing herb with small, silvery fern-like leaves. Used for stomachache and in vermouth.

In the Lavender Capital of America, Sequim, Washington, there are spectacular displays of Melissa in arching rows interplanted with purple lavender. For cooking, the flowers have a prized mild and delicate flavour.