Vegetable Plants Plants For Sale In Prince George

Infusion is useful for coughs and catarrh. As a lotion it is effective on skin eruptions and slow-healing wounds. Low creeping herb with pale blue flowers.

Eastern North American native found in swampy areas and along streams. Caution: contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; not recommended for long term use. Excellent remedy for colds and intermittent fever, especially for flu.

In Jim Westerfield's words: “All of our gourmet food customers invariably raved about the delicious aroma and flavor of this beautiful mint hybrid. When I was still in business, I sold a ton of it.

A fascinating onion-like medicinal herb for sunny windows. Known as the “pregnant onion”, for bulges develop on its sides where eventually baby bulbs burst through the skin. Juice of the leaves is claimed to be as effective as aloe vera in treating...

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

10,000-23,000 Scoville units. (Penis pepper) An heirloom pepper that undeniably looks like an uncircumcised penis. This unusual chile is actually quite edible and hot. It is perhaps not for everybody, but if you are growing this in your garden for all...

Should not be overcooked or it gets too soft and mucilaginous. Young leaves and tender stems have a slightly sour taste. (Leaf ginseng; Surinam spinach) Attractive edible houseplant with glossy, dark-green whorled leaves and tiny red flowers.

They are not scheduled for transit over a weekend. Plants are shipped Monday through Wednesday and arrive at your door Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of the same week. A knock-out of an eggplant! This Italian heirloom forms a gorgeous, deep purple fruit...

Neat, compact growth habit. Variegated, deeply cut leaves with a strong rose-mint scent.

(Mitha-neem) The fresh curryleaf provides distinctive flavour of South Indian and Sri Lankan cooking. Best used fresh, the leaves of this shrub or small tree have a strong curry aroma when bruised.

Dried powdered rhizome is the major source of orris, used in perfumery and potpourris. Produces nearly white flowers with traces of blue or purple.

Many classic beer recipes call for Fuggle. The aroma is pleasantly mild yet hoppy with wood and fruit tones. The original variety was introduced by Richard Fuggle in 1875 in England.

Leaves yield green dyes. Pure white fragrant flowers. Strengthens and regulates the heart, but not to be used without medical supervision. A favourite for moist, shady areas.

If you can't plant them outside immediately, you may want to pot them into a larger container. Plants are shipped Monday through Wednesday and arrive at your door Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of the same week.

One plant per pot. When they arrive at your door, they're ready for your garden. Ships first half of April-Order Must Be Received By: March 1 Ships last half of April-Order Must Be Received By: March 15 Ships first half of May-Order Must Be Received By:...

Attractive dark green leaves and brilliant cerise flowers. Slight pungent scent.

Compact, showy plant. Orange-scented.

(Dutch lavender; Lavandin) Vigorous, long-stemmed variety in cultivation since the 1950s and still widely grown for fresh bouquets, lavender wands, and potpourri. Not considered suitable for commercial oil production.

(Chinese yam; Shan yao) Tall climbing vine with white, cinnamon-scented flowers and edible tubers that weigh up to 2kg (5lb). Reported to have survived zone 3 in Alberta. Traditionally used as a herbal tonic and as a contraceptive.

But despite its large size outdoors, it is easy to maintain at a manageable size indoors with occasional pruning. When plants are grown indoors oil vapours released by the leaves help to deodorize the air.

The latex is applied to decaying teeth and infected wounds. The root sap has cardiac glycosides that work like digitalis. Fascinating succulent used to make arrow poison in Africa.

Purple, rose or white flowers. Variety known and used for centuries.

Hot chile pepper with a fruity, almost mango-like flavour. The indented yellow fruits, 10cm/4" long, vaguely suggest the faces of monkeys. Although the heat is definitely there, the taste is not edgy or bitter like some other hot peppers.

(Bearberry; Kinnikinnik) Used for kidney and bladder infections on account of its diuretic and antiseptic properties. Likes damp, acidic soil. Attractive glossy green leaves and pink bell-shaped flowers.

(Yin-chai-hu) Attractive light pink sprays of flowers. Root is used in Chinese medicine for jaundice, lung disease, rheumatism and typhoid fever. Used in cases of yin deficiency, especially in cases involving chronic low grade fever.

Used by the Amerindians to treat hepatitis, syphilis, fevers, constipation, etc. (American mandrake) A derivative of this herb is medically proven against certain cancers.

Slow to germinate. Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles.