Vegetable Plants Plants For Sale In San Francisco

Similar to East Indian basil (#1282), but scent and flavour is closer to thyme. Leaf oil is highly antiseptic due to thymol content which explains its use as a gargle, dressing for wounds and treatment for conjunctivitis.

Easy houseplant. An apt name, as the odour of the fleshy leaves closely resembles that of the chest cold remedy, and can be used for that purpose.

Sauteed zucchini or mushrooms with fresh nepitella, tomatoes, and garlic is served with roast or boiled meat dishes. (Lesser calamint) A regional favourite in Tuscany where it is added to mushroom dishes and green vegetables for its distinctive minty...

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

Strong peppermint scent; robust upright habit.

Possesses powerful tonic and restorative properties and was found to relieve the effects of mental and physical stress. Germination takes 1-2 years. Very hardy shrub; requires part shade.

Leaves are very finely divided. Pine-scented with a hint of rose.

Yerba buena is Spanish for ‘good herb', and so it is. According to Native American lore it is also aphrodisiac, which may leave us a little less good sometimes! Delicious in tea, by itself or blended with other herbs, for everyday enjoyment.

Easier to grow. The Vienna Pharmacognostic Institute found that this plant has the same medicinal action as the European variety, .

Used in Japan for moxibustion. Bitter flower buds improve digestibility of rich meat, poultry or fish dishes.

Popular remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness, bronchitis and bronchial asthma. Also useful in herbal smoking mixtures designed for the relief of asthma and bronchitis. Flowers and leaves in combination with mordants yield yellow, gold, tan, grey and taupe...

It is used for cooking and for its aromatic oil which has antimicrobial properties against a broad spectrum of bacteria. Ht. 40-80cm/16-32in The aroma is mild and almost perfume-like in a way, and the flavour is earthy and mild.

Striking ornamental variety with a mild oregano flavour and aroma. Forms almost perfect globe-like balls when grown in baskets. Showy hop-like pink flowers similar to Kent Beauty but longer and more impressive.

Rapid grower, slightly earlier than other varieties. Children love them straight out of the freezer! Ripens late July to early August. (Seaberry) Female cultivar from The Healing Arc.

Deeply cut leaves. Good rose scent. Vigorous habit.

Good remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis. Striking yellow flower stalks rise from a woolly leaf base in the second year. All plant parts can be used to produce yellow, bronze and grey dyes.

Its musk-scented leaves are excellent in potpourris, adding an exotic, mysterious note to the mix. (Nutmeg bush) Small aromatic South African bush with showy plumes of whitish flowers.

The figs are only about an inch in diameter but they are sweet and tasty, and they ripen in droves in autumn. This is a very nice small dark purple fig from Italy. One of the best figs for hardiness and drought tolerance.

Has showy light pink flowers fading to white. Ht. 15-50cm/6-20”. In animal studies the extract of the herb was shown to reduce stomach acidity and increase the protective mucus lining of the stomach.

This is not Origanum syriacum, the plant usually called "Syrian oregano." That other "Syrian oregano" is better known as "true zaatar." We think this version is one of several wild Middle Eastern plants used to make the traditional zaatar spice blends...

Thought to contain the same psychotropic compound found in diviners sage ( ). Ht. 1.5-2m/5-6ft. In bloom from late spring until frost, it is a perpetual magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Tea taken in the last few weeks of pregnancy promotes easier childbirth, according to native American practice. (Squaw vine; Checkerberry) Attractive low growing evergreen herb common in forests throughout eastern North America.

Has tonic effects, improves kidney action, and relieves asthma. Foliage resembles that of the horsetail plant. Contains traces of ephedrine, a nerve stimulant resembling adrenaline.

Its small needle-like evergreen leaves and strong pine scent is reminiscent of a miniature Christmas tree. Pine rosemary has feather-thin, silver yellow-green needles and a bowed upright growth habit.

With pruning, bushes can be kept to 120cm/4ft high which makes for easier harvesting. This Healing Arc variety is a selection from the European variety ´Juliet´. Excellent for freezing berry-laden branches to store for winter usage.

Bold, purple-marked sticky leaves and a pungent odour distinguish this plant.