Vegetables Lettuce Seed For Sale In International

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

Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall. A traditional source of molasses and sugar. 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...

Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough. Flowers reach 30cm/12in. The whole plant has potent but underappreciated astringent, expectorant and diuretic properties.

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. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white.

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

A fixture in Mexican salsa verde, the mildly hot green sauce served with tacos and chile rellenos. Tomatillos will keep well through the winter if stored loose in a cool place. Easy to grow -- rather like tomatoes.

(Honeyplant) Commercial variety for the cutflower market. Flowers look like white umbrellas mounted on strong, straight stems. Impressive in fresh floral arrangements! Casablanca is also a fine garden flower for tall borders.

(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.

Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building energy. Animal studies suggest it strengthens endurance. Also used as a diuretic and to reduce excessive sweating.

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

Seeds can be ground and used with near abandon like black pepper. Its legendary healing powers are summed up in the Arab proverb, “In the black seed is the medicine for every disease except death.”

Very hardy; prefers dry, well-drained location with full sun exposure. Ma huang is a powerful stimulant herb containing the alkaloid ephedrine, the main inspiration for today's popular over-the-counter antihistamine drugs.

Large tropical-looking foliage. 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.

Recent research suggests it has powerful anti-viral properties. Besides its nematodicidal and insecticidal properies, it destroys noxious weeds, including ground elder, bindweed, couch grass and ground ivy.

Wonderful for bath and shower as it invigorates the skin without harsh abrasion. 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...

It is frost tender, but will produce a crop in areas where the summers are warm and frost-free. (Aztec Tobacco) The wild tobacco used by North American Indians for thousands of years and still in use in native ceremonies.

One triterpenoid glycoside has been shown to have an antifungal effect against candida. A cocktail of chemical constituents has been found to be medicinally active, including flavonoids, saponins and glycosides.

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. Deep taproot discourages relocation.

It is easily grown from seed sown directly into the garden. It is somewhat shade tolerant, but needs sun to bring out its best colour. Dusty miller not only makes all the other plants in your garden look better, it is a boon to those facing tough gardening...

Purple-rose flowers in spring. New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine drugs cause. Prefers wet locations.

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

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

Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds. Prefers sandy soil. Difficult to germinate; may take two years. 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.