Herb Seeds D to G
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All seed count approximate
CH = Chinese
Medicinal Herb
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Dandelion
Perennial
Av 2,000 seeds £0.95 Taraxacum officinale Flowers only open in full sun from March to September. Height up to 35cm Leaves may be blanched and used in salads, roots can be roasted and ground as coffee substitute. high in vitamins and minerals. Tortoise love dandelion leaves. Flowers used for wine making. Add to basket
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| Daisy Perennial Av 600 seeds Bellis perennis Hgt 5-20 cm Flowers February to October White flowers with a yellow centre. Habitat grassland, meadows and lawns. Was once a valuable herb for healing wounds. Culinary and medicinal herb, petals, young leaves and flower buds can be added to salads and internally used for coughs, externally for sore eyes and minor wounds. Magical herb powers of love and lust. Add to basket
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Datura
Large selection in the flower seed catalogue
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Dill - Sow in spring after last frosts though to early summer, direct sow in rows in open ground, thin plants to 20cm apart. Does not like being transplanted.
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Dill
HH annual
Anethum graveolens Feathery leaves used in salads and with fish. Dill seed and flowers used in pickles, leaves make medicinal infusion. Good companion plant for cabbages. £1.05 pkt approx 850 seeds
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Dill Hera
HH annual 1m Organic Sourced Seed Anethum graveolens Dill Hera an essential culinary and medicinal herb, leaves used in salads, vegetables, stews, cucumber and especially fish dishes. Dill is added at the end of cooking. Dill seed and flowers used in pickles, leaves make medicinal infusion. Good companion plant for cabbages. £1.25 pkt approx 400 seeds
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| Dill Bouquet HH
annual anethum graveolens Dill Bouquet is a popular variety in America. Good flavour and the best American cultivars for seed production. Nice deep green. Good companion plant for cabbages. £1.15 pkt approx 600 seeds
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Dill Dukat
HH annual One of the best varieties for fresh leaf production. stands up well to the strain of intense cultivation. Dill Dukat seeds are used in vinegar and pickles, leaves used fresh or dried with vegetables, salads, stews and fish dishes. £1.15 pkt approx 850 seeds
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Dog Rose Shrub, deciduous
Av 50 seeds £1.25 Rosa canina Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Brier Rose Wild flower/Herb Dog Rose quite a useful herb the fruit can be used raw or cooked, the syrup as a nutritional supplement, the dried leaves as a substitute for tea. Dog rose petals are used either raw or cooked. Medicinal uses for treating colds, diseases and infections. Sow seed in autumn, cold stratification (10-12 weeks) is required and seed is slow and erratic to germinate. Add to basket
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Dog-Violet, Common Perennial Av 120 seeds Viola riviniana Common Dog Violet Hgt 5- 40 cm Flowers April to September Flowers are blue-violet with a whitish spur. The common woodland violet seen in spring. Habitat woods hedges and coastal heaths. Add to basket
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| Echinacea
purpurea -
See
Flower seed Catalogue
Zone 3
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Eschscholzia
Californian Poppy
Perennial Av 300 seeds £1.10 Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy, Gold Poppy, kaliforniya Hashasi Single orange flowers from July to September on this very ornamental mildly narcotic herb. Californian poppy is noted for attracting wildlife. Medicinal uses include a sedative, used to treat anxiety, insomnia and incontinence. The whole plant is harvested for use. Sow Eschscholzia in situ from spring to summer, grow in well drained soil in full sun. Add to basket
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Evening Primrose Biennial Av 1,000 seeds Oenothera biennis Hgt 80 - 150 cm Flowers June to September Pale yellow flowers on a tall leafy stem. The strong scented flowers open in the evening. Prefers a dryish well drained sandy soil and warm sunny site. Habitat open and waste ground. Add to basket
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Eyebright Annual Av 6,000 seeds/gram Euphrasia nemorosa Hgt up to 30cm Flowers July to September Natural habitat chalky pastures and moist grassland. A wild flower / medicinal herb dating back to the 14th century for 'all evils of the eye' once used for the treatment of sore eyes. Flowers are often white with a yellow spot and streaked with purple but can vary. The leaves have a slightly bitter flavour, they could be added to salads. Sow in spring, a semi-parasitic plant growing on the roots of grass, is best sown in spring amongst grass in a moist situation, preferring a semi shaded position. 10 gram pkt £8.95 Add to basket
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Fennel Bronze
Perennial Av 200 seeds
£1.10 Foeniculum vulgare Decorative bronze lacy leaves. Leaves used with soups and fish, pork, sauces and salads, medicinal. Add to basket
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Fennel Sweet
Perennial approx 260 seeds
£1.05 Foeniculum vulgare dulce Leaves and stalks of Fennel Sweet are used for flavouring fish, sauces, salads and vegetables, egg recipes. not to be confused with Florence Fennel that produces bulbous roots. Add to basket
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Fennel Flower
Annual Av 400 seeds £1.05 Nigella Sativa - Black Cumin, Nutmeg Flower, Roman Corriander, Kalonji, Tarate Fennel Flower an aromatic culinary and medicinal herb. Sometimes known as Nutmeg flower it is not a true fennel. The seed is used raw or cooked for flavorings in pickles, curries and bread. Used medicinally both internal and externally. The seed contains essential oils and can be used to repel moths and as an air freshener. Grow in a sunny position in the garden, sow seed in situ autumn or spring in colder areas sow spring.
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Fenugreek H
Annual Av 50 gram £1.75 Trigonella Fenugreek leaf and seed is used. An ingredient in curry powder. Seed is cooked or sprouted and eaten raw having quite a strong spicy flavour, also used in pickles and spice mixes. Can be soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then allowed to sprout for 3 - 5 days they can then be used in salads or cooked. Roasted seed used as a coffee substitute. Also a good green manure crop. Add to basket
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Feverfew
Perennial Av 800 seeds
£1.35 Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew is an attractive robust and quick growing plant. Excellent medicinal herb. Used in dry leaf and in flower form as a general tonic and as a mild sedative. Prevents and treats migraine headaches, improves digestion, used externally for bruises and insect bites. The plant produces an oil used in perfumes. The dried flowers are used to make a tea. Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables. Found growing wild in parts of Britain, more than likely introduced from the Continent. Add to basket
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Feverfew Golden
Perennial
Av 800 seeds 0.1g
£1.20 Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' A gold leaf form of Feverfew above, excellent addition as an ornamental in the flower border. Easily grown and at home in most garden soils. Add to basket
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Feverwort
Centaurium erythraea - Common Centaury, Feverwort See Centaury
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Foxglove Wooly
Biennial / Perennial Av 200 seeds
£1.25 Digitalis lanata An ornamental and medicinal herb which is widely used in herbal medicine for the treatment of cardiac complaints. Should only be used by a qualified practitioner. Commercially grown for the pharmaceutical industry. Grow in partial shade in neutral to acid soils. Wooly spikes of tubular white with bronze yellow flowers. Caution Toxic if eaten.
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Garlic Chives
CH
Perennial Av 200 seeds £1.05 Allium tuberosum - Oriental Garlic Garlic Chives have a mild garlic flavour. Chop leaves finely and use in salads, sauces, soups and as garnish. White flowers. Used to ward off aphids, mites, carrot fly
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| Garlic Mustard
see Wildflowers
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| Gas Plant
see Burning Bush
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Scented Geraniums
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Geranium Capitatum
Pelargonium capitatum
10 seeds Rose scented shrub, Wild Rose Pelargonium frost tender. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. The oil obtained from the plant is used in the perfumery trade, and the leaves can be used for pot-pourri, used as a medicinal herb for Kidney, Bladder and digestive disorders. The oil is one of the constituents used in aromatherapy and skin care. Add to basket
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| Ginkgo biloba
CH
8 seeds £2.20
Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo biloba has unique foliage which is fan shaped and leathery with golden yellow foliage in autumn. Deciduous. Rare to find in the wild but grown in Temple gardens and as specimen trees, an excellent subject to Bonsai. Ginkgo is a traditional Chinese medicine where the seed is used. Recently research has found health promoting properties within the leaves. Used to improve memory, stimulate the blood circulation, leaves are harvested just before they begin to change colour normally in late summer to early autumn. Magical powers of love and beauty. Add to basket
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Ginseng Asiatic
1g Av 32-35 seeds Panax Ginseng - Korean Ginseng, Asiatic Ginseng, Shin Seng Used for about 5,000 years in Chinese Medicine a highly regarded Oriental medicine. Believed to be Hardiness Zone 6. Ginseng is a tonic herb that stimulates the nervous system and relaxes it. Lowers blood sugar levels, lowers cholesterol levels and increases disease resistance. As with all herbs, medicinal advice should be sought before using. Excess use causes problems and the amount of time you should take the herb for is also restricted. Perennial, height up to 90cm and spread of up to 75cm. Rootstock is used for herbal medicine fresh or dried. Harvested during the autumn from 6-7 year old plants. Prefers a woodland condition, moist humus rich soil in semi shade to full shade. Sow in shaded cold frame spring and autumn, or indoors and refrigerate, requires warmth 16-20ºC for 20 weeks followed by 30 weeks 2-5ºC seed is slow and erratic to germinate, grow on in shade in cold frame, tunnel or greenhouse for first winter. 10 seed pkt £1.25 Add to basket 1 gram pkt £2.95 Add to basket
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Gipsywort Perennial
Av 400 seeds £1.25 Lycopus europaeus - Bugleweed Flowers June to September, Sometimes used as a substitute for Virginia Bugleweed. Gipsywort is used in the treatment of nervousness, the parts of the plant above ground can be used to make an infusion. To be used by the medical profession only. The plant yields a useful black dye. Grow in moist soil in full sun to partial shade. Add to basket
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Goat's Rue
Perennial Av 50 seeds £1.05 Galega officinalis- French Lilac, Professor- weed, Sutotu Mauve flowered, the colour of the flowers can vary though, from purple through to white. Goats Rue is used for medicinal purposes has been used to increase milk yield in cattle, but has it's drawbacks it can kill cattle if used when flowering! Medicinally was once used in the treatment of fevers, plague also to reduce blood sugar levels and aid digestion, this is a dangerous plant though and is not used medicinally today. Ideal as a green manure crop for enriching the soil with organic matter. Sow seed autumn or spring in a cold frame, pre soaking seeds in warm water aids germination as will a period of cold. Grow Goats rue in moist soil in full sun will tolerate light shade. Add to basket
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Good KingHenry
Perennial Av 200 seeds
£0.95 Chenopodium bonus henricus Good King Henry is also known as Mercury and Lincolnshire spinach. Easily grown having juicy arrow shaped leaves. Rich in iron, calcium, vitamins B and C. Young leaves and shoots used as spinach and the roots blanched and eaten like asparagus. Can be used as animal fodder. Add to basket
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Gravel Root See
Joe Pye Weed
(Eupatorium purpureum)
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Celandine Perennial Av 200 seeds Chelidonium majus Hgt up to 60cm Flowers May to September Habitat shady areas, hedgerows and woodlands. Small yellow flowers with 4 petals. Plant was once used in Anglo Saxon times as a remedy to remove warts, and has many herbal properties.
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Greenweed Dyer's
Perennial shrub Av 50 seeds £1.25 Genista tinctoria - Base-Broom, Dyer's Weed, Waxen Wood, Greenweed, Woud-Wix Flowers from June to September, a deciduous shrub noted for attracting wildlife. Culinary use limited to possibly the seeds as a coffee substitute, flower buds a substitute for capers. Has been used as a medicinal herb for gout, dropsy and fractures. A dye of excellent quality is processed from all of the plant it is also a good ground cover plant. Sow seed autumn and spring in a cold frame, seed requires a period of cold (stratification) pre soaking seed aids germination. Grow in light well drained soil in full sun. Will tolerate poor, sandy and dry soils. Add to basket
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The information in the above list is intended for general information and interest, if you wish to use herbs for medicinal purposes consult a Doctor in all cases prior to using herbs to treat yourself.
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