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 Astragalus membranaceus [P/scarify seed/Dk/7-12/Sp,Fall/tp,ds/sun/24 "] Legume with reclining, spreading growth habit. Medicinal: The 4th or 5th year root is a traditional Chinese herb, Huang Qi, used since ancient times to increase and tonify chi. Is said to be a deep immune system... |
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Calendula officinalis [A/55-65oF/Dk/14/tp,ds/sun/18"/85 days.] Yellow-orange, 3" flowers. Flowers are used as a food color, natural dye, and substitute for saffron. Medicinal: Traditionally used as an anti-inflammatory herb for localized skin problems. Reported to activate cellular... |
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Calendula officinalis [A/55o-65oF/Dk/14/tp,ds/sun/18 in. /85 days.] Bright yellow, medium-size flowers; variety includes a few orange flowers. Flowers are used as a food color, natural dye, and substitute for saffron. Medicinal: This strain has the highest amount of the resins prized by... |
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Calendula officinalis [A/55o-65oF/Dk/14/tp,ds/sun/18 in. /85 days.] Bright yellow, medium-size flowers; variety includes a few orange flowers. Flowers are used as a food color, natural dye, and substitute for saffron. Medicinal: This strain has the highest amount of the resins prized by... |
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Nepeta cataria [P4/70oF/Lt/7-21/tp/sun/24-30 in.] Use this mint for teas, or for amusing your cat. Note that only about two out of three cats are amused: the remainder who do not have the dominant gene for this response are bored by this plant. Medicinal: Traditionally used for colds... |
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Matricaria recutita [A/55-60oF/ Lt/tp/sun/24-30 in.] The sweet-scented flowers of chamomile are used to make chamomile tea which has a distinctive apple-like flavor and fragrance. Medicinal: Chamomile has long been used as a carminative, and as an anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer remedy... |
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(Narrow-leaved Coneflower) [P3-9/stratify 90-120 days at 40oF/LD/tp,ds/Sp/sun/24"-36"] The plants of E. angustifolia are the smallest of the echinaceas (8-18 in.) and the spreading pink ray petals are the shortest (3/4 in. - 1-3/8 in. long). Narrow-leaved coneflower is native to the dry prairies... |
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Now sold out for 2013 [P3-9/stratify 60 days at 40oF/LD/tp,ds/Sp/sun/24"-36"] The most exceptional of the echinaceas because the petals are yellow rather than purple, hence the name E. paradoxa. Leaves are long and narrow. Height 24-48". Native to open woods,... |
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[P3-9/stratify at 40oF if needed/LD/tp,ds/Sp/sun/24"-36"] (Purple Coneflower) Purple Coneflower is a very popular ornamental and the most common species, widely used as a medicinal plant. The flowers are 3-4 in. across with pink-orange cone-shaped centers and purple-pink rays. Easy to germinate... |
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Chrysanthemum parthenium [P4-10/70oF/Lt/10-14/sun/30 in./ remove flower heads before seed forms, otherwise the plant will grow as an annual] Small daisy-like blooms on light green foliage. Medicinal: Feverfew acts as a vasodilator and anti-inflammatory. Studies published in the... |
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Marrubium vulgare [P4/60oF/Dk/tp,ds/sun/18-24 in.] This member of the mint family has a pleasant fragrance and a menthol-like flavor. Use as a tea and a flavoring for horehound candies. Medicinal: Contains substances which stimulate secretions of the bronchial mucosa, soothes coughs... |
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 ( Avena nuda)Growing your own oats is easy with Pennuda. Sow in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Harvest in mid- to late summer, thresh, and winnow. Pennuda lacks the indigestible husk of common oats. Grind into oat flour or crack in a grain mill to make oatmeal. Oatstraw,... |
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Levisticum officinale [P3/65 deg. F/Dk/14/tp/sun, part shade/ 60 in.] As a culinary herb, lovage has a celery-like flavor, but richer with hints of fennel and curry. Use the stems, leaves, and seeds in the same fashion as celery. Medicinal: As a medicinal herb, lovage is used as a tea... |
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Mentha pulegium [P5/70 deg. F /Lt/14/tp/sun/12 in.] Used in the same manner as American pennyroyal. Medicinal: The dried leaves can be used to prepare a tea to be used as a carminative, diaphoretic, and to promote menstruation, but is probably best avoided. Warning: Pennyroyal oil... |
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( Trifolium pratense) (biennial) Rapid-growing green manure crop to 10–18 in. The flowers can be harvested for tea. Sow in the spring or fall for turndown to incorporate organic nitrogen into the soil. If sown in summer use buckwheat as a nurse crop to aid germination of clover in summer... |
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Crop failure -- unavailable for 2013 Scutellaria lateriflora [P/stratify 4-6 weeks/Dk/14-21/Sp/tp,ds/sun or light shade/12-24 in.] Also called Virginian Scullcap or Mad-Dog Scullcap. The later name refers to its historical use in treating rabies. ... |
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(Saponaria officinalis): [P3/70 deg. F/LtDk/sun, part shade/12-24 in.] Used as a natural soap, the roots and leaves are soaked or heated in water to extract saponins which produce a lather. A non-irritating skin cleanser, shampoo, and soap for delicate fabrics. Pkt. ( 0.15 g, 82 seeds) |
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Hypericum perforatum [P/stratify/7-30/Sp,Fall/tp,ds/sun/12-24 in.] A woody-stemmed herb with balsam scented leaves and clusters of yellow, lemon-scented flowers. Medicinal: Harvest flowers shortly after the plant comes into bloom. Olive oil extracts of the flowers impart a red color... |
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[P4/65oF/LD/21-30/tp/sun,part shade/48"-60"] Small aromatic white flowers are borne in sprays on tall plants. Naturalizes easily. Medicinal: Pharmacological studies have shown valerian root to be an effective tranquilizer and calmative without the side effects associated with Valium(r). Pkt.... |
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Isatis tinctoria [B5/60oF/LtDk/10/ds/sun/36-60"] Used as a dye plant for over 2000 years, woad leaves produce a natural blue dye. An attractive plant with blue-green leaves and yellow flowers in May. Pkt. (0.25 g, 49 seeds) Cannot ship to ID, MT, OR, UT, or WY. |
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Artemisia absinthium [P4/55 deg. F/LtDk/7-10/tp,ds/sun, part shade/24-36 in.] Wormwood has been used as a traditional bitter herb, but is now considered hazardous for internal use. It is an attractive ornamental and can be used fresh or dried for flower arrangements. Wormwood repels... |
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Artemisia annua [Self-sowing annual. Recommended germination: temp 70F/No specific light requirements. Direct sow or transplant. Full sun. Height 48-72 in.]
Easy-to-grow, tall, aromatic ornamental, also called Sweet Wormwood. Fern-like, silvery, sweet-smelling foliage. Use in floral... |
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Certified Organic
Heirloom
particularly suited to the mid-Atlantic & similar regions
Ecologically Grown
