HERBS:
Aconitum napellus Monkshood Striking bright blue flower spikes in summer. Perennial $4.00
Agastache Anise Hyssop Tall plant covered with purple flower spikes all summer. Irrisistable to butterflies and bees. Goldfinches feed on seeds in late summer and fall. Easily self-sows. Perennial $2.00
Artemisia Varieties
Artemisia Absinthe Green leaves w/white underneath. Invasive. Perennial
Artemisia 'Sweet Annie' used in herbal wreathes, dried flower arrangements Annual readily self-sows $2.00
Artemisia 'Silver King' Perennial
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Perennial
Artemisia 'Valerie Finnis' Perennial
Basil, Nufar a Genovese style basil. $2.50
CAROB Ceratonia siliqua Uses: culinary industrial medicinal Source of commercial chocolate substitute used in making health food candy bars. Attractive dark green leaves makes a fine specimen plant for a sunny window or greenhouse. Tender Perennial $4.50
CATNIP Nepeta cataria Uses: medicinal tea plant household Favorite of cat lovers, cats attracted to the intoxicating leaves. Tea is used as a popular nightcap, as it induces a good night's sleep. Used as a remedy for colds and fevers. Perennial $2.50
CHIVES Allium schoenoprasum Uses: culinary medicinal Regular onion chives. Besides using the leaves, try the pretty purple flowers, separated into florets, in salads for color and flavor. Perennial $2.00
GARLIC CHIVES Allium tuberosum Uses: culinary medicinal Flat leaf variety from Japan. Combination of garlic and chives. Popular wherever regular chives are used. Showy white flowers. Perennial $2.00
Comfrey
Dill
Echinacea Purple Cone flower. Large daisy shaped flowers throughout summer. Goldfinches feed on seed heads in late summer-winter. Native plant, tolerant of dry conditions. Sun to part-sun. Perennial $3.00
Eucalyptus:
Lemon Eucalyptus $5.00
Horehound, Woolly Horehound Attractive Silver-grey foliage, white florets, attractive to bees. Perennial $3.00
Horseradish These are true heirlooms, when my father-in-law gave me roots from his garden several years ago he said his plants were originally from plants he received from his family more than 50 years ago. He has grown them in his garden ever since. Perennial $5.00
JoJoba Simmondsia chinensis. Used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and as a high quality industrial lubricant. Used in shampoos, believed to stop hair loss and induce new growth. Oil squeezed from the nuts is so valuable it is often referred to as the "liquid gold" of the West. Tender Perennial $4.50
Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum Uses: medicinal said to be a valuable remedy for kidney problems. Tall graceful native of eastern U.S. Leaves are vanilla-scented when crushed; flowers rosy-purple. Readily self-sows. Perennial $3.00
Lemon Grass