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Peppermint, 100 seeds

Can be used for tea or as a garnish or to protect the perimeter of the house from mice and ants.

$2.55

Rhodiola, Russian, 100 seeds

This seed came originally from Russia and has adaptogenic qualities similar to Siberian ginseng. Seedlings can be kept in plug trays for up to a year because they grow slowly and prefer a lot of cold. This plant has golden flowers and prefers limey soil or rock garden location with full sun and good drainage.

$4.20

Sage, Kashmir, 10 seeds

As the name suggests, this sage is hardy to about 20° F. It stays in bloom quite long with pink to mauve to blue or purple flowers that have a fruity aroma. It is used as a tea and poultice in the Himalayas. It is an evergreen perennial that requires very little water.

$2.75

Sage, Middle Eastern, 20 seeds

This Middle Eastern variety of sage is suitable for xeriscaping. It grows about four feet high and has highly aromatic pink to purple flowers. It can be used in dried flower arrangements or processed as a medicinal herb for stomachaches and high blood pressure. It is also antifungal.

$2.75

Sea Buckthorn, 20 seeds

Sea buckthorn is rich in vitamins A and C, flavonoids, antioxidants, and other bio-active compounds. It is rich in fatty acids, rare for fruit, and is being investigated as a cancer preventative. The plant is native to Europe and Asia. It grows in Norway and Mongolia as well as Spain and Japan, hardy to zone 3. Sea buckthorn is a reliable germinator; expect to see green in two weeks. Scarify the seeds and plant them ten feet apart. Can be 30 feet tall!

$3.75

Solomon's Seal, 20 seeds

Solomon's Seal is an important medicinal plant that is hardy to zone 3. It prefers the shade and coolness. The young shoots can be eaten as an asparagus substitute, but the plant is not to be eaten once mature. It is the roots that are used for food and medicine. It has been added at this time because the root is mucilaginous and nourishing to the kidneys which are taxed with the burden of excreting toxic metals and radioactive materials that might be ingested.

$3.75

Sorrel, Sheep Sorrel, 300 seeds

Sheep's sorrel is the host for small copper butterly and it is also eaten by grazing animals. It can be found in quite bad soil but it prefers the same habitat as blueberries. Its leaves are high in beta carotene and have a number of uses including Essiac tea. It is a parasiticide, for intestinal parasites.

$2.75

Turkey Rhubarb, 10 seeds

This plant is actually native to China and Tibet. The root is dried and cured to make a strong laxative. It is another of the ingredients in the famous Essiac formula. Plant 3 feet apart!

$3.75

Violet, sweet, 50 seeds

Likes moist soil in shade or partial sun. The seed is slow to germinate. Plant in fall for spring appearance. Violets are a traditional remedy, used for mouth sores, including oral cancers. This is a German cultivar and was a favorite of Hildegard of Bingen.

$3.75

Wild Yam, 6 aerial tubers

The underground and aerial tubers are tonic herbs and can be baked or fried. Use for nerve pain, irritable bowel syndrome, spermatorrhea, or female tonic.

$4.75

Wormwood, 300 seeds

This is the true wormwood, used cautiously as a vermifuge by those those willing to study the properties of the herb and use it judiciously. It likes to be on the edge of a garden where the soil is not particularly good but there is sufficient sun. See the essays to use correctly.

$2.75

Wormwood, Redstem, 200 seeds

This herb can be grown almost anywhere. In Chinese medicine, it is called yin chen and is used as an hepatoprotective and to treat jaundice, inflammation of the gall bladder, and infections of staphylococcus. It is highly fragrant and easy to grow, even likes poor soil, but it cannot grow in the shade.

$2.75

Yarrow Seeds, 200 pack

Cultivation: Easy. Sow in flat or direct seed. Germinates in about 8 days in warm soils. Space plants 18 inches apart. Grows vigorously in any kind of soil. Prefers full sun and very little water. Yarrow is a vulnerary (antiseptic), anti-inflammatory, hemostatic.

Herbaceous perennial. Native to temperate zones worldwide. Spreads joyfully. This is the hardy white-flowered species, wild harvested from the Oregon Siskiyou Mountains.

$2.50