Organic Hoary Alyssum Seeds / Berteroa incana

Thistles belong to the Thistle Subfamily of the Aster Family, along with artichokes. Compare an artichoke and a thistle, and notice that they are very similar, except in size. Like other members of the Aster Family, these are composite flowers.

Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. The leaves are lobed and crenate, 30 cm long. The sap is yellow to orange. The flowers consist of four yellow petals, each about 1 cm long, with two sepals.

The herb garden has never had a more lovely perennial that can be grown from herb seeds! Skullcap is an attractive ornamental herb with erect stems of bluish-purple blooms that arrive in the latter part of spring.

An annual or biennial herb with a highly branched outstretched up to 1 m height, the herb improves the nutrition of the liver and kidneys, has hemostatic properties, increases the activity of the ovaries, and acts on smooth muscles.

Chicory has been in cultivation since the days of ancient Egypt. The oldest publication about herbs in existence, authored by Greek physician Dioscorides, includes information about chicory. President Thomas Jefferson planted chicory in his garden.

Houndstongue is a distinctive, greyish and downy biennial with broad lanceolate leaves and clusters of maroon red flowers. In bloom from May to August. Houndstongue is a biennial of dry, base rich soils on ground that is subject to regular disturbance.

A perennial plant 50-70 cm high, densely foliated, with a delicate aroma, the growing season is 70-80 days, an excellent honey plant, can be grown on a windowsill.

Anise seeds flavor soups, cookies, cheese spreads, and applesauce. Seeds and leaves carry sweet, licorice-like flavor, make a comforting tea. Anise has been traditionally employed as treatment for sore throats, indigestion, and flatulence.