Seeds of useful medicinal herb plants.

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Culinary Oregano Set (Sweet Marjoram, Greek & Zaatar):
Family: Lamiaceae
These Mediterranean beauties grace any border or path, establishing in colonies. They are both a culinary boon for rendering various dishes succulent and a useful medicinal—antiseptic and carminative. Prefers full sun, dryish soils. Light-dependent germinator. Press firmly into surface of soil in early spring. Average germ time 1 to 2 weeks. Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart.
Culinary Oregano Set consists of 3 full-sized seed packets:Oreganos-- Greek (Origanum heracleoticum) & Zaatar (Origanum syriacum); Marjoran, Sweet (Origanum majorana).
3 pkt/set
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$6.90
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Oat (Avena sativa) seeds, organic:
Oats (Avena sativa)
Overwintering annual. Oats were probably first domesticated in pre-historic Europe. The fresh, green seed, harvested when in milk, is made into a tincture or tea that calms the nerves and is good for treating addictions. This is a large seed packet sufficient for a small raised bed or a bit of experimentation with growing oats, but if you're interested in planting sufficient oats for a larger cover crop, it is best to purchase by the pound at this link http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=2487
5 grams per packet
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Oats and Peas cover crop seed mix, by the pound, organic:
Oats and Peas cover crop, by the pound, organic
This combo sets the standard for a symbiotic cover crop that may be sown fall or spring. The oats grow tall to support the peas and the peas fix nitrogen for the oats. Sow 3 lbs per 1,000 square feet; 45 lbs per acre. Grows to 5 feet tall. $5.00/lb, organic
Please note: a $3.00 flat rate charge is added to the shipping for this heavy item
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$5.00
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Oats cover crop seed by the pound, organic:
Oats by the pound, organic
Oats may be sown fall or spring. Sow 3 lbs per 1,000 square feet; 45 lbs per acre. Grows to 5 feet tall. $5.00/lb, organic
Please note: a $3.00 flat rate charge is added to the shipping for this heavy item
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$5.00
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Ololiuqui (Rivea corymbosa) seeds:
Ololiuqui (Rivea corymbosa) syn. Turbina corymbosa
Native to Central and South America and Oceana. Rare shamanistic vine bearing multitudes of trumpet flowers—white corollas with purplish-red interior. Scarify seeds and plant in spring. Protect from frost.
20 seeds per packet
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$9.95
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Oregano, Greek (Origanum heracleoticum) seeds, organic:
Family: Lamiaceae
Herbaceous perennial. Native to Greece. A prized medicinal and culinary Oregano cultivar, which makes an invariably spicy and aromatic herb, a culinary boon for rendering various dishes succulent. Difinitive taste for Pizza and very popular in sauces and salad dressings. Medicinally, Oregano is antiseptic, carminative, disinfectant, antioxidant, preservative, and antifungal. These Mediterranean beauties grace any border or path, establishing in colonies. Plant prefers full sun, dryish soils. Light-dependent germinator. Press firmly into surface of soil in early spring, in pots or directly into a fine seedbed in the garden. Average germ time 1 to 2 weeks. Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart.
300 Seeds/pkt., Certified Organically Grown
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Oregano, Wild (Origanum vulgare) seeds, organic:
(Wild Marjoram, Common Oregano)
Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)
Hardy to -20 degrees F.
Herbaceous perennial native to Asia, Europe and North Africa. Flowers in heady corymbs, with reddish bracts and purple corollas. Main source of hithly antiseptic essential oil known as Carvacrol. The flowering tops are also put into beer and ale as a flavoring and preservative. Plant prefers full sun and mesic to dry soil. We find that these, true to their wild name, like to escape the pretty bed and appear at will among the grasses, stones, and other microsites of our farm. They are always welcome, as their flowers are cheery, and they never impose.
300 Seeds/pkt., Certified Organically Grown
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$2.95
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Oregon Grape, Tall (Mahonia aquifolium) seeds--[sorry no internatioanl sale of this seed]:
Oregon Grape, Tall (Mahonia aquifolium) (Tall Oregon Grape)
Family: Berberidaceae
Perennial evergreen shrub. Native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The leaves resemble holly, and in the spring the bright yellow, compound flowers emit delightful fragrance, and soak up the dew like a sponge. Oregon Grape has a bitter and cold energy, serving as a gentle stimulant to liver function while it controls excessive secretions of the mucous membranes. It has thus been used to good effect for treating psoriasis, poor appetite, indigestion, oral herpes and bronchitis. Good for treating questionable water when travelling. Contains berberine and is therefore used as a Golden seal substitute. Rhizomes yield a golden dye. Cultivation: We have packed the newly harvested and undried cleaned seeds (not berries) in moist coir and refrigerated. Upon receipt, please plant as soon as possible in cool, shady conditions. Germination is much accelerated with this undried seed, as the seed takes on dormancy once dried. Domestic (US) customers will receive fresh, undried, pre-stratified seed. International customers will receive the newly harvested but DRIED seed, which is a multi-cycle germinator. Allow seedlings to grow for a year or more in nursery beds or in pots, then transplant to permanent location, 4 feet apart. Grows to 6 feet.
Open pollinated 30 seeds/pkt.
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Orpine, Stone (Sedum telephium) seed:
Orpine, Stone (Sedum telephium)
(Stone Orpine)
Family: Stonecrop (Crassulaceae)
Hardy to -10 degrees F
Perennial evergreen succulent to 18 inches, native to Eastern Europe. Our seed was harvested in the mountains of Russia. This is one of the core succulent species, thriving in the full sun in a well-drained soil in pots or in the rock garden or in the cracks of stone walls or around steps. It is tough and very pretty, and never gets very tall, so it is rarely in the way. The plant is also very popular these days for "green" or "living" roofs, where the roof is planted with various grasses, succulents and herbs. This is a great way for city dwellers to increase the surface rea of their gardens! Stone orpine has leaves of gray-blue, flowers of yellow. Take a leaf and slightly bruise it. The trick is to get a little opening to appear at one spot, then inflate the leaf like a little frog's belly. Medicinally, these are sour and astringent, edible in small quantities. They are a salad ingredient within the native range in Europe. Applied externally, they are cooling to hot lesions such as burns, boils, carbunkles or pinches from car buckles. Also used for cooling hemorrhoids. Oldtime remedy against warts. A healer I know from Italy uses the leaves extensively for treating sores that will not heal. Apparently they have a cleansing effect, dissolving pus and bringing bright new tissue. As such, they may be of use in treating old sores, bed sores, and any other ulcerations that are slow to heal or will not heal. Cultivation: Sow seed on surface of fast-draining potting soil in spring. These are fascinating to watch germinate and develop! Water every three days during the height of summer, less frequently during cold weather. 50 seeds/pkt open pollinated
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Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) seeds:
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)
(Bow Wood, Hedgeapple, Orange, Osage)
Family: Moraceae
Deciduous, dioecious tree to 60 feet. Perfectly cold hardy. Native to south-central North America, now widely spread, although most trees in the western United States are very old. The brainlike, bright green fruit of this dense and thorny tree has a long-lived reputation of repelling spiders and other insects. Avoid getting white sap in eyes. Wood extremely flexible and durable for bow-making and fenceposts. Major hedgerow component, wildlife shelter--strange and oddly beautiful. Personal favorite. Tree withstands wide range of soil types and rainfall. Sow in fall or early spring for germination as the ground warms up. Seedlings quickly acclimatize after transplanting. 30 seeds per packet, open pollinated
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Osha (Ligusticum porteri) seeds:
Osha Ligusticum porteri (Bear Medicine)
Family: Apiaceae
Perennial herb native to the Rocky Mountains. Plant prefers full sun to part shade and is often found in association with aspen groves. Sow the seed in the fall for germination in the spring as the ground warms up. If you want more info about cultivation of this useful and totemic species, then please read the OSHA chapter in my book "Growing at-risk medicinal herbs." Domestication of this plant is a functional reality and we do encourage people from all areas to try it out--if we can succeed here at 1,200 feet in Oregon, then who's to say the plant won't do fine in the shade at 100 feet elevation in Mississippi? Lets open our minds and keep the botanical diversity flowing!
20 seeds/pkt., Certified Organically Grown
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$3.95
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Our Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) seeds:
Galium verum
Open Pollinated 200 seeds/pkt.
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$2.95
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Ox-Knee (Achyranthes bidentata) seeds, organic:
(Niu-xi)
Achyranthes bidentata
Organically grown 100 seeds/pkt.
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$2.95
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Pagoda Tree (Sophora japonica) seeds:
Pagoda Tree (Sophora japonica)
(Scholar Tree, Huai-hua-mi, Huai-hua, Huai-mi)
Deciduous tree to 60 feet tall, native to the dry plains of
Western China and hardy to -15 degrees F. The weeping form and lustrous, pinnate leaves that cast only a light shade, and the long clusters of fragrant, creamy blossoms make this a preferred tree for planting around shrines, in parks and on city streets. In TCM, the immature flowers are considered one of the herbs that helps regulate the blood and stop bleeding, and are used for treating hemorrhoids. The flowers are also extracted to yield a yellow dye. This ancient tree is tolerant of diverse soils and climates, but the roots do require good drainage. Scarify seeds, either by rubbing through the seedcoat with sandpaper or by soaking overnight in hot water, and sow in the fall or spring, for germination in the spring.
30seeds/pkt $2.95, Open Pollinated
Subsequent note on germination of this seed. I scarified the seeds individually and dropped in very hot water, soaked overnight, and got 100% germ in 10 days at soil temperature of 65 degrees F. Very vigorous seedlings and in all, worth it. Richo
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Palm, Desert Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) seed:
Desert Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) (Palm, Desert Fan) seed
Family: Aracaceae
Perennial, evergreen palm native to Southern California, Arizona, and Mexico, hardy to 20 degrees F, colder if kept dry. Growing in the full sun and alkaline soil of the proverbial desert oasis, the Fan Palm gives freely of its copious shade, date-like fruits, and immense leaves for the benefit of all beings. This would include hummingbirds, coyotes, roadrunners and humans. Soak seed overnight in warm water and sow just under the surface and tamp securely. Keep warm and evenly moist until germination. Grow out in successively larger pots and transplant to the landscape only when well established. Give plenty of water until the roots have time to delve deeply and find their own. 20 seeds/pkt $3.95
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Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii) seeds:
Palmarosa (Cymbopogon palmarosa)
(Rosha Grass) Syn. Cymbopogon martinii
Family: Grass (Poaceae)
Hardiness: Protect from frost.
Perennial bunch grass native to India. Highly aromatic, Palmarosa is distinguished by its unique rose-like fragrance—very rich in high-grade essential oil of geraniol. The plant is very similar to lemongrass (lemon grass) in appearance and culture. Plant prefers sun, water, and good drainage. Just press seed into surface and keep evenly moist and in the light until germination. Does well in pots. These make a good indoor plant .
Open Pollinated 100 seeds/pkt.
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$3.95
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Parsley, Italian (Petroselinum crispum) seeds, organic:
Family: Carrot (Apiaceae)
Hardiness: -25 degrees F
Biennial or overwintering annual plant native to southern Europe. Our strain produces a strong, upright plant that gives tasty leaves all summer long. Parsley is an appetite stimulant. The seed (shown) is one of the strongest diuretics known to herbalist. Sow in spring or summer. Plant prefers full sun to part shade, and rich, moist soils. Easy to sow directly in the garden in spring or fall, or sow in pots and work up in successively larger pots. Very forgiving plant for apartment, townhouse, suburbia, or where we live out here--the sticks.
300 Seeds/pkt., Certified Organically Grown
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$2.45
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Passionflower, Official (Passiflora incarnata) seeds, organic:
Passionflower, Official (Passiflora incarnata)
(Maypop)
Family: Passifloraceae
Herbaceous vine native to southern and eastern US and hardy to 5 degrees F. Flowers wonderfully large, complex, purple and white. This is the most northern hardy of all the passionflowers, and it is the type most commonly used in medicine. The stems, leaves, flower buds and flowers are the parts used, as a fresh plant tincture or dried plant tea. The effect is sleep inducing. Combines well with Valerian, making that drug more dependable in its action, also improving the dreams. Plant prefers full sun and dryish soils, trellis. These can easily be trained up a sunny wall on the porch to give seasonal shade, and the flower display is a big plus. Soak seeds in a jar of water placed in the bright sun for a week or so, then plant about 1/2 inch deep in fast-draining mix and keep evenly warm. Our most recent work with these showed a high rate of germination after 22 days, but the part of the flat that was not so warm showed zero germ--so keep them warm. Good subject for lights or bottom heat.
Organically grown 20 seeds/pkt.
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$3.95
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