Herb Seeds Saffron Stevia to Sweet Violet

Saffron False Kinko H annual
Carthamus - Safflower
False Saffron Kinko orange flowered is used for culinary, medicinal, dyestuffs and cosmetics.
Oil from the seed is used in salad dressings and for frying, the seed can be fried and eaten in chutneys, the young leaves eaten raw or cooked as a spinach. Medicinal is used to help reduce heart and coronary disease and to help reduce cholesterol. Position in full sun and well drained site.

£1.10 Av 10 seeds

Saffron False Shiro H annual
Carthamus - Safflower
Yellow Flowered. Widely used for food colouring, medicinal, culinary, herbal dyestuffs and cosmetic uses. An oil from the seed is used in salad dressings, the young leaves can be used cooked or raw. the plant prefers full sun.

£1.10 Av 10 seeds

Sage White Perennial
Salvia apiana - California White Sage, White Sage, White Salvarial
White Sage flowers April to July. Not hardy. Leaves are used in cooking, smoked; seeds can be ground, mixed with cereals or soaked overnight and used as a drink. Excellent plant for attracting wildlife. Once used by the California Indians as a ceremonial herb.
Hardy down to approx - 5 deg C. Sow seed in the Spring. In areas where it will be subject to the lower limits of plant hardiness it is advisable to grow plants under glass for the first year and then plant out into final position protected from the elements after last frosts.
0.25 gram pkt approx 125 seeds

£1.50 Av 0.25 gram pkt

Sage Californian Black Perennial
80% pure seed
Salvia mellifera - Black Sage, California Black Sage
Californian Black Sage has small blue flowers over dark green leaves. Not hardy. Leaves used in cooking as a substitute for regular sage. Best grown in a well drained soil in full sun.
Hardy down to approx - 5 deg C. Sow seed in the Spring. In areas where it will be subject to the lower limits of plant hardiness it is advisable to grow plants under glass for the first year and then plant out into final position protected from the elements after last frosts. Approx 800 seeds per gram

£1.50 Av 0.25 gram pkt

Salad Burnet Perennial
Poterium sanguisorba - Salad Burnet
Young cucumber flavoured leaves used in salads, sauces, fish, fruit salads, herb butter and soft cheeses. Chopped leaves are added to soups and sauces prior to serving. Evergreen, makes a good container plant. Approx 250 seeds per gram

£1.30 Av 300 seeds

£7.95 Av 10 gram pkt

Saltwort seeds salsola komarovii, Known as 'Okahijiki' or Land seaweed

Saltwort or Okahijiki
salsola komarovii
Known as 'Okahijiki' or Land seaweed in Japan. A traditional Japanese culinary herb and Oriental Vegetable. Leaves are long and succulent with an appealing crunchy texture. Add tender young leaves to salads and sushi, steam longer stems for healthy side dishes. Rich in vitamins and minerals. Juice is used as a diuretic. Can be harvested at the seedling stage for micro greens or baby leaf stage for adding to salad mixtures.

£1.50 Av 100 seeds

Samphire Sea Perennial
Crithmum maritimum - Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel, height 15-30cm
Sea Samphire flowers from June to August. Leaves and seed pods are used, leaves used in salads and pickled in vinegar and spices, or often cooked in butter. The plant has a reputation for helping weight loss. Medicinally used for treating obesity and kidney complaints also aids digestion. Sow seed in cold frame autumn or spring, lightly cover the seed, grow on in pots and plant out in the summer. Prefers a dry well drained soil in full sun sheltered from cold winds, benefits from a salty soil. Habitat grows in rock crevices, rocky shores, shingle beaches.

£2.35 Av 45 seeds

Santolina Cotton lavender
Perennial Evergreen
Santolina chamaecyparissus tomentosa - Cotton Lavender, Grey Santolina
Santolina Cotton Lavender has very aromatic silvery foliage, small button like creamy/yellow flowers. The leaves can be used as a flavouring in sauces. Dried leaves used in pot-pourri, oil from the flowers and leaves are used in the perfume industry. Mainly grown to be used as a low growing hedge, can be trimmed in the autumn. Use as ground cover and edging plant. Medicinal herb. Seed sown Spring and Autumn in cold frame.

£1.95 Av 45 seeds

Savory Summer Savory Annual
Satureja hortensis
Summer savory known as the bean herb. Small strongly flavoured leaves used in cooking poultry, soups, sauces, egg and fish dishes also used for flavouring beans especially broad beans. A herb with magical powers. Grow alongside beans as a companion plant. Popular Micro Greens and Baby Leaf Herb added to mixed salad leaf. Approx 1,500 seeds per gram

£1.10 Av 700 seeds

£6.75 Av 5 gram

Savory Winter Savory Perennial Evergreen
Satureja montana
Winter savory has much the same flavour as the summer variety but slightly spicier. Needs regular cutting back to keep tidy. Grow alongside beans as a companion plant.

£1.10 Av 300 seeds

Scabious Devils-Bit Perennial
Succisa Pratensis - Devils Bit Scabious
Hgt 25 - 100cm Flowers July to September
Bluish Purple rounded flower heads. Habitat marshes and wet grassland. Butterfly nectar plant and caterpillar food plant. A medicinal herb used to make an infusion to treat coughs and the herb has also been used as a diuretic. The raw leaves can be added to salads or cooked but it can cause problems, as the plant contains saponins, tannin and glycoside.
1 gram approx 700 seeds

Av 1 gram pkt

£10.00 Av 10 gram pkt

Scabious Field Biennial/Perennial
Knautia arvensis - Field Scabious
Hgt 30 - 100cm Flowers July to October
A biennial plant or short lived perennial. Flowers Bluish lilac. Old herbal remedy to treat scabies. Habitat grassland, open woods and hedge-banks.

Av 125 seeds

Scabious, Small Perennial
Scabiosa columbaria - Small Scabious, Pigeon's Scabious
Hgt 50 - 80cm Flowers July to September
Lilac flowers. Habitat dry pastures and banks. The flowers are a good nectar food for bees.
1 gram approx 500 seeeds

Av 1 gram pkt

£9.25 Av 10 gram pkt

Scarlet Pimpernel Annual
Anagallis arvensis subsp.arvensis
Hgt 6 - 30cm Flowers June to August
Origin Somerset. Scarlet Pimpernel, beautiful coloured scarlet flowers with a purple eye in pairs that close in the afternoon. Also known as poor mans weather glass as the flowers only fully open in sunshine. Habitat waste ground cultivated ground and sand dunes. One of the few scarlet wild flowers.

Av 500 seeds

Schisandra chinensis
A deciduous woody climber with scented cream to pale pink flowers from late spring to summer. A herb with medicinal and edible uses and believed to be used in Chinese herbal remedies. Grows in deep shade, woodlands, against a wall.

£2.25 Av 30 seeds

Sea Holly Perennial
Eryngium martinum
Hgt 40cm Flowers June to September
Wildflower modern day herb. Spiny leaved clump forming evergreen perennial from coastal areas, blue green leaves veined silvery white, purple flowers on a teasel like head. Habitat coastal areas and is now more common in the rock garden. The plant is used for herbal remedies. Attracts butterflies and bees. Sow autumn in cold frame or early spring, slow to germinate.

£2.75 Av 15 seeds

Sesame HH annual
Sesamum indicum - Benne, Gingili, Simsim, Susam, Teel, Hu Ma, Bijan.
Sesame seed is usually roasted and used as a flour in breads etc, the seeds can be sprouted and used in salads. An oil from the seeds is used in cooking. The leaves can be added to soups. Prefers a warm sunny sheltered position. Seed is best sown early under glass, where there is no frosts the seed can be sown outdoors autumn or spring.

£1.15 Av 750 seeds

Self Heal Perennial
Prunella Vulgaris - Heal All, All Heal, Selfheal
Self heal a small perennial with blue-violet flowers appearing during summer at the top of the stems. Has a long history as a Chinese medicinal herb, known mainly as a wound herb in Europe. Medicinal uses include treatment for wounds, cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, diarrhea and fevers. Culinary uses include salads, stews, casseroles and soups and a drink can be made from the leaves.

£1.45 Av 500 seeds

Shepherds Purse Annual
Capsella bursa-pastoris - Witches pouches, Pick-pocket
Hgt 0.3m Flowers April to July
Shepherds purse named due to the delicate purse shaped seed capsules. The plant is used in domestic remedies. The leaves are rich in vitamins, used as a medicinal herb and also in Chinese medicine.
1 gram 5-7,000 seeds

Av 1 gram pkt

£8.50 Av 10 gram pkt

Skullcap Virginian Perennial
Scutellaria lateriflora - Virginian Scullkap, Blue Skullcap, Mad Dog Skullcap.
Ornamental, Blue flowers from June to August, no culinary uses known. Medicinal once used to treat nervous complaints and insomnia, St vitas dance and delirious fever. It should not be taken by Pregnant Women. Excess use of Virginian Scullcap can cause giddiness, stupor and twitching. Magical herb of peace, fidelity and love. Sow autumn or spring in cold frame, position in a sunny site prefers soil that is moist.
0.1 gram approx 150 seeds

£1.10 Av 0.1 gram pkt

Soapwort Perennial
Saponaria officinalis - Bouncing Bet
Hgt 30 - 100cm Flowers June to September

Pale pink flower, spreads readily by runners. An old cottage garden plant was once used for washing prior to soap. Habitat Hedgerows, waysides and damp woods.
1 gram approx 650 seeds

Av 1 gram pkt

£8.50 Av 10 gram pkt

Sorrel Buckler Leaved Perennial
Rumex scutatus
Buckler Leaved Sorrel has a ground cover spreading habit, used in salads and soups and for microgreens, prefers sun or partial shade site.

£1.15 Av 250 seeds

Sorrel Red Veined
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Bright green leaves contrast sharply with the red stems and the blood red veins. Leaves have a sharp and tangy sorrel flavour ideal for salads, mixed salad leaves, makes an excellent border or large container plant. Ideal for microgreens.

£0.85 Av 200 seeds

Sorrel Broad Leaved Perennial
Rumex acetosa
Sorrel broad leaved, the young leaves have a tangy taste and are used to liven up salads, also used as a vegetable like spinach and for microgreens. Approx 800 seeds per gram
£1.00 Av 500 seeds

£5.25 Av 5 gram pkt

Sorrel Sheeps Perennial
Rumex acetosella
The leaves of Sheep's Sorrel are used raw or cooked and have a lemon like flavour are excellent in mixed salads. Root can be used dried, ground and made into noodles. High in vitamin 'C'. Use in moderation. A good attractor plant for butterflies.

£1.15 Av 500 seeds

Speedwell Common Perennial
Veronica officinalis - Heath Speedwell, Veronica
Ornamental herb, Flowers from May to August. A popular herb from the middle ages. Not used in herbal medicine today but was once used for many ailments from infections to the throat, colds, liver and stomach complaints. Leaves used to make a tea and dried leaves are added to tea blends. Sow autumn in cold frame. Grow in well drained soil in full sun to partial shade.

£1.35 Av 1,000 seeds

St.Johns-Wort common or perforate Harmful if eaten Perennial
Hypericum perforatum - Makes the skin sensitive to sunlight.
Hgt 30 - 90cm Flowers June to August
St. Johns-Wort has deep yellow flowers in spreading clusters. Is still used today in some medicines, homeopathy for inflammation and pain. Magical powers of divination, health, strength and love. Habitat grassland, woods and waste land. Grow in sun or partial shade.
1 gram approx 9,000 seeds

Av 1 gram pkt

£8.50 Av 10 gram pkt

Stevia Candy NEW HH Perennial
Known as Sugar plant, Sweet Herb, Haa Jhee
Stevia Candy grows up to 1m and is a larger leaved selection of the species S.rebaudiana. For hundreds of years the leaves have been used in Brazil and Paraguay as a sweetener. The Guarani Indians of Paraguay call it 'Kaa jhee' and have used it to sweeten other medicinal teas and foods as well as use it medicinally as a hypoglycemic, hypotensiv, diuretic and for obesity, hypertension, heartburn, and help lower uric acid levels. Furthermore as atonic used in cases of diabetes, hypertension and high bloodpressure, as well as a cardiotonic. For medicinal purposes seek professional advice in all cases prior to using Stevia Rebaudiana. Germination slow and erratic

£2.95 Av 40 seeds

Strawberry Wild
Perennial
Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry
Hgt 5 - 30cm Flowers April to July
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca White flowers, used for culinary, cosmetics and medicinal, low spreading the fruits are small sweet and juicy with a delicate strawberry scent a great delicacy, smaller than the garden strawberry, juicer and tastier. The leaves are used for medicinal purposes and young leaves can be added to salads. In India the root is used as a coffee substitute. Magical powers of love and luck. Prefers a sunny site. Sow March to April (can be sown September) We have found it erratic and slow to germinate do not discard trays too early.

Av 550 seeds

Sweet Cicely Perennial
Myrrhis odorata - Garden Myrrh, The Roman Plant, Sweet-fern
An aromatic herb. White flowers in umbels. Pretty fern like leaves. The leaves and fruits are edible and taste of aniseed. Used to be widely grown as a food plant, a useful and tasty plant for all year cropping, nowadays grown in the herb garden, often used to sweeten and reduce acidity in fruit and rhubarb. Young roots can be used as a vegetable. Leaves can be harvested from late winter through to late autumn. Prefers moist humus rich soil in full sun to partial shade. Sow seed autumn or spring in situ or in pots in a cold frame.

£1.45 Av 20 seeds

Sweet Vernal Grass
Perennial
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet scented grass can be used in the wildflower garden. An aromatic herb used medicinally to relieve pain and spasms, the aromatic leaves used in pot-pourri. Sow spring onwards.
1 gram approx 1,400 seed
£1.55 Av 1 gram pkt

Sweet Gum Click Here
Liquidambar styraciflua
Deciduous tree, hardy to approx -15C. Scented flowers, leaves turn orange through to red and purple in the fall. Magical powers of protection. An aromatic herb used in the perfume industry and medicinally for coughs and sore throats also used commercially as a flavouring.

Sweet Violet
Perennial
Viola odorata - Native European
Hgt 5 - 10cm Flowers February to May
Fragrant flowers of white, violet, lilac or pink. A favourite in cottage gardens. Habitat hedges and woodlands. A medicinal, culinary, aromatic and Magical herb. magical powers include luck, love, lust, peace, healing and wishes. Young leaves and flower buds used raw or cooked, leaves have a mild flavour best used young in salads, thickening soups. Flowers used raw, as a decoration for deserts and salads having a sweet delicate perfume. Sweet Violet prefers partial or dappled shade.

Av 500 seeds

Sweet Wormwood see Sweet Annie

The information in the above list is intended for general information and interest, if you wish to use herbs for medicinal purposes consult a Doctor in all cases prior to using herbs to treat yourself.