Nickys Herb Seeds Dandelion to Greenweed Dyers

Dandelion Perennial
Taraxacum officinale
Flowers only open in full sun from March to September. Height up to 35cm Leaves may be blanched and used in salads, roots can be roasted and ground as coffee substitute. high in vitamins and minerals. Tortoise love dandelion leaves. Flowers used for wine making. Approx 1,200 seeds per gram

£1.25 Av 2,000 seeds

£4.95 Av 10 gram pkt

Italian Dandelion Red Rib
Chicorium Intybus
Baby leaf 40 days
Bright red stem and mid-vein with a dark green leaf. An eye catching dandelion type Chicory. A nice bitter flavour with a background sweetness. Sow spring.

£0.95 Av 500 seeds

Daisy Perennial
Bellis perennis
Hgt 5-20 cm Flowers February to October
White flowers with a yellow centre. Habitat grassland, meadows and lawns. Was once a valuable herb for healing wounds. Culinary and medicinal herb, petals, young leaves and flower buds can be added to salads and internally used for coughs, externally for sore eyes and minor wounds. Magical herb powers of love and lust.

Av 600 seeds

Deadly Nightshade Perennial Av 350 seeds
Atropa bella-donna - Deaths herb, Devils Cherries
Hgt 0.8 - 0.9 m Flowers June to August
Poisonous. Habitat hedgerow and woodland, Known as the Herb of the Witches. A Narcotic herb, used medicinally. Best Sown early spring in a cool house / cold frame due to seed prone to attack by insects. Can be sown in situ early spring. Slow to germinate can take up to 6 months. Grow in full sun to partial shade in moist but well drained alkaline soil
CAUTION Toxic if Eaten

Av 350 seeds

Dill - Sow in spring after last frosts though to early summer, direct sow in rows in open ground, thin plants to 20cm apart. Does not like being transplanted.

Dill HH annual
Anethum graveolens
Feathery leaves used in salads and with fish. Dill seed and flowers used in pickles, leaves make medicinal infusion. Good companion plant for cabbages. Approx 600 seeds per gram

£1.25 Av 850 seeds

£5.50 Av 10 gram pkt

Dill Diana HH annual
Anethum graveolens
Dill Diana very leafy, with attractive dark green colour with a good flavour, compact habit, robust against bolting.
Good companion plant for cabbages. Approx 1,000 seeds per gram.

£1.00 Av 1 gram pkt

Dill Hera HH annual 1m Organic Sourced Seed
Anethum graveolens
Dill Hera an essential culinary and medicinal herb, leaves used in salads, vegetables, stews, cucumber and especially fish dishes. Dill is added at the end of cooking. Dill seed and flowers used in pickles, leaves make medicinal infusion. Good companion plant for cabbages.

£1.35 Av 400 seeds

Dill Bouquet HH annual
anethum graveolens
Dill Bouquet is a popular variety in America. Good flavour and the best American cultivars for seed production. Nice deep green colour, can be grown in a pot on a sunny windowsill. Good companion plant for cabbages.

£1.35 Av 600 seeds

Dill Dukat HH annual
One of the best varieties for fresh leaf production. stands up well to the strain of intense cultivation. Dill Dukat seeds are used in vinegar and pickles, leaves used fresh or dried with vegetables, salads, stews and fish dishes.

£1.35 Av 850 seeds

Dog Rose Shrub, deciduous
Rosa canina Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Brier Rose
Wild flower/Herb
Dog Rose quite a useful herb the fruit can be used raw or cooked, the syrup as a nutritional supplement, the dried leaves as a substitute for tea. Dog rose petals are used either raw or cooked. Medicinal uses for treating colds, diseases and infections. Sow seed in autumn, cold stratification (10-12 weeks) is required and seed is slow and erratic to germinate.

Av 50 seeds

Dog-Violet, Common Perennial
Viola riviniana Common Dog Violet
Hgt 5- 40 cm Flowers April to September
Flowers are blue-violet with a whitish spur. The common woodland violet seen in spring. Habitat woods hedges and coastal heaths.

Av 120 seeds

Echinacea angustifolia Perennial 50 seeds
Coneflower
Important medicinal herb. Used by the North American Indians in their herbal remedies and still in use today in many modern treatments. Used for snake bites, treating wounds and believed to strengthen the immune system. Cone shaped purple flowers on stout single stems.
£1.95 Av 50 seeds

Eschscholzia Californian Poppy Perennial Av 300 seeds
Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy, Gold Poppy, kaliforniya Hashasi
Single orange flowers from July to September on this very ornamental mildly narcotic herb. Californian poppy is noted for attracting wildlife. Medicinal uses include a sedative, used to treat anxiety, insomnia and incontinence. The whole plant is harvested for use. Sow Eschscholzia in situ from spring to summer, grow in well drained soil in full sun.

£1.25 Av 300 seeds

Eyebright Annual
Euphrasia nemorosa
Hgt up to 30cm Flowers July to September
Natural habitat chalky pastures and moist grassland. A wild flower / medicinal herb dating back to the 14th century for 'all evils of the eye' once used for the treatment of sore eyes. Flowers are often white with a yellow spot and streaked with purple but can vary. The leaves have a slightly bitter flavour, they could be added to salads. Sow in spring, a semi-parasitic plant growing on the roots of grass, is best sown in spring amongst grass in a moist situation, preferring a semi shaded position.
1 gram approx 6,000 seeds

1 gram pkt

£8.50 Av 10 gram pkt

Fennel Bronze Perennial
Foeniculum vulgare
Decorative bronze lacy leaves. Leaves used with soups and fish, pork, sauces and salads, medicinal. Excellent for Micro Greens

£1.25 Av 200 seeds

Fennel Sweet Perennial
Foeniculum vulgare dulce
Leaves and stalks of Fennel Sweet are used for flavouring fish, sauces, salads and vegetables, egg recipes. not to be confused with Florence Fennel that produces bulbous roots. Excellent for Micro Greens

£1.25 Av 260 seeds

Fennel Flower Annual
Nigella Sativa - Black Cumin, Nutmeg Flower, Roman Corriander, Kalonji, Tarate
Fennel Flower an aromatic culinary and medicinal herb. Sometimes known as Nutmeg flower it is not a true fennel. The seed is used raw or cooked for flavorings in pickles, curries and bread. Used medicinally both internal and externally. The seed contains essential oils and can be used to repel moths and as an air freshener. Grow in a sunny position in the garden, sow seed in situ autumn or spring in colder areas sow spring.

£1.15 Av 400 seeds

Sprouted Fenugreek

Fenugreek H Annual
Trigonella
Fenugreek leaf and seed is used. An ingredient in curry powder. Seed is cooked or sprouted and eaten raw having quite a strong spicy flavour, also used in pickles and spice mixes. Can be soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then allowed to sprout for 3 - 5 days they can then be used in salads or cooked. Roasted seed used as a coffee substitute. Also a good green manure crop. Excellent for Micro Greens. 50 gram approx 4,000 seeds

£1.75 Av 50 gram pkt

Feverfew Perennial
Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew is an attractive robust and quick growing plant. Excellent medicinal herb. Used in dry leaf and in flower form as a general tonic and as a mild sedative. Prevents and treats migraine headaches, improves digestion, used externally for bruises and insect bites. The plant produces an oil used in perfumes. The dried flowers are used to make a tea.
Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables. Found growing wild in parts of Britain, more than likely introduced from the Continent.

£1.55 Av 800 seeds

Feverfew Golden Perennial
Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum'
A gold leaf form of Feverfew above, excellent addition as an ornamental in the flower border. Easily grown and at home in most garden soils.
0.1 gram approx 800 seeds

£1.30 Av 0.1 gram pkt

Garlic Chives Chinese Medicinal Herb Perennial
Allium tuberosum - Oriental Garlic
Garlic Chives have a mild garlic flavour, excellent for Micro Greens & Baby Leaf Herbs. Chop leaves finely and use in salads, sauces, soups and as garnish. White flowers.
Used to ward off aphids, mites, carrot fly
£0.95 Av 100 seeds

Ginkgo biloba Chinese Medicinal Herb Bonsai & Trees
Maidenhair Tree
Ginkgo biloba has unique foliage which is fan shaped and leathery with golden yellow foliage in autumn. Deciduous. Rare to find in the wild but grown in Temple gardens and as specimen trees, an excellent subject to Bonsai. Ginkgo is a traditional Chinese medicine where the seed is used. Recently research has found health promoting properties within the leaves. Used to improve memory, stimulate the blood circulation, leaves are harvested just before they begin to change colour normally in late summer to early autumn. Magical powers of love and beauty. RHS Award of Garden Merit

£3.25 Av 8 seeds

Ginseng Asiatic
Panax Ginseng - Korean Ginseng, Asiatic Ginseng, Shin Seng
Used for about 5,000 years in Chinese Medicine a highly regarded Oriental medicine. Believed to be Hardiness Zone 6. Ginseng is a tonic herb that stimulates the nervous system and relaxes it. Lowers blood sugar levels, lowers cholesterol levels and increases disease resistance. As with all herbs, medicinal advice should be sought before using. Excess use causes problems and the amount of time you should take the herb for is also restricted. Perennial, height up to 90cm and spread of up to 75cm. Rootstock is used for herbal medicine fresh or dried. Harvested during the autumn from 6-7 year old plants. Prefers a woodland condition, moist humus rich soil in semi shade to full shade. Sow in shaded cold frame spring and autumn, or indoors and refrigerate, requires warmth 16-20ºC for 20 weeks followed by 30 weeks 2-5ºC seed is slow and erratic to germinate, grow on in shade in cold frame, tunnel or greenhouse for first winter.
1 gram approx 32 seeds

£1.55 Av 10 seeds

£3.30 Av 1 gram pkt

Gipsywort Perennial
Lycopus europaeus - Bugleweed height 30-100cm
Flowers June to September, Sometimes used as a substitute for Virginia Bugleweed. Gipsywort is used in the treatment of nervousness, the parts of the plant above ground can be used to make an infusion. To be used by the medical profession only. The plant yields a useful black dye. Grow in moist soil in full sun to partial shade.

£1.45 Av 400 seeds

Goldenrod Perennial
Solidago virgaurea - Aarons rod, Woundwort
Hgt 50-90+cm Flowers July to October
Yellow flowers held above leafy stems, excellent plant for attracting wildlife into the garden. The plant is used as a medicinal herb for many remedies. Grow in part shade or full sun. Native to woodlands, hedgerows and dunes.

Av 800 seeds

Good KingHenry Perennial
Chenopodium bonus henricus
Good King Henry is also known as Mercury and Lincolnshire spinach. Easily grown having juicy arrow shaped leaves. Rich in iron, calcium, vitamins B and C. Young leaves and shoots used as spinach and the roots blanched and eaten like asparagus. Can be used as animal fodder.

£1.20 Av 200 seeds

Greater Celandine Perennial
Chelidonium majus
Hgt up to 60cm Flowers May to September
Habitat shady areas, hedgerows and woodlands. Small yellow flowers with 4 petals. Plant was once used in Anglo Saxon times as a remedy to remove warts, and has many herbal properties.

Av 200 seeds

Greenweed Dyer's Perennial shrub
Genista tinctoria - Base-Broom, Dyer's Weed, Waxen Wood, Greenweed, Woud-Wix
Flowers from June to September, a deciduous shrub noted for attracting wildlife. Culinary use limited to possibly the seeds as a coffee substitute, flower buds a substitute for capers. Has been used as a medicinal herb for gout, dropsy and fractures. A dye of excellent quality is processed from all of the plant it is also a good ground cover plant. Sow seed autumn and spring in a cold frame, seed requires a period of cold (stratification) pre soaking seed aids germination. Grow in light well drained soil in full sun. Will tolerate poor, sandy and dry soils.

£1.35 Av 50 seeds

Groundsel Perennial
Senecio vulgaris
Hgt 40cm Flowers July to September
Common throughout the Uk, this plant needs no introduction. Habitat waste places. Believed to be cultivated for a food for pets. Magical herb properties of healing and health. Flowers all year round.
1 gram approx 4,500 seeds
Av 0.5 gram pkt

£7.00 Av 5 gram pkt

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.