Herb Seeds Ramsons to Rupturewort

Herb seeds Ramsons, Ricinus, Rocket arugula Olive Leaved, Wild Rocket, Sky Rocket, Rocket Voyager, Rosemary, Dog Rose, Rue, Rupturewort

Ramsoms H perennial Av 100 seeds £1.35
Allium ursinum - Wild Garlic
Use Wild Garlic leaves raw or cooked, a great addition to a salad having a strong garlic scent. The bulb is used raw or cooked and best harvested early summer to winter when the plant is dormant. Both leaves and bulb are best sliced finely and added to salads. Best sow Ramsons outdoors autumn or pre chill if sowing later. Grow on in a greenhouse/under glass for the first year and plant out when the bulbs are dormant in the summer.

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Ricinus HH annual
Ricinus carmentica Castor oil plant See flower catalogue
Used since early times, castor oil is added to a number of products from soap to lubricating oils. Used internally for constipation and externally as an enema. Caution all parts of this plant especially the seeds are toxic containing one of the most deadly poisons Ricin. Should only be used at the approved dosage.

Rocket Salad Annual Av 1,400 Seeds £0.85
Eruca sativa - Arugula Oruga Roquette
Rocket salad an excellent choice for salads Sow from February to September. The young leaves which have a distinctive hot spicy flavour are used in salads
Can be grown in a pot on the windowsill and can be included in a cress and mustard mix.

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Rocket Salad Organic Sourced annual Av 1,200 seeds £0.95
Eruca sativa - Arugula Oruga Roquette
Rocket salad an excellent choice for salads Sow from February to September. The young leaves which have a distinctive hot spicy flavour are used in salads
Can be grown in a pot on the windowsill and can be included in a cress and mustard mix.

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Rocket Sky Rocket seeds

Rocket Sky Rocket Annual Av 1,000 Seeds £0.85
Eruca sativa
A well lobed salad rocket type, quick growing and ready to cut in 25-30 days with a succulent rocket flavour. Bred for the flavour of Wild Rocket and the growing habit of rocket, a slow bolter and slow to stress.

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Rocket Sweet Perennial Av 100 seeds £0.85
Hesperis matronalis - Dame's Violet, Sweet Rocket, Dame's Rocket, Garden Rocket
Rocket sweet a mixture of violet and white flowers. The young leaves are used in salads as a cress substitute, it is more pungent than rocket or cress and is used sparingly. Was once used dried on board ship as they are rich in vitamin C. The leaves are picked prior to flowering.
It is a short lived perennial and is often grown as a biennial. During summer evenings the flowers give off an intense fragrance. A good attractor for bees, butterflies and moths. Prefers a well drained site in sun or part shade. Sow spring in situ or indoors plant out summer, sow July for planting out the following spring.

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Rocket Voyager seeds

Rocket Voyager Av 1,400 seeds £1.00
Diplotaxis erucoides
Salad Rocket Voyager has the serrated leaves of wild rocket, but with a distinctive flavour that is tangy and peppery. Suitable for normal or baby leaf production. Very popular with the catering trade.

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Olive Leaved Rocket Annual Av 900 Seeds £1.10
A wild rocket with distinctive olive shaped rounded leaves. Slightly stronger tasting than wild rocket. Excellent for adding to mixed salad leaves.

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Wild Rocket Perennial Av 1,000 seeds £0.85
Diplotaxis erucoides
Having a stronger flavour than Eruca sativa, a strong peppery flavour and extremely tender, use in salads and stir-fry. A very health giving plant aiding digestion, acting as a tonic and purifies the blood. Successional sowing of wild rocket seeds will ensure a continual fresh supply. Can be sown all year round in milder climates or given some protection.

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Dog Rose Shrub, deciduous Av 20 seeds £1.25
Rosa canina - Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Brier Rose
Dog Rose quite a useful herb the fruit 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 the seed can take 2 years to germinate, one not to give up on.

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Rosemary Perennial Av 200 seeds £1.25
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary is one of the best known herbs. Likes a sheltered but warm situation. Pale blue flowers and fine aromatic leaves have many uses, but most often used with roast lamb. A great companion to sage and carrots. Magical powers of exorcism, healing, love, lust, protection and youth.

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Rue Perennial Evergreen Av 140 seeds £1.05 CAUTION severely toxic to skin in sunlight
Ruta graveolens - Mother of the herbs, Garden Rue
Rue Herb Of Grace. Magical powers of health, healing, love and exorcism. Strongly aromatic blue leaves and small yellow flowers. If cut back in spring it forms a lovely dense bush. Leaves can be skin irritant and or make skin Hypersensitive to sunlight.
Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables

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Rupturewort Biennial/Perennial Av 200 seeds £1.20
Herniaria glabra - Smooth Rupturewort, Showail, Herniaria
A medicinal herb and ornamental groundcover. Rupturewort has been used to treat kidney and bladder complaints, relieves coughs and catarrh. Can also be used as a cleanser for the skin. Sow in early spring in a cold frame grow in under glass for first winter. Position in well drained soil in full sun.

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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.