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Mixed Calendula (out of stock)
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(Calendula officinalis) - This sunny annual is among the very easiest to grow. The flowers can be used in herbal teas or the petals added to salads. Calendula flower resin is very soothing for inflamed skin. Mostly orange and yellow flowers, with some blended multi-colours. 75+ seeds (1.5 grams)
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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Ashwagandha (out of stock)
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Withania somnifera - An important herb in Ayurvedic traditions. The roots are used medicinally for their adaptogenic and nervine properties. In warmer climates ashwagandha grows as a woody perennial. But here in Nova Scotia it's possible to grow as an annual, and although the roots will be smaller they're still worthwhile.
Start seeds in early Spring, and treat them like you would pepper plants (fun fact: ashwagandha is in the family Solanacea, the same as peppers and tomatoes). They need a long growing season to size up, covering plants with cloches to protect from early fall frosts can help. We grew about 20 plants last year, and got plenty of roots! 20 seeds - Limited supply
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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German Chamomile
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(Matricaria chamomilla) Very easy annual with many small conical daisy-like flowers. The flower heads are used fresh or dry to make a wonderful soothing tea. The blossoms are also great attractors for bees and butterflies. Several hundred seeds
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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Mugwort
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(Artemisia vulgaris) - Once established this tall growing perennial is almost maintenance free. Attractive fine-cut silvery leaves, they are used medicinally along with the roots for their stimulant properties and as an emmenagogue. Closely related to wormwood. 100+ seeds
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)
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(Echinacea purpurea) - A beautiful and hardy perennial native to Eastern North America. The large, purple, cone-shaped blossoms attract lots of bees and pollinators, and song birds love the small seeds produced in the fall. Third year roots are used medicinally as an immune booster. Approx. 50 seeds (0.25 gram)
-Grown by Green Man Botanicals
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Catnip
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(Neputa cataria) - Grow it for your cat, for herbal teas or for your favourite pollinators! This perennial mint relative is clumping in nature and easy to grow. 100+ seeds
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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Milk Thistle
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(Silybum marianum) - Striking white and green mottled leaves and purple flowers. The seeds contain the compound silymarin and are traditionally used as a liver tonic. Annual. Approx. 50 seeds (1 grams)
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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Motherwort
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(Leonurus cardiaca) - A hardy perennial member of the mint family. This medicinal grows to between 4 and 6 feet and produces small purple flowers much loved by bees. Several hundred seeds
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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Mullein
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Verbascum thapsus -
Wild biennial herb. The huge velvety grey leaves on first year plants
give way to a tall spire of yellow flowers in year two. Used medicinally for respiratory
health. An impressive garden specimen, and great for beneficial insects.
Several hundred seeds
-Grown by Annapolis Seeds
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St. John's Wort
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Hypericum perforatum - A bright and sunny medicinal perennial that thrives in the poorest of soils. Well known for it’s anti-depressant properties. The hardy plants form leafy herbaceous bushes, topped with an abundance of yellow blossoms. Often found growing in abandoned fields and roadsides, they like full sun but can grow in very poor soil. 100+ seeds
-Wild harvested in Nictaux, Nova Scotia by Annapolis Seeds
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