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Borage comes from southern and central Europe. Very melliferous with beautiful star-shaped flowers that will go from purple to blue and then pink before wilting. Easy to grow, it requires very little care and will grow spontaneously in your garden year after year. Borage plants will bring color and joy in your garden as well as in your salads! The seeds are used to make an oil rich in essential fatty acids. Some people refer to it as an elixir of youth since it contains a lot of gamma-Linolenic acid, an uncommon substance in the plant world.
Package: 20 seeds
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As you might be able to guess from the name, the sweet chewy treat that we call marshmallow was originally made from the root of this plant. Nowadays, A. officinalis is mostly grown as a medicinal plant for its root's emollient properties, which help soothe several types of irritations and inflammations, and as an ornemental plant. Its delicate flowers are white with a hint of pink, and are indeed pretty. Additionally all parts of the plant can be consumed, be it in infusions or salads. Options are endless, and we strongly encourage you to research this perennial's properties in greater details.
Package: Around 30 seeds
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Helenium allegedly comes from Helen the daughter of Zeus and Leda, in reference to the legend claiming that of her tears gave birth to the plant. As the story goes, her kidnapping triggered the Trojan War.
Perennial plant that can easily reach 2 m in height. The pretty yellow flowers can be used to garnish a variety of dishes. The young leaves can be eaten after being boiled. The aromatic root is rich in inulin, bitter and tonic. It is used either dried or fresh to enhance certain desserts. It also has medicinal properties.
Attracts pollinators.
Package: 50 seeds
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Chamomile is widely known for its aromatic and medicinal properties. Dainty little plant, it will flower all summer long which gives you the chance to harvest following your needs.
Package: 300 seeds
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Lemon balm is originally from the Eastern part of the Mediterranean basin (Turkey). It is now found all over the world, in every temperate region. It gives off a soft lemony smell when its leaves are rubbed. Lemon balm can be used in herbal teas, fresh or dried. The leaves, stalks, and flowers can be used.
The plant has been known since Ancient Greece, and used against stress, insomnia, and exhaustion. Lemon balm also has significant antispasmodic, antiviral, digestive, and anxiolytic properties.
Careful: Lemon balm seeds require moist and cold stratification prior to sowing.
Package: 150 seeds
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Meadow sage is an aromatic plant native from Europe. It is also melliferous, blooming profusely thorough the summer for the greatest delight of pollinators and yourself. Not difficult, it can grown in the sun as much as in part shade, and can handle fairly dry soil. Its leaves have several medicinal and culinary uses.
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Package: 40 seeds
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Medicinal plant with a plethora of uses. Motherwort was used in Ancient China and Europe to heal several heart related issues, both physical and emotional. Frère Marie-Victorin mentions that it was used for asthma. It is also sometimes used for problems with the menstrual cycle. The first mention of this plant in the Western world date back to Antiquity.
The foliage is dark green, made up of lobed serrated leaves. The plant is in bloom in August and September, and during this time the numerous little pink flower become a true delight for pollinators.
Package: 60 seeds
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Mullein leaves are strikingly fuzzy and soft to touch. The plant has been known for ages for its beneficial effects on the respiratory system, notably to fight coughing and bronchitis. For this, we can either infuse the flowers, or smoke the leaves. It can be grown purely for its beautiful yellow flowers.
Package: 500 seeds
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This dense, shrubby and aromatic plant is a must in any garden. This melliferous plant, also known as wild marjoram, is easy to cultivate. It grows pretty purple flowers, and its perfumed leaves can be used as seasoning in your pizzas, sauces, and soups. Plus, not only is oregano delicious, it is also recognized for its antiseptic, antispasmodic, appetite stimulating, digestive, diuretic, and tonic properties. Enjoy the dried flowers in infusions during the winter; with all these beneficial properties, they will take care of you until the warmer days return!
Originally from Eurasia.
Package: 200 seeds
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Essential in any garden, thyme is an herb originally from Eurasia. Perennial and hardy, key ingredient in Provencal spices, melliferous, the list goes on as to why this plant is so valuable in a garden. Egyptians and Etruscans mixed thyme in with their ointments to embalm their deceased. Greeks would burn it in front of altars and houses because they believed it had purifying properties. In the language of flowers, thyme is a sign of bravery, long-lasting love, creativity, dynamism, and physical resistance.
In infusion, with a bit of lemon, it is said to be a miracle cure for minor respiratory infections. Thyme also has stimulating, desinfecting, expectorant, digestive, and several other properties, making it a great ally for the winter.
Package: 200 seeds
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True lavender, or narrow-leaved lavender, is the most valued type of lavender for the olfactory quality of its essential oil.
Formerly used by the Romans to perfume their clothes and bath, lavender is now a classic for all. The word lavender comes from latin, "lavare" meaning to wash; people were using it in their laundry water.
The plant has now managed to adapt to Quebec climate, and can be grown in our gardens to our delight.
Package: 60 seeds
*This year, we were not able to harvest a sufficient quantity of lavender seeds. A part of the seeds come from the farm Jardin Vie-La-Joie. Our plants should reach maturity in 2020!
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Our northern vanilla! This plant is very easy to grow and will add a unique touch to your desserts. The extract comes from the flowers, but the young leaves can also be eaten in salads, and the seeds can be used as spices. Its sweet flavor is reminiscent of tonka beans and vanilla.
Melliferous plant, strongly appreciated by pollinators.
Nitrogen fixer, which makes it a great green manure. Great to enrich poor soils.
Package: Around 200 seeds
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