Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Allentown

It has been used as a vegetable since antiquity and was cultivated by the Romans, although there is some confusion in the literature of the time between parsnips and carrots. * In Eurasia, some authorities distinguish between cultivated and wild versions...

Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or...

* This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm.

* German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West. The leaves have an aromatic apple scented adding to the tea flavor. Dried Chamomile flowers make a sedative and delicious tea that is calming to the stomach and improves digestion.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola.

They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months.

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

Serrano peppers prefer to live in soils with a pH between 7.0 and 8.5. Serranos are not frost tolerant and do best in warm temperatures above 75 °F (24 °C). * Mature serrano pepper plants reach a height of between one and a half and five feet tall.

* Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica for the unique nutritional qualities of its seed.

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies.

In modern cooking, parsley is used for its leaf in much the same way as coriander (which is also known as Chinese parsley or cilantro ), although parsley is perceived to have a milder flavor.

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species.

* This is common dill that is used in pickles and for flavoring. * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes.

* The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue,pink,purple,red or white flowers. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept...

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

* Gypsophila elegans ( Annual Baby's-breath , Showy Baby's-breath ) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe . * An annual baby's breath, large white blossoms, used as a cut flower.

The flavor is good. It was used for canning, juice and fresh market. It produces an abundance of medium sized round bright crimson tomatoes. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless...

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

* This variety of seed will produce gourds common for making birdhouses.

* The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children. * The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies.

Use in Hispanic cultures includes as a sedative and analgesic tea, including for use to help alleviate migraine headaches. An extremely hardy pioneer plant, it is tolerant of drought and poor soil, often being the only cover on new road cuttings or verges.

* The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae .

It is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender, glabrous, branched stem which is 20–30 cm tall and has a diameter of 3 to 5 cm. * Cumin's distinctive flavor and strong, warm aroma are due to its essential oil content.

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

* Echinocystis is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion. * This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the...

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species.

* The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.