Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Ann Arbor

* The heirloom tomato that started a movement! * Pink fruits grow to 1-2 lbs. * Fruits ripen throughout the season. * Meaty beefsteak fruits have few seeds and little cracking. * Potato leaf plants.

Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on...

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

* Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple. Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after...

They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. The fruit resembles a cucumber . It is native to northern Africa.

In addition, basil has been shown to decrease the occurrence of platelet aggregation and experimental thrombus in mice. It behaves as an annual if there is any chance of a frost. While human effects are currently unstudied, the rodent experiments indicate...

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips.

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different...

Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the...

* In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete.

* The usually deep-red roots of garden beet are eaten boiled either as a cooked vegetable, or cold as a salad after cooking and adding oil and vinegar. * The tops are loaded with vitamin A and the roots with Vitamin C.

The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the insect. * Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled...

Because of this, lemongrass oil can be used as a lure when trapping swarms or attempting to draw the attention of hived bees." * Lemongrass oil is used as a pesticide and a preservative.

* 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.

* As an ornamental plant, it is appreciated for its hardiness in dry and nutritionally deficient conditions, popular in subtropical gardens where temperatures never fall below 5 °C to 7 °C, and as a warm-season bedding plant in temperate gardens.

It is high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. Roughly chop the leaves and roots, put them in a basin with enough water to cover, leave them overnight then...

Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. * This is the most important cotton of commerce. It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is long enough to allow the fruit to mature.

A.k.a. Aster tanacetifolia * Branched stems with fern-like leaves ending in flower heads with many bright purple, very narrow rays surrounding a yellow central disk. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers.

Good for any climate. Pods are stringless, straight, and posses a rich buttery flavor. It provides continuous pods throughout the season. * Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans.

Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex carbohydrates, as well as the gelatinous, moisture-retaining qualities of the seed which make it useful in baking and in clothing the American...

* Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

* This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well. * Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers...

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant. * This is an annual or biennial herb with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100 centimeters tall.

Common colors are green, red, brown, orange, or yellow. Each plant can hold up to fifty pepper pods. The Mexican states of Veracruz, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas produce about 180,000 tons of Serranos each year.

* This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well. * Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers...

* Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple. Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after...

A.k.a. Aster tanacetifolia * Branched stems with fern-like leaves ending in flower heads with many bright purple, very narrow rays surrounding a yellow central disk. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers.