Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Bakersfield

* Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse. Cool nights assist germination. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies.

In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia. * Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family.

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. They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer.

* Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . The fruit resembles a cucumber . They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . It is native to northern Africa. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica...

* This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's. It was used for canning, juice and fresh market. The flavor is good. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless...

* Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax . The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem.

* It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from...

* This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the six-lobed corolla and the lack of the clustered fruits that that plant bears. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America.

* 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. * An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery.

It is a good source of vitamin C and potassium. In particular the fruit helps to lower blood cholesterol levels and is suitable as part of a diet to help regulate high blood pressure.

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.

* Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

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

* This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. It is native to central and southwestern Asia . It is great fresh in salads or steamed.

* It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

It has been naturalized in the southern United States and the New World tropics. It is native to Southeast Asia but elsewhere is cultivated in gardens as an annual. * Other common names include coixseed, tear grass and Yi Yi. Job's tears are also commonly...

* 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.

Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide.

Research shows that lemongrass oil has antifungal properties. Despite its ability to repel insects, its oil is commonly used as a "lure" to attract honey bees. * Lemongrass oil is used as a pesticide and a preservative.

Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father. * It was the favorite flower of John F. * A hardy cool season annual with blue, pink, or white 1 1/2" flowers, Branching, slender stemmed, spreading to 10 to 12 inches.

* Like spinach, it contains oxalates; its medium to low levels of oxalates need to be removed by blanching the leaves in hot water for one minute, then rinsing in cold water before cooking.

* This is an Heirloom favorite. * The fruits are loaded with vitamins and minerals yet low in calories! It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit.

* Lolium multiflorum ( Italian ryegrass , annual ryegrass ) is a ryegrass native to temperate Europe , although the precise location of its origin is unknown. * Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with...

* The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals).

* ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Added to salads or used as a potherb. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively.

It is also however widely cultivated and is naturalised in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. * It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristineand vinblastine,...