Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Elk Grove

* In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D" in the acronym MADS-box for a family of genes which are important in plant development.

* The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry bean bred in Italy to have a thicker skin.

The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico.

* This variety is over 100 years old. In Iranian cuisine, it is blended with whey as kashk e-bademjan, tomatoes as mirza ghasemi or made into stew as khoresh-e-bademjan. * The fruit should not be eaten raw.

Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * It was an All American winner in 1964. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb.

* An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. 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...

* The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. * The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should...

* The seed ripens in the latter half of summer and, when harvested and dried, can store for several years. They prefer a poor dry soil and tolerate cool moist conditions. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed...

* The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized. Stems with seed pods make excellent additions to dried flower arrangements. * The name "balloonplant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like follicles which are full of...

* The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized. Stems with seed pods make excellent additions to dried flower arrangements. * The name "balloonplant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like follicles which are full of...

It is native to Southeast Asia but elsewhere is cultivated in gardens as an annual. * In its native environment it is grown in higher areas where rice and corn do not grow well. It has been naturalized in the southern United States and the New World tropics.

It is common in Middle Eastern , European , and American cooking . * Parsley is a commonly grown culinary and medicinal herb that is often used as a domestic medicine. In modern cooking, parsley is used for its leaf in much the same way as coriander (which...

* 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.

* The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. * The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should...

* It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristineand vinblastine, used to treat cancer. * In the wild, it is an endangered plant; the main cause of decline is habitat...

It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco.

The juice of the fresh plant is also useful in treating post-partum uterine haemorrhage. There was a mass poisoning incident in Ethiopia as a result of contamination of grain with A.

The seed usually germinates in 3 - 4 weeks at 15°c. * The fresh yellow, milky, acrid sap contains protein-dissolving substances and has been used in the treatment of warts, cold sores, cutaneous affections, skin diseases, itches etc.

It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. It is hardy to zone 6. * ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). * Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant...

It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted Marjoram are used to distinguish it...

It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco.

The juice of the fresh plant is also useful in treating post-partum uterine haemorrhage. There was a mass poisoning incident in Ethiopia as a result of contamination of grain with A.

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was in Crawford Lake deposits ( Ontario ) in 1430-89, suggesting that...

* This is a timeless classic. * They are like the peppers that you buy in the store. * Blocky shape, excellent for stuffing with a sweet mild flavor. * California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper.

The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm (0.98–1.64 ft) tall and is harvested by hand. * A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving...

It is native to northern Africa. * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name...

It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. It is hardy to zone 6. * ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). * Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant...