Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Gainesville

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.

It grows from 30-100cm tall in wet areas. * The species name cernua is Latin for nodding. Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B. Laevis) overlap in coastal areas, B.

* Besides the use for ornamental purposes, Job's tears grains are useful as a source of food (cereals) and folk medicine. Lacryma-jobi is not closely related to barley (Hordeum vulgare).

Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla , Chamomilla recutita (correct name according to the Flora Europaea ), Matricaria chamomilla , and Matricaria suaveolens . In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension...

* Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. * The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies.

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * 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 within 3–4 weeks before the predicted...

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. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb.

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

It is native to northern Africa. The fruit resembles a cucumber . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa .

) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as a bedding plant in gardens . Ageratum mexicanum Hort. * Ageratum houstonianum ( Flossflower , Bluemink , Garden Ageratum , Blueweed , Pussy Foot ) syn.

It is native to northern Africa. The fruit resembles a cucumber . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa .

It requires ample sunlight and well-drained soils. * It is widely grown in temperate climates as an ornamental plant for annual bedding or as a container plant. * In Bangladesh, it is called "time fuul", meaning "time flower", because the flower has a...

* A popular drink in southern India such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu is calld jira water, made by boiling cumin seeds in water. * Cumin's distinctive flavor and strong, warm aroma are due to its essential oil content.

In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing...

* The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized. * The name "balloonplant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like follicles which are full of seeds.

) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as a bedding plant in gardens . Ageratum mexicanum Hort. * Ageratum houstonianum ( Flossflower , Bluemink , Garden Ageratum , Blueweed , Pussy Foot ) syn.

It has a subtle citrus flavor and can be dried and powdered, or used fresh. It is also suitable for use with poultry, fish, beef, and seafood. * East Indian lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), also called Cochin grass or Malabar grass (Malayalam: (inchippullu),...

There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. * The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine.

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. * 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...

It has 18-20% crude protein, is quite heat, cold and drought tolerant, and fast growing. * Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ), also known as rape , oilseed rape , rapa , rappi , rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars , canola ) is a bright...

* They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. The leaves are rich in potassium and calcium, they have a salty cucumber flavour. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean...

* The seed ripens in the latter half of summer and, when harvested and dried, can store for several years. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

A very ornamental plant. Consider giving them some protection such as a cloche until they are growing away actively. Grow them on fast in the greenhouse and plant them out into their permanent positions after the last expected frosts.

In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing...

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be...

It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.