Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Lexington Fayette

* The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine. * The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. * The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages...

* 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.

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting.

It requires ample sunlight and well-drained soils. In places with old architecture it can grow between the stones of the road or sidewalk. It has many common names, including rose moss, eleven o'clock, Mexican rose, moss rose, sun rose, rock rose, and...

Eggplant grown in temperate climates fares better when transplanted into the garden after all danger of frost is passed. * This variety is over 100 years old. It is often stewed, as in the French ratatouille, or deep fried as in the Italian parmigiana...

It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit. Mature in 45 to 65 days. * They should be harvested when under 10 inches for the best flavor.

Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. * The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m). Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies.

* Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat. * Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row.

* All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * 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...

* A blue ink and a dye is obtained from the petals mixed with alum-water. * Centaurea cyanus ( Cornflower , Bachelor's button , Bluebottle , Boutonniere flower , Hurtsickle , Cyani flower ) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae ,...

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

Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute by the people to the rulers. The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding.

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

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico.

Common colors are green, red, brown, orange, or yellow. Each plant can hold up to fifty pepper pods. The name of the pepper is a reference to the mountains (sierras) of these regions.

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

* 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. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family...

* California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper. * 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.

* All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * 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...

Research shows that lemongrass oil has antifungal properties. It has a subtle citrus flavor and can be dried and powdered, or used fresh. * It is commonly used in teas, soups, and curries.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. It has 18-20% crude protein, is quite heat, cold and drought tolerant, and fast growing. Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. * Dwarf Essex Rape is an excellent forage crop for livestock and wildlife.

* The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California , extending to Oregon , southern Washington , Nevada , Arizona , New...

The seed usually germinates within 10 - 18 days at 15°c. * Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. The leaves are also an important ingredient in Taiwanese oyster omelettes and,...

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * It was an All American winner in 1964.

Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. * The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m). Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies.

* Ageratum conyzoides (billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed) is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and considered an invasive weed in many other regions. It is also an insecticide and nematicide.