Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Rockford

* Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets.

The Mexican states of Veracruz, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas produce about 180,000 tons of Serranos each year. Each plant can hold up to fifty pepper pods. * A typical serrano pepper plant will grow to about a foot and a half.

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * A very interesting addition to the garden. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall.

Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. Matures in 45 days. * Sow in early spring or early fall. 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...

* 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...

Cool nights assist germination. * Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse. * Large-flowered forms of the common garden snapdragon; usually grown as an annual but may overwinter in warmer areas.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the...

* California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper. * This is a timeless classic. * Blocky shape, excellent for stuffing with a sweet mild flavor.

* 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.

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

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

* It is used extensively as a decorative plant in parks and other public areas. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children. * Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses.

* Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, is a species of milkweed. * The name "balloonplant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like follicles which are full of seeds.

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * A very interesting addition to the garden. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall.

Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs. They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months.

* Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory .

* The fruits are loaded with vitamins and minerals yet low in calories! * This is an Heirloom favorite. Mature in 45 to 65 days. It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit.

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

When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of fairly rich soil and grow them on fast, planting them out after the last expected frosts and giving them some protection (such as a cloche) until they have settled down and are...

* Bidens cernua, commonly called called nodding beggarticks[4] or nodding bur-marigold, is an herbaceous plant native to North America. * The species name cernua is Latin for nodding.

The fruit resembles a cucumber . * 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...

* This variety of seed will produce gourds common for making birdhouses.

* It matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb. * The flesh is salmon-orange colored and firm and sweet. Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit. * It is recommended to be grown in full sun.

* The roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa ) is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion . * An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx...

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...

* The name basket flower refers to the stiff, straw-colored bracts just beneath the flower head, which are divided at the tip into long, sharp teeth. * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual...

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.