Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Santa Rosa

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates.

* 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.

* It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden. * This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces.

* It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or...

It provides continuous pods throughout the season. Pods are stringless, straight, and posses a rich buttery flavor. Good for any climate. Perfect for eating fresh, freezing and canning.

Peak performer with trailing stems is impressive in the front of the border, gilding a hanging basket or two, and mingling in a container. Height: 10-12” Spread: 10-12” Bloom season: Summer-Fall Light requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade Sowing Method:...

Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. Spreading growth to 12". Flower color and size is quite variable. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies.

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * A very interesting addition to the garden. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

* Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt . The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used. * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated...

* Eggplant is used in the cuisine of many countries. It ripens much earlier than other varieties. The fruit is said to be very nutritious. It can be sliced and deep-fried, then served with plain yogurt, (optionally) topped with a tomato and garlic sauce,...

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

) 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.

* The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. * The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine. There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which...

* Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. * A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical areas.

* The shoots, tendrils, and leaves of the plant may also be eaten as greens. Taken with Achyranthes spp the seed is used to treat aching teeth and gums, boils etc. The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh.

* Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide.

The seed usually germinates in 3 - 4 weeks at 15°c. * It has bright yellow latex, and though poisonous to grazing animals, is rarely eaten, but has been used medicinally by many people including those in its native area, the Natives of the western US...

* It is used in both fresh and dried forms, to not only "heat up" curries, pickles and chutneys, but also to impart two distinct flavours to them. * In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest...

It requires ample sunlight and well-drained soils. In Vietnam, it is called "hoa m??i gi?" meaning "ten o'clock flower", because the flower is usually in full bloom at 10:00 in the morning.

* Gomphocarpus physocarpus is a food of the caterpillars of Danaus butterflies, including the monarch butterfly. Stems with seed pods make excellent additions to dried flower arrangements.

Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century.

* Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems.

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 it reached North America in the pre-Columbian...

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

Melanthin is toxic in large doses and nigelline is paralytic, so this spice must be used in moderation. The fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of three to seven united follicles, each containing numerous seeds.