Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Virginia

* The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D"...

The flavor is good. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This old standby will not disappoint.

It ripens much earlier than other varieties. It can be baked, stewed or added to soups, curries etc. * It was originally domesticated in India and Bangladesh from the wild nightshade, the thorn or bitter apple, S.

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. * All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous...

* The common name of moss rose is quite descriptive of this plant's key ornamental features: ruffled, rose-like flowers (to 1” diameter) appearing on prostrate to slightly ascending stems that form a moss-like foliage mat.

* Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family. In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis.

It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California . * Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax .

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. * All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous...

* Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ).

It also contains antioxidants and both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. It has been used as a vegetable since antiquity and was cultivated by the Romans, although there is some confusion in the literature of the time between parsnips and carrots.

* Besides the use for ornamental purposes, Job's tears grains are useful as a source of food (cereals) and folk medicine. * Other common names include coixseed, tear grass and Yi Yi. Job's tears are also commonly sold as Chinese pearl barley in Asian...

It ripens much earlier than other varieties. It can be baked, stewed or added to soups, curries etc. * It was originally domesticated in India and Bangladesh from the wild nightshade, the thorn or bitter apple, S.

Taken with Achyranthes spp the seed is used to treat aching teeth and gums, boils etc. * This gourd is often dried when ripe and used as a percussion instrument called an ipu heke in contemporary and ancient hula.

They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . 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.

* Best planted between two and four weeks after the average last frost, Big Max pumpkins typically become ripe 110 to 120 days after sowing. * Big Max is a large variety of squash that can exceed 100 pounds and 20 in (510 mm) in diameter under ideal growing...

The flavor is good. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This old standby will not disappoint.

It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California . * Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax .

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide.

Used as a cereal, it is probably best known as the breakfast cereal porridge but it can also be used in many other ways. They prefer a poor dry soil and tolerate cool moist conditions.

* The name "balloonplant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like follicles which are full of seeds. * Unique seed pods add interest to garden areas. * Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls,...

In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

* There is an art to growing the giants so don't be discouraged if you don't get pumpkins weighing hundreds of pounds on your first try. * These are the seeds that can grow the largest pumpkin in the world! * They have pink/orange ribbed skin and given...

* It was the favorite flower of John F. Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart. * Cornflowers were also used in the funeral wreath made for Pharaoh Tutankhamun. * A hardy cool season annual with blue, pink, or white 1 1/2" flowers, Branching, slender stemmed,...

It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties.

They germinate right away and will mark the row. * Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat. * The usually deep-red roots of garden beet are eaten boiled either as a cooked vegetable, or cold...