Annual Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Fremont

* 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. It is native to northern Africa. The fruit resembles a cucumber .

A herb tea is made from the leaves. The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.

* It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status)...

* 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. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS...

* Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant . It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. * ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).

* It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area.

* 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.

* Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico. * The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found...

* 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.

* Hearts of Gold is an Heirloom Variety of cantaloupe developed by Roland Morrill in 1895. * The flesh is salmon-orange colored and firm and sweet. * It is very productive and a vigorous grower.

* Valerianella locusta is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae that is an edible leaf vegetable with a characteristic nutty flavor, dark green color, and soft texture, popularly served as salad greens.

* Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

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 at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem.

* Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . * The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals.

* 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.

* 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. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS...

* Seed - surface-sow in spring to early autumn in situ. Autumn sowings succeed in mild areas. It is also cultivated and naturalized in East Asia and in scattered locations in North America.

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also optimal. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying.

* Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

* Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover. * Lolium multiflorum ( Italian ryegrass , annual ryegrass ) is a ryegrass native to temperate Europe , although the precise location of its origin...

Used as a potherb. * Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative common names. They include western goat's beard, wild oysterplant, yellow salsify, yellow goat's beard, meadow goat's beard, goat's beard, goatsbeard,...

* Hearts of Gold is an Heirloom Variety of cantaloupe developed by Roland Morrill in 1895. * The flesh is salmon-orange colored and firm and sweet. * It is very productive and a vigorous grower.

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

Thin the seedlings to the best plant in each pot, grow them on fast and plant them out after the last expected frosts. A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion.

* A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips. * Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn.

* Rheum palmatum , known as Turkey rhubarb , Chinese rhubarb , ornamental rhubarb , and East Indian rhubarb , is a plant in the family Polygonaceae . * The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.