Annual Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Norwalk

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. 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.

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used...

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on...

* 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.

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California...

* These small round cucumbers ripen to a lemon yellow color.

* 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...

* 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.

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery.

In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems. Dried Chamomile flowers make a sedative and delicious tea that is calming to the stomach...

* This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious...

* 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.

(vegetarian) and Karn?yar?k (with minced meat). It is often stewed, as in the French ratatouille, or deep fried as in the Italian parmigiana di melanzane, the Turkish karn?yar?k or Turkish and Greek musakka/moussaka, and Middle-Eastern and South Asian...

* Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species. A herb tea is made from the leaves. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory .

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. Both the dill "weed" and seed is used.

It is used in Italian, Portuguese (Catarino bean), Turkish, and Greek cuisine. * The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry...

Flower color and size is quite variable. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in...

Flowers violet blue or white. The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which appear fern-like. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about...

Flower color and size is quite variable. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in...

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

It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover. * Lolium multiflorum is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).

* This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried...

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...

Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. * An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. * Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple.

110 days to harvest. * These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired.

Around the 16th century the milk thistle became quite popular and almost all parts of it were eaten. * Milk thistle has been grown as a medicinal plant in monastery gardens since ancient times.

Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. * The seed remains viable for several years. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico .