Annual Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Washington

Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA. * Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants...

Cool nights assist germination. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D" in the acronym MADS-box for a family of genes which are important in plant development.

* It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor. * This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite.

Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally. * Matricaria recutita or German chamomile , also spelled camomile , is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae .

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

It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

* As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted...

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

Flower color and size is quite variable. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

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

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...

* 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. The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves.

And up to 300 lbs. They are often bright orange in color, with fine-grained, yellow-orange flesh. * Big Max is a large variety of squash that can exceed 100 pounds and 20 in (510 mm) in diameter under ideal growing conditions.

* Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant . It is hardy to zone 6. It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States.

* 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 matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb.

* Job's tears (US) or Job's-tears (UK), scientific name Coix lacryma-jobi, also known as adlay or adlay millet, is a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the family Poaceae (grass family).

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed.

Successional sowings can be made at intervals of a few weeks in order to ensure a constant supply of young plants. * Glebionis coronaria is used as a leaf vegetable. They appear in Cantonese dishes and Hong Kong cuisine in stews, casseroles, and hotpots.

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

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

* The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc. Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * 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...

* 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.

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches. * It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.

The leaves are sessile with a coarsely-toothed margin. Bur Marigold seeds are sometimes eaten by ducks. Laevis) overlap in coastal areas, B. * The species name cernua is Latin for nodding.

* Lobelia inflata has a long use as a medicinal plant, as an entheogenic, emetic, and a dermatological and respiratory aid. * It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use.

This tea is given to mothers in Egypt when they are nursing. The seeds should be planted as soon as the ground warms up in spring. * In the Middle East, water is boiled with about a tablespoon of aniseed per teacup to make a special hot tea called yansoon.