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The seed usually germinates in 10 - 21 days at 18°c. * 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.

* 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...

It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed.

The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding. Due to their mucilaginous property they are often sprouted on clay or other porous materials. The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc.

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa.

* Ageratum conyzoides (billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed) is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and considered an invasive weed in many other regions. * As a medicinal plant, Ageratum conyzoides is widely used by many traditional...

* It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time.

It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar. * The consumption of parsnips has potential health benefits. They contain anti-oxidants such as falcarinol, falcarindiol, panaxydiol and methyl-falcarindiol which have anti-cancer,...

* Ageratum houstonianum ( Flossflower , Bluemink , Garden Ageratum , Blueweed , Pussy Foot ) syn. ) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as a bedding plant in gardens . Ageratum mexicanum Hort.

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...

* This is a dual purpose herb. * Coriander is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. * Plants yield about 1¾ tonnes of seed per acre. * The fresh leaves (Cilantro) are probably the most widely used flavouring herb in the world.

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 .

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. They germinate right away and will mark the row. Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.

Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Flower color and size is quite variable.

* It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis...

* An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap substitute; grows on roadsides; native to Europe, but...

* It is often used as an ornamental plant. * The name "balloonplant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like follicles which are full of seeds. * Gomphocarpus physocarpus is a food of the caterpillars of Danaus butterflies, including the monarch butterfly.

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

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 .

The leaves are sessile with a coarsely-toothed margin. * The species name cernua is Latin for nodding. Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B. * Bidens cernua, commonly called called nodding beggarticks[4] or nodding bur-marigold,...

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in...

Leave ternately pinnate or biternate, the lower ones with a long, the upper ones with a very short petiole, leaflets ovate-acuminate, deeply and sharply serrate-dentate with ± irregular teeth.

* Essential oil yielded by distillation is generally around 2-3% and anethole makes up 80-90% of this. This tea is given to mothers in Egypt when they are nursing. * In the Middle East, water is boiled with about a tablespoon of aniseed per teacup to...

* It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time.

They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence up to 6 cm in diameter, packed with blue-gray disc florets . * It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich...

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry,...