Annual Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Abilene

* Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica for the unique nutritional qualities of its seed.

* 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. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested.

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

* Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide.

An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter. * Possibly a good companion plant, protecting neighbouring plants from caterpillars etc. It is also cultivated and naturalized in East Asia and in scattered locations in North America.

Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * 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.

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

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

Lacryma-jobi is not closely related to barley (Hordeum vulgare). * In its native environment it is grown in higher areas where rice and corn do not grow well. * Other common names include coixseed, tear grass and Yi Yi. Job's tears are also commonly sold...

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

In places with old architecture it can grow between the stones of the road or sidewalk. * It is a small, but fast-growing annual plant growing to 30 cm tall, though usually less. * The common name of moss rose is quite descriptive of this plant's key...

* Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc. The dried petals have a more concentrated flavour and are used as a seasoning in soups, cakes etc.

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

The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile. It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July.

* Smilax glauca has thorny stems climb by means of tendrils. Hardy to at least -20°c. * Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade. * Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae.

Extracts of the plant are added to hair shampoos and rinses. * Cornflowers were also used in the funeral wreath made for Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Cyanus from these it is sometimes called Common Cornflower .

It is valued especially for its tonic effect on the liver, gallbladder and digestive system, and for its vermicidal activity. * Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb.

The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated. The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. * Taxus chinensis is a species of yew.

* Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including three times as much vitamin C as lettuce, beta-carotene, B6, iron, and potassium. Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed.

* Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes . * The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again...

* The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found outside its native range as an escape from cultivation. The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves.

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles, mumps and infected neck glands.

Culinary use: Basil is commonly used fresh in cooked recipes. They are used for their medicinal properties in Ayurveda, the traditional medicinal system of India and Siddha medicine, a traditional Tamil system of medicine.

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include...

* Fenugreek is much used in herbal medicine, especially in North Africa, the Middle East and India. Sotolon is the chemical responsible for fenugreek's distinctive sweet smell. * Fenugreek (/?f?nj??ri?k/; Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant...

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and...

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from...