Annual Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Torrance

* It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. * It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple.

Extracts of the plant are added to hair shampoos and rinses. The dye gives a lovely colour to linen, but it is transient. Does best in sun, requires light, well drained soil, tolerates poor soil.

* 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...

* 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...

* 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.

* This variety is over 100 years old. Eggplant grown in temperate climates fares better when transplanted into the garden after all danger of frost is passed. * In tropical and subtropical climates, eggplant can be sown directly into the garden.

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes...

* 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.

* It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use. * Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. * Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4...

Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex carbohydrates, as well as the gelatinous, moisture-retaining qualities of the seed which make it useful in baking and in clothing the American...

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes...

They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months.

Conyzoides is prone to becoming a rampant environmental weed when grown outside of its natural range. The plant contains the pyrrolizidine alkaloids lycopsamine and echinatine. The juice of the fresh plant is also useful in treating post-partum uterine...

It is also suitable for use with poultry, fish, beef, and seafood. Despite its ability to repel insects, its oil is commonly used as a "lure" to attract honey bees. It is often used as a tea in African countries such as Togo and the Democratic Republic...

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. * An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks.

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

Because the plants have a taproot, they do not transplant well after being established, so they should be started either in their final location or transplanted while the seedlings are still small.

* The greatest reported cold tolerance is ?27.5 °C (?17.5 °F), survived by four specimens planted in Plovdiv, Bulgaria during a severe cold spell on 6 January 1993 and placing it hardy to USDA Zone 7; more commonly lower tolerance limits of ?15 °C...

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. * The pod is used as a soap substitute.

The seed usually germinates in 10 - 21 days at 18°c. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies.

* The plant is popular as a garden subject, and numerous cultivars have been developed with a range of colours from white through pink to purple. It has a profound tonic effect upon a diseased heart, enabling the heart to beat more slowly, powerfully...

* When the Spanish arrived in Sonora they added this plant to their pharmacopia and called it cardosanto, which should not be mistranslated to blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus). * The fresh yellow, milky, acrid sap contains protein-dissolving substances...

* Seed - if sown in situ during March or April, the plant will usually flower in the summer and complete its life cycle in one growing season. The seed is the part of the plant used medicinally.

Its yellow flower head is 4–6 cm in diameter and is likely to be seen in late spring or early summer. Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked.

* Corn salad was originally foraged by European peasants until Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, royal gardener of King Louis XIV, introduced it to the world. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is long enough to allow the fruit to mature. It requires a minimum of 140 days from planting to harvest. * Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most...

* An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M. Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool,...