Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Evansville

* Bidens cernua, commonly called called nodding beggarticks[4] or nodding bur-marigold, is an herbaceous plant native to North America. * The species name cernua is Latin for nodding.

It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties.

* Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. A herb tea is made from the leaves. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour.

Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently...

* 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.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity...

It is great fresh in salads or steamed. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. It is native to central and southwestern Asia .

* Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis. * This is an annual or biennial herb with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100 centimeters tall.

Flowers violet blue or white. * Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names tansyleaf tansyaster and Tahoka daisy . The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which...

* The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue,pink,purple,red or white flowers. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family...

It is known in some areas as a weed, for example, in alfalfa fields in the southwestern United States. * This is an annual grass growing up to about half a meter in maximum height.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Added to salads or used as a potherb. Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. The leaves are also fermented for later use. It has 18-20% crude protein, is quite heat, cold and drought tolerant, and fast growing.

* 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. Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other...

* 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 are used in landscaping.

Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked. * Western salsify is quite similar to the generally commoner meadow salsify, T. * Tragopogon dubius (yellow salsify, western salsify, western goat's-beard, wild oysterplant,...

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps,...

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity...

Flowers violet blue or white. * Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names tansyleaf tansyaster and Tahoka daisy . The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which...

Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked. * Western salsify is quite similar to the generally commoner meadow salsify, T. * Tragopogon dubius (yellow salsify, western salsify, western goat's-beard, wild oysterplant,...

Foliage is delicate and feathery. * Germination takes between 7 and 10 days at the optimal temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 °C); flowering begins between 60 and 90 days after germination.

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.

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 .

* Ipomoea triloba is a species of morning glory known by several common names, including littlebell and Aiea morning glory . * The vines produce tubular bell-shaped flowers each about two centimeters long.

* Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available in a range of colours. * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled...

* Golden Summer Crookneck is a bush type plant that yields of buttery-yellow squash with narrow curved neck that are very easy to grow. They are best harvested when 8" long. This squash is very tender and full of flavor.

A few drops of oil in the bath or ointment is good for wounds or to sooth the skin. Gather the flowers in the summer. * German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West.