Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Iowa

* 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.

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash).

* It has a mild aromatic flavour that is suggestive of aniseed. * Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the...

* 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.

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. * Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other...

* This variety of seed will produce gourds common for making birdhouses.

* Gypsophila elegans ( Annual Baby's-breath , Showy Baby's-breath ) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe . * An annual baby's breath, large white blossoms, used as a cut flower.

* In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes. * This is common dill that is used in pickles and for flavoring.

* All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives...

* Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun. Conservation Plant Characteristics Avena sativa L. Common oat AVSA Summary Duration Annual Growth Habit Graminoid Native Status L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I),...

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae...

It sometimes forms tufts, and may or may not spread via stolons . It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas...

The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile. * ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires...

Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA. * Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers.

The juice of the fresh plant, or an extract of the dried plant, is used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. * As a medicinal plant, Ageratum conyzoides is widely used by many traditional cultures, against dysentery and diarrhea.

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

* Peanuts can be used like other legumes and grains to make a lactose-free milk-like beverage, peanut milk. Rudolf Diesel ran some of the first engines that bear his name on peanut oil and it is still seen as a potentially useful fuel.

The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide. Spreading growth to 12". Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

It requires ample sunlight and well-drained soils. * Portulaca grandiflora is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens.

It is native to central and southwestern Asia . Matures in 45 days. * Sow in early spring or early fall. 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...

* Gypsophila elegans ( Annual Baby's-breath , Showy Baby's-breath ) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe . * An annual baby's breath, large white blossoms, used as a cut flower.

* The parsnip is usually cooked but can also be eaten raw. Several of the B-group vitamins are present but most of the vitamin C is lost in cooking. * In Eurasia, some authorities distinguish between cultivated and wild versions of parsnip by using subspecies...

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. * Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine...

* 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.

The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide. Spreading growth to 12". Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

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

* All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives...