Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Ontario

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

There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution.

Numerous lavender rays surround a yellow center. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height.

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.

Height: 10-12” Spread: 10-12” Bloom season: Summer-Fall Light requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade Sowing Method: Indoor Peak performer with trailing stems is impressive in the front of the border, gilding a hanging basket or two, and mingling in...

* 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.

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. * Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax .

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

* This is the most important cotton of commerce. * Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production.

Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B. Cernua is much less prevalent. * Bidens cernua, commonly called called nodding beggarticks[4] or nodding bur-marigold, is an herbaceous plant native to North America.

Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. * 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.

* This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces. * It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden.

* Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This old standby will not disappoint.

It sometimes forms tufts, and may or may not spread via stolons . 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.

* 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.

Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ).

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

Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla , Chamomilla recutita (correct name according to the Flora Europaea ), Matricaria chamomilla , and Matricaria suaveolens . Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.

Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. It is great fresh in salads or steamed. It is native to central and southwestern Asia . The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and...

* Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family. In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.

* 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 medicinal parts of the plant are the ripe seeds.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * 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...

* 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. * The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large...

* 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 of Hispaniola. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after...

* It is recommended to be grown in full sun. Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit. * Hearts of Gold is an Heirloom Variety of cantaloupe developed by Roland Morrill in 1895.

They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

* Seed - pre-soak for 12 hours in warm water and sow the seed in mid spring in a warm greenhouse. Soap is made from saponified oil, and many cosmetics contain peanut oil and its derivatives.