Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Vancouver

* The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m). Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. Spreading growth to 12".

They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . It is native to northern Africa. Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. The fruit resembles a cucumber .

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

In India, it is called "nau bajiya" or "9 o'clock flower" as it blooms in morning around 9:00 am. * It is a small, but fast-growing annual plant growing to 30 cm tall, though usually less.

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates.

A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion. * Echinocystis is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is used as a bitter tonic for alleviating stomach troubles, kidney ailments, rheumatism,...

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

* This is an annual or biennial herb with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100 centimeters tall. * It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.

* The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar.

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

* 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.

* This is an annual grass growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. 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.

* 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.

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

* This is an annual grass growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. 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 herb growing erect to approach half a meter in maximum height, its stem with linear leaves 2 to 4 centimeters long. It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden.

* 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...

* The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. * Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family.

In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted Marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum .

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

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. * Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance.

* Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity; the common name is based on the flower's opening in late afternoon; grown as a perennial in tropical areas, an...

It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. It is hardy to zone 6. * Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant . It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern...

* 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...

* Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity; the common name is based on the flower's opening in late afternoon; grown as a perennial in tropical areas, an...

* Dwarf Essex Rape is an excellent forage crop for livestock and wildlife. The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century.

The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and mineral supplement in their own right. * Parsley is a commonly grown culinary and medicinal herb that is often used as a domestic medicine.