Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Memphis

* High in Vitamins! * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

* Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c.

It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. * 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.

* The essential oil of the roots of Angelica archangelica contains ?-terebangelene, C10H16, and other terpenes; the oil of the seeds also contains ?-terebangelene, together with methylethylacetic acid and hydroxymyristic acid.

The plants prime use is as a diuretic where it is effective in ridding the body of stones and in treating jaundice, dropsy, cystitis etc. It is common in Middle Eastern , European , and American cooking .

Since most of the vitamins and minerals are found close to the skin many will be lost unless the root is finely peeled or cooked whole. * The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot.

* An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap substitute; grows on roadsides; native to Europe, but...

The nutritional value of dried Maca root is high, resembling cereal grains such as maize, rice and wheat. * The root is eaten cooked. Sweet and pleasantly flavoured. After 260 to 280 days, it is formed to the harvestable hypocotyl.

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form. * The plant should not be used internally without experienced supervision, externally...

It is native to northern Africa. 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...

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). Aromatic and somewhat bitter. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods.

In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, Belamcanda chinensis , the sole species in the genus Belamcanda , was transferred to the genus Iris and renamed Iris domestica . , Morea chinensis , Pardanthus chinensis ( L.

* This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family. * Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food. The extract consists of about 65–80% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20–35% fatty acids, including linoleic acid.

* 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.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

Well worth putting in a partial shade location. * This is a great little flower that really livens up the spring garden. Plants flower the second year from seed, so the wait isn't too long.

The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged,...

* The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase in respiration and later paralysis. * The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock,...

They bloom from late spring to early summer . Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. Flowers are heart-shaped and 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) long, with pink outer petals and white inner...

* Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia , Kazakhstan , and Turkey .

Well worth putting in a partial shade location. * This is a great little flower that really livens up the spring garden. Plants flower the second year from seed, so the wait isn't too long.

They were first described by botanists in 1759. Native to subpolar regions of northern Europe and North America, Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials ,grown as biennials , that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers...

* In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric humidity, high light intensity but a site where temperatures are not too high.

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native to Europe, but naturalized...

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. Division after flowering or in autumn. The large, flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white, or occasionally...

It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. * 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.