Crop Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Lafayette

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on...

About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage). The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches.

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer.

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.

It is a nutritious and palatable forage grass for domestic and wild animals. Shade tolerant and sod forming. * A herbaceous, perennial grass, very winter hardy, provides wildlife habitat, erosion control and ground cover.

* Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. * Trillium ovatum, the Western Wake Robin, Pacific Trillium, or Western White Trillium, is a member of the Trilliaceae family, or sometimes included within the Liliaceae or Melanthiaceae.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * 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...

* Yellow Corydalis is hardy to –34°C (-30°F; hardiness zone 4). * Pseudofumaria lutea (syn. * Yellow corydalis grows to 30–38 cm (12–15 in) tall. It does best in light shade with good moisture, but will tolerate both full sun and deep shade.

This tea is given to mothers in Egypt when they are nursing. * In the Middle East, water is boiled with about a tablespoon of aniseed per teacup to make a special hot tea called yansoon.

The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem.

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 . Pre-chill stored seed for 7 days and sow spring in a cold frame.

* The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* A very ornamental plant, it should be planted into its permanent position as soon as possible because it dislikes root disturbance. * This essential oil is emitted from the plant in hot weather and, on a still day, can be ignited and will burn for a...

Sap from the cut flowering stems is used as a syrup. It can be fermented into 'Mescal', a very potent alcoholic drink. Seed - ground into a flour. * The plant was used for food and fiber by local Native American peoples such as the Havasupai.

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .

* The Cubanelle, also known as "Cuban pepper", is a variety of sweet pepper of the species Capsicum annuum. Compared to bell peppers it has thinner flesh, is longer, and has a slightly more wrinkled appearance.

* A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally and as a condiment; inconspicuous...

It is used in Italian, Portuguese (Catarino bean), Turkish, and Greek cuisine. * The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry...

Stays green a long time. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist. * It is a perennial which grows between 30 and 120 cm (47 in), flowering from June until July.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * 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...

* It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days.

Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries. * A very interesting addition to the garden.

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native to southern Europe...

* Plants can be grown on walls. * The flowers are very fragrant, diffusing a powerful clove-like scent. * An attractive garden flower, blooms in May or June, 1 1/2" flowers, several per stem.

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.