Crop Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Long Beach

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . 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...

In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

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).

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east to Kazakhstan , Mongolia and northwestern China . * Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol...

This plant is used as fodder and forage , and it also used for erosion control or revegetation . * Poa palustris ( fowl bluegrass , fowl meadowgrass , swamp meadowgrass , woodland bluegrass ) is a species of grass native to Asia , Europe and Northern...

* 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.

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . 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...

* Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family, which is native to Europe. * Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little...

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

Chia fresca is a popular regional drink, and the Mexican state of Chiapas is named after the plant. The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding. * Salvia hispanica , commonly known as Chia , is a species of flowering plant in the mint...

* Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals .

It is best if gathered before flowers appear. * American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * Valerianella locusta is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae that is an...

* Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc.

* All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also...

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. * Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest.

* Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals .

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 .

* This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to...

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

* Black cohosh is used today mainly as a dietary supplement marketed to women as remedies for the symptoms of premenstrual tension, menopause and other gynecological problems. Racemosa grows in dependably moist, fairly heavy soil.

* These are the seeds that can grow the largest pumpkin in the world! * They have pink/orange ribbed skin and given the proper conditions can grow to be HUGE! 800 to 1500 pounds can be achieved.

The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella. Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body .

This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c) given in . Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and coarse acid sand.

Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous. * Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape.

* Sky blue to deep blue flowers in April, native to Greece, forms tubers, self sows to form mass plantings. It mixes well with other bulbs. Well worth putting in a partial shade location.

* This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to...