Crop Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In St Petersburg

Timothy-grass can be confused with Meadow Foxtail ( Alopecurus pratensis ) and Purple-stem Cat's-tail ( Phleum phleoides ). It grows to 50–150 cm tall, with leaves up to 45 cm long and 1 cm broad.

* Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica for the unique nutritional qualities of its seed.

* Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including three times as much vitamin C as lettuce, beta-carotene, B6, iron, and potassium. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed...

Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches. * It preferes cool growing temperatures and will tolerate some shade.

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found...

* 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.

* Can be overwintered if mulched to zone 4. * Develope to maturity in only 60-65 days. * These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds. * Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps.

* It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. * It was an All American winner in 1964. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time.

* All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all...

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney...

* A herbaceous, perennial grass, very winter hardy, provides wildlife habitat, erosion control and ground cover. It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates; it generally needs full sun to thrive.

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

* In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads.

It is in flower from May to September. * Lolium multiflorum is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover.

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...

* A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -20°c. * It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. * It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits.

There has been some doubt over the ability of the body to absorb the medicinally active ingredients orally (intravenous injections being considered the only effective way to administer the plant), but recent research has demonstrated significant absorption...

Likes moist soils, but poorly-drained ones, particularly in winter, can be fatal. * Spotting on the flowers gives rise to the additional common name of leopard lily. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle.

* The plant is a low-growing, tufted, hairless grass, with a bunching (or tillering) growth habit. It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world.

The plant is happiest with water temperatures of 23 - 27°c in the growing season and requires a five month growing season. * Requires a rich loam. * The root is much used and relished in Chinese cooking, it has a mild flavour and a crisp texture.

* It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC.

The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The seeds mature from August to September.

* Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue. A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine.

The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. * This plant is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain.

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.