Crop Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Sunnyvale

* Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested.

* Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes . * It has a mild aromatic flavour that is suggestive of aniseed.

The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.

* 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 .

* Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal plant by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Penobscot, and other indigenous peoples.

Prick them out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out during the summer. * Evidence from archaeological excavations suggests that Fragaria vesca has been consumed by humans since the Stone Age.

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 plant is an ingredient of pot-pourri. * The leaves have a sweet aniseed flavour, they are very refreshing to chew and are also nice as a flavouring in salads, puddings, soups, stews etc.

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. * Native Americans used black cohosh to treat gynecological and other disorders, including sore throats, kidney problems, and depression.

* Timothy grass is a very variable species that is commonly grown as a hay grass. The flowerhead is 7–15 cm long and 8–10 mm broad, with densely packed spikelets. Timothy-grass can be confused with Meadow Foxtail ( Alopecurus pratensis ) and Purple-stem...

With its extreme temperatures and poor rocky soil, the area rates among the world's worst farmland, yet over the centuries, Maca learned to flourish under these conditions. The majority of harvested maca is dried.

* The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork.

It is used extensively in the cuisine of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Measuring in at about 1000 on the scoville scale, its more sweet than spicy as compared to a jalapeno.

* Switchgrass tolerates a wide range of soil conditions and is widely acclaimed as a conservation plant for erosion control, pasture and hayland planting, wildlife habitat, and native prairie restoration.

* This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come. * Used in cooking, on baked potatoes, and in salads ; flowers rose to rosy purple.

* Anemone blanda ( Grecian Windflower ) is a tuberous perennial valued for its daisy -like spring -blooming flowers , native to southeastern Europe , Turkey , Lebanon , and Syria .

* A pasture grass occurring widely throughout the Western Hemisphere * It is a warm-season grass growing 30-100 cm (12-40 inches) tall, and grows well on mountainous plateaus, rocky slopes, and sandy plains.

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. * Native Americans used black cohosh to treat gynecological and other disorders, including sore throats, kidney problems, and depression.

* 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 .

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

Plants often form clumps or mounds. The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which appear fern-like. Tahoka-daisy is a low, spreading, 6-12 in. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about...

* Perennial with small yellow flowers throughout the summer; makes a nice bluish mound of delicate foliage; will grow in deep shade; can seed itself about rather freely; native to southern Europe.

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* This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall.

The seed is a good source of protein and easily digested fats. The seed can be ground into a meal and made into bread, biscuits, cakes etc, usually in a mix with cereal flours. The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding.

Gather the flowers in the summer. In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems.

A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.