Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Iowa

A vigorous plant, spreading rapidly by means of runners. Vesca contains the ellagitannin agrimoniin which is an isomer of sanguiin H-6. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced.

Prefers a pH of 5.5 to 5.9, but tolerates up to 6.8. Moderate rainfall favours growth, but the roots of most cultivars are sensitive to high soil-water levels. Moschata cultivars are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than cultivars of C.

* Blossoms in May. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow . * The nuts are edible. But little is known as an ornamental. * In culture, since 1882. * Native to temperate forests, thickets; 400-2600 m.

* Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans. Pods are stringless, straight, and posses a rich buttery flavor. Good for any climate. It provides continuous pods throughout the season.

The fruit can be grown to eat or for its juice, which is often added to other fruit juices to enhance the aroma. An agreeable cooling taste, somewhat like an orange with a mixture of acid.

* Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. * Seed propagaqtion- best sown in early spring in situ. * On account of its aromatic properties, fennel fruit forms one of the ingredients of the well-known compound liquorice...

* It matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb. * Hearts of Gold is an Heirloom Variety of cantaloupe developed by Roland Morrill in 1895. Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit.

* Prunus tenella Batsch, Dwarf Russian Almond , is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Prunus , native to steppes of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia , as well as dry open sites of Caucasus , Western and Central Asia .

It is native to Southeast Asia but elsewhere is cultivated in gardens as an annual. * Job's tears (US) or Job's-tears (UK), scientific name Coix lacryma-jobi, also known as adlay or adlay millet, is a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the...

* Potato leaf plants. * The heirloom tomato that started a movement! * Pink fruits grow to 1-2 lbs. * Fruits ripen throughout the season. * Meaty beefsteak fruits have few seeds and little cracking.

* Native to Ethiopia but now found all over the tropics. * It is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants so is often recommended as a nutraceutical supplement. * This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when...

* Mature serrano pepper plants reach a height of between one and a half and five feet tall. * The Scoville rating of the serrano pepper is 10,000 to 25,000. Common colors are green, red, brown, orange, or yellow.

* From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment. The plant is happiest with water temperatures of 23 - 27°c in the growing season and requires a five month growing...

* The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries.

* Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family. In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.

This species is able to succeed in poor soils and to become established on exposed broken ground, it is thus suitable for use as a pioneer species in re-establishing woodland. * Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame.

* Plums are grown commercially in orchards, but modern rootstocks, together with self-fertile strains, training and pruning methods, allow single plums to be grown in relatively small spaces.

Nootka rose serves as the larval host of the Mourning Cloak and Grey Hairstreak butterflies. It is reported that freezing and thawing will greatly mitigate the bitterness and make the hips much more palatable.

The fruit is sweet and fragrant with a pear-like flavour. * The fruit can be dried when they have the sweet flavour and texture of raisins and can be used similarly. Dry and sub-acid.

* The Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, or common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is one of two species of strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern domesticated garden strawberry.

The bark is both strong and flexible as well as being ornamental. It is sometimes used for furniture because it takes a high polish. An excellent fuel. Wood - close-grained, soft, brittle.

Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. Sow at a rate of 4-8 lbs./acre. * Bonar Forage rape has large leaves, is resistant to powdery mildew, is late maturing, and is very high...

The leaves are also fermented for later use. Added to salads or used as a potherb. * Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ), also known as rape , oilseed rape , rapa , rappi , rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars , canola ) is a bright...

* 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.

* Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived.

* The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping in the calf muscle. Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected.

It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well. * Juglans regia is a large deciduous tree attaining heights of 25–35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense...