Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In Raleigh

* The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on...

A common foliar disease of basil is gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea, can also cause infections post-harvest and is capable of killing the entire plant. In Northern Europe, Canada, the northern states of the U.S., and the South Island of New Zealand...

* 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.

* Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa.

* Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family, native to Europe, western Asia and North America. It is a dioecious, perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies...

* The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals).

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

The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance. The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide.

* The tea plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two metres (six feet) when cultivated for its leaves.

* The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads. * A perennial with striking pink or white five-petaled 2" flowers in summer; often a weed, but a very pretty one; likes sun, grows in grassy places, especially on limestone,...

* The seed is used as a flavouring in liqueurs such as Chartreuse. They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. * Angelica has a long folk-history of use as a medicinal herb, in particular for the treatment of digestive...

The leaves are often used in 'mint sauce', which is used as a flavouring in meals. It grows in wet soils . A herb tea is made from thefresh or dried leaves. It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region where it was first sighted in 1843 .

* The fruits are the sweetest when soft and orange. * Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the autumn or early winter, and the fruits are ripe in late winter or early spring.

North Star is self-fruitful and does not need a pollinator but will do even better by planting two. This Dwarf North Star Cherry tree is also available in the Postage Stamp Orchard Collection.

Includes 3 each of Latham and Cumberland Raspberries.

Appear to be cold hardy, resistant to powdery mildew and black rot. Grapes in general: Grapes are easy to grow and with a little careful effort the home gardener will be rewarded with large crops of fruit, perfect for wine, jams and fresh eating.

Excellent for eating fresh or for canning. Fruits are golden with a light pink blush and are sweet and juicy.

Adaptable to cold winters and hot summers. Plant 4-5' apart for an edible hedge or can be grown as a dwarf tree . Plant 2 or more for best pollination. Grows 6-10' tall and up to 15' wide.

The sweetly flavored fruit has a nice red blush, and is great for baking or eating fresh. Due to it's compact form, it can also be grown in a larger pot in colder areas. Originally discovered in the Versailles gardens thriving during the colder winter...

Grows 6-8' tall, produces heavily and is excellent for jam, jelly and preserves. Extra sweet and juicy, ripen early September.

Established plants are drought tolerant. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.

Ripens early in mid-late summer. This natural cross between a blackberry and red raspberry produces long, tasty, dark red berries that are great for fresh eating, juices, pies, syrups, jams, jellies and wines.

High yielding, vigorous plants produce large berries. HUGE, scarlet-red berries with pink to scarlet color right to the core. From the "ice-box" section of our nation, Cheyenne, Wyoming, comes this super hardy, wonderfully producing everbearing strawberry.

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

Commonly called Sand Cherry. You receive sturdy, well-rooted 1 1/2-3' plants. It is a strong, drought resistant plant that grows as far north as Manitoba. The Dwarf Flowering Cherry is an attractive, leathery leafed 5' flowering bush that makes an excellent...

* Hybrid cucurbit varieties such as Big Max are not true pumpkins, but instead "squash-type pumpkins". * The variety was hybridized for its size during the early 1960s. Specimens as large as 300 pounds have been grown.

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .