Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In Santa Ana

Boccaccio's tale is the source of John Keats' poem Isabella or The Pot of Basil - which in turn inspired the paintings Isabella (Millais painting) and Isabella and the Pot of Basil.

They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

It is great fresh in salads or steamed. Matures in 45 days. * Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * Sow in early spring or early fall.

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

It is great fresh in salads or steamed. Matures in 45 days. * Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * Sow in early spring or early fall.

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. * The usually deep-red roots of garden beet are eaten boiled either as a cooked vegetable, or cold as a salad after cooking and adding oil and vinegar.

* The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork.

* A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. * The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States...

* It is an evergreen tree reaching 25-45 m in height, with a broad, rounded crown of long branches. * An important timber tree in Asia, the timber is used for construction, railway sleepers, mine timber, furniture, wood pulp, etc.

They include western goat's beard, wild oysterplant, yellow salsify, yellow goat's beard, meadow goat's beard, goat's beard, goatsbeard, common salsify, or salsify. * Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative...

* The plant's greens are used in many Asian cuisines. * "The plant is rich in minerals and vitamins with potassium concentrations at 610 mg/100 g and carotene at 3.4 g/100 g in edible portions.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

* 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 powder.

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad...

The roots can be eaten raw or boiled and buttered or par-boiled and roasted. The best edible roots should be produced from a May/June sowing, whilst sowing the seed in the spring as well as the summer should ensure a supply of edible leaves all year round.

* Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

* It preferes cool growing temperatures and will tolerate some shade. If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green.

* Mentha spicata ( Spear Mint or Spearmint ) is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia , though its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive early cultivation.

White to lilac-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. * Subshrubby,erect, hairy, perennial with oblong-ovate, entire, gray-green-woody, aromatic leaves, to 3in long. * A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

* Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old...

* Chinese Camellia sinensis is native to mainland China South and Southeast Asia , but it is today cultivated across the world in tropical and subtropical regions. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two metres (six...

The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes,and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chillies, garlic, onions etc. * A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems...

Indigo Gem reaches 3-4', while Indigo Treat grows 4-6' tall. Hardy to minus 40 degrees! Produces large crops of elongated blueberry-like fruits 1-2 years after planting. Two varieties are required for pollination.

* An extract from the leaves has been reportedly successful in lowering elevated blood pressure by its decreasing peripheral vascular resistance. * Annona muricata is a species of the genus Annona of the custard apple tree family, Annonaceae, known mostly...

Includes 25 plants each of Ozark Beauty, Quinault, Allstar and Festival strawberry varieties.

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