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They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China. Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c.

The root is the most active medicinally, it should be harvested in the autumn of its first year of growth, sliced longitudinally if necessary and dried quickly. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery.

It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. When pureed it is said to rival the best spinach purees. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae...

* They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers. It is used to colour vinegar. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms.

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . It is native to central and southwestern Asia . Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions.

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

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

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. They are grown and consumed throughout the world.

The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. * Subshrubby,erect, hairy, perennial with oblong-ovate, entire, gray-green-woody, aromatic leaves, to 3in long.

It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .

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

They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. The plants are very tolerant of disturbance, we have found divisions to take well at any time of the year, though these divisions are never as good as seed-sown plants.

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

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. They are grown and consumed throughout the world.

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

Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It was an All American winner in 1964.

It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute by the people to the rulers. It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious...

* High in Vitamins! * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor.

It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in...

The woodland strawberry was first cultivated in ancient Persia where farmers knew the fruit as Toot Farangi. The seed can take 4 weeks or more to germinate. Its seeds were later taken along the Silk Road towards the far East and to Europe where it was...

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

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".