Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Austin

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

* Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks) in summer with a repeat bloom in fall. * Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.

* A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods. A popular culinary herb with 1/2in. * Subshrubby,erect, hairy, perennial with oblong-ovate, entire, gray-green-woody, aromatic leaves, to 3in long.

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 .

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

* Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

* Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks) in summer with a repeat bloom in fall. * Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant (not to be confused with St John's wort ).

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. They also are harvested long before the beets so you get two crops instead of one! * Mineral Rich in: Calcium: 114mg; Phosphorus: 34mg; Iron: 3.1mg * A...

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow .

The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad.

The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller than the foliage. A very nutritious food, 100g of the raw leaves contain about 2.7g.

* Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the high Andes of Peru. The nutritional value of dried Maca root is high, resembling cereal grains such as maize, rice and wheat.

* Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

Strictly speaking it is a bine rather than a vine, using its own shoots to act as supports for new growth. * Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family, native to Europe, western Asia and North America.

The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller than the foliage. A very nutritious food, 100g of the raw leaves contain about 2.7g.

* Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern Russia and Turkey .

* In developing countries, moringa has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare. * It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses.

* Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States which produces small white flowers in summer. * Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall.

This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant (not to be confused with St John's wort ).

* The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive...

* The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

Immature seeds are used in soups etc. Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past. The light blue flowers are also used as a colouring in foods. * This tropical legume can be grown as an annual in the north.

* The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

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

* Fenugreek (/?f?nj??ri?k/; Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop, and its seeds are a common ingredient in...