Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Bakersfield

* This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad,...

* They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * 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.

* 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.

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. * Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or...

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. * Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or...

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. * Dandelion sprouts make a great micro-green. The 5–45 cm long and 1–10 cm wide leaves are oblanceolate, oblong, or obovate in shape with the bases gradually narrowing to the petiole.

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 .

It is also a good detoxifier, helping the body to get rid of toxins via the urine and therefore helping in the treatment of a wide range of diseases such as rheumatism. It is common in Middle Eastern , European , and American cooking .

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. The seed is a good source of protein and easily digested fats. It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute by the...

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

* Milk thistle has been grown as a medicinal plant in monastery gardens since ancient times. Around the 16th century the milk thistle became quite popular and almost all parts of it were eaten.

* This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad,...

* Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America.

Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed...

* The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days. * High in Vitamins! * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central...

* They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * 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.

Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked. The yields of pods average 250 - 500g per m². * Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. They have a flavour similar to mushrooms when sauteed.

It grows typically in warm, sheltered spots with moist soil. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.

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

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 phytochemical compound, glycine betaine is found in the root.

* A very versatile and easy to grow vegetable. * It can be grown indoors in the winter. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator.

* It is a deciduous shrub growing to 0.5–3 m tall, with prickly shoots. The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * The fruit is 1–1.2 cm diameter, red to reddish-purple at first, turning dark purple to nearly black when ripe.

* It produces up to 30 pink flowers in characteristic allium umbels in the mid to late summer and grows to between 8" and 40" in height. They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis...

It is especially important as source of levulose. Medicinally this plant is used for loss of appetite, upset stomach, constipation, liver and gallbladder disorders, cancer, and rapid heartbeat.

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

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. They are also used to sweeten tart fruits.