Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Bellevue

Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable. * Like most salsifies, the western salsify grows as an annual or occasionally biennial forb, reaching a height of typically...

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings...

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

The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and infantile cholera.

* Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed roundish leaves to 8"; can spread vigorously and become a...

Slightly sweet, it contains 20% or more protein, which is about 12 times that of potatoes. Immature seeds are used in soups etc. They tastes like French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris).

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. This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals.

* A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.

* Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed roundish leaves to 8"; can spread vigorously and become a...

* 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.

* 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 quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

* A very versatile and easy to grow vegetable. Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F. This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949. It is bright red skinned with a crisp white inside.

* The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow .

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

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

* The growing plant is a good companion for strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes and most other plants. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers.

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

Succeeds in water up to 2.5 metres deep. The plant is happiest with water temperatures of 23 - 27°c in the growing season and requires a five month growing season. * Requires a rich loam.

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico * Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the 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. * Parsley ( Petroselinum ) is a bright green biennial herb , often used as spice .

The leaves are also fermented for later use. The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. * Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ), also known as rape , oilseed rape , rapa , rappi...

* The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb. The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases. * Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row.

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...

* Sow in early spring or early fall. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. * Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of...

It is also used as a hair rinse, adding golden tints to brown or auburn hair. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value.

* A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.