Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Berkeley

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

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

It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Matures in 45 days. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. * Sow in early spring or early fall.

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the...

* 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.

The plant grows to 1 m tall. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad. The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb.

Like other members of the genus, it is mildly laxative and holds out potential as a long term treatment for chronic disease, in particular that of the gastro-intestinal tract. Female flowers are maroon in color.

Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex carbohydrates, as well as the gelatinous, moisture-retaining qualities of the seed which make it useful in baking and in clothing the American...

* Parsley ( Petroselinum ) is a bright green biennial herb , often used as spice . The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and mineral supplement in their own right.

* The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. * Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae .

* Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes . Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming to set flowers.

* A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods. A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion.

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.

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

The plant is happiest with water temperatures of 23 - 27°c in the growing season and requires a five month growing season. The plant also contains nuciferine and aporphine. * The flowers have a sweet fruity perfume.

As the demand rose rapidly, the producer's prices increased. Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes.

It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. It is bright red skinned with a crisp white inside. Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F.

The fragrant flower cones impart bitterness and flavor, and also have preservative qualities. Lupulus is the main ingredient of many beers, and as such is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry.

* Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ), also known as rape , oilseed rape , rapa , rappi , rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars , canola ) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family).

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals. The leaves are often blanched (by excluding light from the growing plant) before use.

They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis they help reduce blood cholesterol levels, act as a tonic to the digestive system and also tonify the circulatory system * Although the...

Tetragonioides was the only cultivated vegetable to have originated from Australia and New Zealand. * The species, rarely used by indigenous people as a leaf vegetable, was first mentioned by Captain Cook.

The plant grows to 1 m tall. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad. The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb.

* Nettle leaves are steeped in a concentrated sugar solution to extract the flavour. Seed density should be 6 kg/ha with row spacing of 30 cm and 42–50 cm in autumn and spring, respectively.The disadvantage of direct sowing is that it usually leads...

* They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * High in Vitamins! * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

GOOD LUCK! * The world record holder weighed in at 2009 pounds! * These are the seeds that can grow the largest pumpkin in the world! * They have pink/orange ribbed skin and given the proper conditions can grow to be HUGE! 800 to 1500 pounds can be achieved.