Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Chicago

* The Sacred water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb for well over 1,500 years. * Nelumbo nucifera , known by numerous common names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic...

* Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas.

A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. * A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. * A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers...

Used as a potherb. Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.

A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. * A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. * A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers...

The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. * It can be grown indoors in the winter. It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches.

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

* Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked.

A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

* German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves. * 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.

* The Sacred water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb for well over 1,500 years. * Nelumbo nucifera , known by numerous common names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic...

It is also cultivated and naturalized in East Asia and in scattered locations in North America. * Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

* A quick-growing, not to say rampant vine; can be pruned as a shrub; usually grown on a trellis for commercial production of the hops used in beer making; hops are produced on female plants; native to Eurasia, has escaped in the U.S.

* Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. * Can be overwintered if mulched to zone 4. * Develope to maturity in only 60-65 days. * These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds.

It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb.

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .

This bitterness can be reduced by blanching the shoots as they appear from the ground. The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae...

It is especially important as source of levulose. Inulin is a starch that cannot be digested by humans, it tends to pass straight through the digestive system and is therefore unlikely to be of use to a diabetic.

* The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. 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...

Nettles are a very valuable addition to the diet, they are a very nutritious food that is easily digested and is high in minerals (especially iron) and vitamins (especially A and C).

This is a new variety of an old favorite. Pixwell Gooseberry is practically thornless with an unmatched flavor for pies and preserves. The fruit is easily picked off 1'' stems, well away from the small thorns.

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have...

* An important timber tree in Asia, the timber is used for construction, railway sleepers, mine timber, furniture, wood pulp, etc. * The leaves are needle-like, dark green, with two per fascicle, 12-20 cm long and 0.8-1 mm wide, the persistent fascicle...

With 3-7 in a cluster. Plant two trees for pollination. The Paw Paw Tree is an ornamental tree that produces sweet, banana-flavored fruit. We send healthy 1 1/2 - 3' trees. Fleshy, oblong-shaped fruit makes unique-flavored pastries and breads.

Big, shiny, bright green apples that are just tart and firm enough to make them exceptionally fine for eating and cooking. NOTE: Our apples are self-fruitful, but for best results plant two or more trees of any variety.

A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.