Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Clarksville

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.

* 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. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

* 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 plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

* Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. 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...

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. The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions , appear in early spring before dandelions...

* Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. It is also used as a hair rinse, adding golden tints to brown or auburn hair.

* It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malesia and Australasia . It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia,...

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

* Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. The seed usually germinates within 10 - 18 days at 15°c. English language common names include garland chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum...

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. The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar to green peas but with a slight...

It is great fresh in salads or steamed. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions.

* 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.

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

* These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons", and "electric buttons" * It is frost-sensitive but perennial in warmer climates.

* Salvia hispanica , commonly known as Chia , is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae , that is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala . The seed can be ground into a meal and made into bread, biscuits, cakes etc, usually...

In the vegetative phase, until May to June, the lower part of the hypocotyl, as well as the upper part of the tap root, grows in size. * Maca grows at high altitudes in the Andes is an inhospitable region of intense sunlight, violent winds and below freezing...

* It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. * Seed propagaqtion- best sown in early spring in situ.

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. The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar to green peas but with a slight...

* It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malesia and Australasia . It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia,...

* 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...

* Native to Ethiopia but now found all over the tropics. * This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe. * The fruits are beautiful hanging on the vines so it is recommended to grow...

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. * It is a perennial plant that develops in a cultivated or wild in the mountains of Peru .

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

It has a wide range of medicinal applications. * Fenugreek is much used in herbal medicine, especially in North Africa, the Middle East and India. * Fenugreek is used as an herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable (fresh leaves, sprouts,...

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...

* A good green manure plant, producing a lot of bulk for incorporation into the soil. The medicinal parts of the plant are the ripe seeds. Let stand 30 minutes before drinking. Make tea by pouring boiling water over 2 teaspoons of ground seed.