Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Evansville

A mild flavour, it is nice in salads and is liked by most people who try it. Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant (not to be confused with St John's wort...

* Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative common names. Its yellow flower head is 4–6 cm in diameter and is likely to be seen in late spring or early summer.

* The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean...

The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem.

* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. * Celery (Apium graveolens var.

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 leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower.

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

White to lilac-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. An essential oil obtained from the plant is used commercially to flavour ice cream, sweets, baked goods etc. A popular culinary herb with 1/2in.

* A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. * Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda...

It also grows on damper ground . * The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely pink or white) flowers resembling...

She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons",...

* The fruit develops a very nice flavour in British gardens and the plant can also yield well here, especially on the eastern side of the country. * The fruit is the basis of Blue raspberry flavor, a popular flavor for candy, syrups and other sweets.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on...

A very nutritious food, 100g of the raw leaves contain about 2.7g. The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller than the foliage.

A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads. They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. * The essential oil of the roots of Angelica archangelica contains ?-terebangelene, C10H16, and other...

* Requires a rich loam. * Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.

* They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups.

The strong clove scent of sweet basil is derived from eugenol, the same chemical as actual cloves . The most commonly used Mediterranean basil cultivars are "Genovese", "Purple Ruffles", "Mammoth", "Cinnamon", "Lemon", "Globe", and "African Blue".

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used.

This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949. If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre- Roman...

* These have the genetic potential to be GIANT. GOOD LUCK! * The world record holder weighed in at 2009 pounds! If you really want to grow a record breaker do your homework on growing techniques, fertilization, etc.

* Fennel is used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes. * 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.

The leaves are then removed and a source of citric acid (usually lemon juice) is added to help preserve the cordial and add a tart flavour. * Nettles are the exclusive larval food plant for several species of butterflies, such as the peacock butterfly...

The flowers emerge from a tall, upright stem. * Take a large amount of Sorrel and saute in some butter till wilted and falling apart. * A common, invasive perennial weed, to most, with a spreading rootstock; arrowhead-shaped leaves; small reddish flowers...

* The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean...

This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949. If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre- Roman...