Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Greensboro

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species...

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

* This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety.

Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are also fermented for later use. Added to salads or used as a potherb.

Rich in vitamin C. * Erect stalks topped with one or several blue 1 1/2" flowers; parent of many cultivars with white, blue, or double flowers; popular and easy to grow. * It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in).

* The seed is used as a flavouring in liqueurs such as Chartreuse. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery. A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads.

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.

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

* Cherry Belle is an Heirloom Variety that can be planted in the spring or fall and is ready to eat 5 weeks after sowing. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches.

* Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. * These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed...

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. * Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds),...

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...

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. Carbohydrate, 187mg Calcium, 66mg phosphorus, 3.1mg iron, 76mg sodium, 397mg potassium, 36mg magnesium, 14000iu vitamin A, 0.19mg vitamin B1, 0.26mg vitamin B2, 35mg vitamin C.

Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom.

It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. The plant grows to 1 m tall. * Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use.

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. 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 boiled young roots form a very palatable vegetable. Whilst this greatly reduces any bitterness, there is also a corresponding loss of vitamins and minerals. The root is said to be an ideal food for diabetics because of its inulin content.

It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .

A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae .

* A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. * It is closely related to the eastern black raspberry Rubus occidentalis. * The fruit is the basis of Blue raspberry flavor, a popular flavor for candy, syrups and other sweets.

The plants prime use is as a diuretic where it is effective in ridding the body of stones and in treating jaundice, dropsy, cystitis etc. It is also a good detoxifier, helping the body to get rid of toxins via the urine and therefore helping in the treatment...

All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic. Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs. A popular culinary herb with 1/2in.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

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.

Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom.

* 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.

* The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids...