Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Kansas

Leaves and young shoots - cooked. They will store for up to 21 days at 10°c with a relative humidity of 90%. Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past.

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

It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. This bitterness can be reduced by blanching the shoots as they appear from the ground. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene...

* Celery (Apium graveolens var. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb.

Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west...

* The tops are loaded with vitamin A and the roots with Vitamin C. They also are harvested long before the beets so you get two crops instead of one! * Mineral Rich in: Calcium: 114mg; Phosphorus: 34mg; Iron: 3.1mg * A phytochemical compound, glycine...

* Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

The seed usually germinates within 10 - 18 days at 15°c. Autumn sowings succeed in mild areas. * "The plant is rich in minerals and vitamins with potassium concentrations at 610 mg/100 g and carotene at 3.4 g/100 g in edible portions.

* Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . * The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals.

Chicory-root is free of harmful ingredients, and is essentially a concentrated combination of three sugars (pentose, levulose and dextrose) along with taraxarcine (the bitter principle of dandelion).

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom.

Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns . The flowers are white, with a five-lobed corolla 10–15 mm across, with an inflated basal calyx which...

Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively.

An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. * High in vitamins A and C. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin.

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

* The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache. * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons",...

A black raspberry, it is a very well flavoured fruit that can also be dried for winter use. * The fruit is 1–1.2 cm diameter, red to reddish-purple at first, turning dark purple to nearly black when ripe.

* The root is eaten raw or cooked. * Western salsify is quite similar to the generally commoner meadow salsify, T. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.

The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches.

* Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

* East Indian lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), also called Cochin grass or Malabar grass (Malayalam: (inchippullu), is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand * Lemongrass is widely used as a culinary herb in Asian cuisine...

* California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper. * This is a timeless classic. * They are like the peppers that you buy in the store. * Blocky shape, excellent for stuffing with a sweet mild flavor.

* The root is eaten raw or cooked. * Western salsify is quite similar to the generally commoner meadow salsify, T. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.

* All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced when plants grow in such a position. The fruits are used as a tooth cleaner.

* The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. * Angelica has a long folk-history of use as a medicinal herb, in particular for the treatment of digestive disorders and problems with blood circulation.

Established plants are drought tolerant. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom.