Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Lafayette

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

* This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled...

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and...

Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F. 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.

* This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

* 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...

* Sow in early spring or early fall. Matures in 45 days. * Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . It is great fresh in salads or steamed.

* This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * 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.

Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * 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.

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads.

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled...

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow...

Medicinally this plant is used for loss of appetite, upset stomach, constipation, liver and gallbladder disorders, cancer, and rapid heartbeat. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.

* German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves. They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis they help reduce blood cholesterol levels,...

* The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round.

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. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed...

* Celery is used around the world as a vegetable for the crisp petiole (leaf stalk). * Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. The plant grows to 1 m tall. Dulce) is a plant variety in the family Apiaceae, commonly used as a vegetable.

The leaves are also fermented for later use. Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. * Wichita Canola Rape was developed by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station 1n 1999.

* Glebionis coronaria is used as a leaf vegetable. An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter. * "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.

Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs. An essential oil obtained from the plant is used commercially to flavour ice cream, sweets, baked goods etc.

It is a dioecious, perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn. * A quick-growing, not to say rampant vine; can be pruned as a shrub; usually grown on a trellis for commercial...

* Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative common names. It grows typically in warm, sheltered spots with moist soil. They include western goat's beard, wild oysterplant, yellow salsify, yellow goat's beard,...

* The plant has a folk history in the treatment of cancer, modern research has isolated certain compounds from the plant that show anticancer activity. * Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded...

* Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative of P. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40–60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6–12 cm long and 4–9...

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. * 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"...

* These are the seeds that can grow the largest pumpkin in the world! * They have pink/orange ribbed skin and given the proper conditions can grow to be HUGE! 800 to 1500 pounds can be achieved.