Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Laredo

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb.

The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas.

* It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India , Burma , Thailand and Sri Lanka . The light blue flowers are also used as a colouring in foods.

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...

* 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 .

Female flowers are maroon in color. Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * The plant is also part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.

* The fruit is used raw or cooked in pies, jams etc. * A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. A black raspberry, it is a very well flavoured fruit that can also be dried for winter use.

The foliage is thin, and strap like. 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, act as a tonic to the digestive system and also tonify the...

The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas.

* The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

* The leaves are edible but rather bitter, especially when the plants are flowering. Chicory-root is free of harmful ingredients, and is essentially a concentrated combination of three sugars (pentose, levulose and dextrose) along with taraxarcine (the...

* Taraxacum officinale grows from generally unbranched taproots and produces one to more than ten stems that are typically 5 to 40 cm tall but sometimes up to 70 cm tall. Carbohydrate, 187mg Calcium, 66mg phosphorus, 3.1mg iron, 76mg sodium, 397mg potassium,...

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

Golden summer turns deeper yellow as it matures. It is one of the earliest producing crookneck squash on the market that produces all summer long. * Golden Summer Crookneck is a bush type plant that yields of buttery-yellow squash with narrow curved neck...

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species.

* A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. * A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas,...

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * 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.

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.

* A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. * A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas,...

* 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...

* 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. * High in Vitamins!

* Lemongrass oil is used as a pesticide and a preservative. Research shows that lemongrass oil has antifungal properties. It is often used as a tea in African countries such as Togo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin American countries...

* This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop.

* It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). 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.

They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads.

* Lemongrass oil is used as a pesticide and a preservative. Research shows that lemongrass oil has antifungal properties. It is often used as a tea in African countries such as Togo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin American countries...

The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance. The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. Spreading growth to 3ft.