Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Omaha

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC.

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer.

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

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

A tea can be made from the leaves, seed or roots. * The seed is used as a flavouring in liqueurs such as Chartreuse. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations.

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . * 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native...

Plants often self-sow freely in the garden. The seeds are used in cookery and sweet desserts. It grows well in sandy soils and is drought tolerant once established. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but prefers a sunny dry position.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. * Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long...

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

* Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. 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.

The foliage is thin, and strap like. * Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet.

It also grows on damper ground . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely pink or white) flowers resembling scabiosa; likes moist, peaty soil in sun or part shade; native...

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer.

* The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

* It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance. * Erect stalks topped with one or several blue 1 1/2" flowers; parent of many cultivars with white, blue, or double flowers; popular...

Fleshy, sweet and succulent. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. * The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera...

* Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda species, is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae , native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region .

* Parsley is a commonly grown culinary and medicinal herb that is often used as a domestic medicine. The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and mineral supplement in their own right.

Matures in 45 days. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. It is native to central and southwestern Asia .

* The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or...

It is especially important as source of levulose. * The root can be cooked like parsnip. Roots are used in seasoning soups, sauces and gravies, and to impart a rich deep colour. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.

Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. It produces edible quality canola oil and exhibits improve winter survival in Great Plains conditions.

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It was an All American winner in 1964. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days.

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .

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. * Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family, native...

* The species, rarely used by indigenous people as a leaf vegetable, was first mentioned by Captain Cook. * The species prefers a moist environment for growth. For two centuries, T.