Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Pittsburgh

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.

They can also be used to sweeten tart fruits and to make jam. * 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.

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring.

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

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

* Due to its purported effects on fertility, maca has experienced a major gain of commercial interest, as well as research, in the last few decades. * Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the high Andes...

In cooler climates, however, it should be grown in shallower water, though no less than 30 cm deep, which will warm up more quickly and encourage better growth and flowering. Succeeds in water up to 2.5 metres deep.

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico * Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable.

They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc.

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

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

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

When pureed it is said to rival the best spinach purees. The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower. * A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose...

* Tragopogon dubius (yellow salsify, western salsify, western goat's-beard, wild oysterplant, yellow goat's beard, goat's beard, goatsbeard, common salsify, salsify) is a species of salsify native to southern and central Europe and western Asia and found...

* 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...

It is also a good detoxifier, helping the body to get rid of toxins via the urine and therefore helping in the treatment of a wide range of diseases such as rheumatism. The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and...

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. It is also used as a hair rinse, adding golden tints to brown or auburn hair.

* 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 diets.

* 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 .

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

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

110 days to harvest. * 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 to grow until the second summer when they will...

* This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad,...

Plant 4-6' apart. Plant with a 2nd variety for better pollination. Grows 4-8' tall. One of the best varieties for tasty pies. Twice the antioxidants of most other blueberries! Rubel is an old-fashioned, wild blueberry that is an exceptionally heavy producer.

Apples are self-fruitful, but for greater yield, plant with another variety. The Delicious Red Standard is a leading, all-purpose, bright, waxy-red tapered apple. Large, crisp and juicy.

The most commonly used Mediterranean basil cultivars are "Genovese", "Purple Ruffles", "Mammoth", "Cinnamon", "Lemon", "Globe", and "African Blue". The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Macedonian Orthodox Church and Romanian Orthodox...

It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb.