Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Portland

* A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native to Europe but widely naturalized in the eastern U.S. * The young leaves are sweet and...

After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is called 'mazamorra' in S. It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb.

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

* Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory.

* 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.

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. Aromatic and somewhat bitter.

The plant is typically between 10 - 30 cm in height. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming...

A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower.

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

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

They appear in Cantonese dishes and Hong Kong cuisine in stews, casseroles, and hotpots. * The plant's greens are used in many Asian cuisines. An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter.

It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan . * A perennial grown for its 2" bright red-orange inflated husk in fall, which encloses an edible red berry; the plant itself is rather lax and weedy, spreading by underground stems;...

The seed is a good source of protein and easily digested fats. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica...

It is especially important as source of levulose. Medicinally this plant is used for loss of appetite, upset stomach, constipation, liver and gallbladder disorders, cancer, and rapid heartbeat.

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. Aromatic and somewhat bitter.

* A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native to Europe but widely naturalized in the eastern U.S. * The young leaves are sweet and...

The seed is a good source of protein and easily digested fats. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica...

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

* The plant is noted for its fragrance, and is a source of oil of thyme. Today, many families still use wild bergamot during the cold and flu season. The plants generally flower from June to September.

* The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China.

It is especially important as source of levulose. Medicinally this plant is used for loss of appetite, upset stomach, constipation, liver and gallbladder disorders, cancer, and rapid heartbeat.

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

* Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory.

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

Hardy in zones 8-10, but also an excellent container specimen. Double the fruit with this rare and unusual banana that almost always produces two large heads of fruit! The sweet fruit is highly rated, and the plant is very productive.

The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke, and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove bitterness and then stewed. The placebo group.