Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Simi Valley

* These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. * Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a...

This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. * It preferes cool growing temperatures and will tolerate some shade.

Sweet and pleasantly flavoured. * 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.

* The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache. * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons",...

* Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern Russia and Turkey .

Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * 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...

* Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas.

Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past. They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium. They are used like spinach.

Matures in 45 days. * Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger...

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * 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.

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad...

* Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . 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.

* 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...

Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * 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...

It is used to colour vinegar. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. * In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers.

The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. * Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between...

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. Nutrition comes from the beets fiber, vitamins, minerals and unique plant derived anti-oxidants.

Chia fresca is a popular regional drink, and the Mexican state of Chiapas is named after the plant. The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. Due to their mucilaginous property they are often sprouted on clay or other porous...

Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c. This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China.

* Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas.

While the crown is perennial, the canes are biennial, growing vegetatively one year, flowering and fruiting the second, and then dying. * A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C.

The extract consists of about 65–80% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20–35% fatty acids, including linoleic acid. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins.

It also grows on damper ground . * 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.

It also grows on damper ground . * 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.

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

The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it. * Monarda fistulosa ranges from Quebec to the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, south to Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, and Washington.

* Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt . The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used. * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated...