Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Sunnyvale

* Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time...

* 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...

* Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time...

* 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 .

The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and infantile cholera.

* Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * 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.

The plant is typically between 10 - 30 cm in height. * 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 dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed roundish...

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

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

They have a flavour similar to mushrooms when sauteed. The pods are harvested when about 15 - 20 cm long and 2cm wide. Mature seeds are eaten cooked. They will store for up to 21 days at 10°c with a relative humidity of 90%.

* The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean...

* 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 leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

* These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. 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.

When pureed it is said to rival the best spinach purees. * 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...

* 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 .

* Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value. * A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter.

The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn. The plants are very tolerant of disturbance, we have found divisions to take well at any time of the year, though these divisions are never as good as seed-sown plants.

Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases. * Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row.

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. * 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...

Successional sowings can be made at intervals of a few weeks in order to ensure a constant supply of young plants. * Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native to Europe, but naturalized and...

The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America...

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

* The root can be cooked like parsnip. The blanched leaves are often used in winter salads (they are known as chicons) and are also cooked. Chicory-root is free of harmful ingredients, and is essentially a concentrated combination of three sugars (pentose,...

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. * 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...

The seedlings are very small and slow-growing at first, but then grow rapidly. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced when plants grow in such a position. * All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes.

* Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly.