Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Wichita

The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. 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...

In the 1990s, a quick expansion of cultivated land with maca was seen. Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku. * Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the...

They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. They are also used to sweeten tart fruits. * The seed is used as a flavouring in liqueurs such as Chartreuse.

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. The erect lower portion of the stem is smooth, but the curved branching inflorescence is covered in glandular hairs.

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant...

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

The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations.

* Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat. Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * 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...

* The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads. * 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...

Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. * It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Rich in vitamin C.

* Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of...

It is bright red skinned with a crisp white inside. The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. They are grown and consumed throughout the world.

* In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of...

* 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 .

* Salvia hispanica , commonly known as Chia , is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae , that is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala . It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it...

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks) in summer with a repeat bloom in fall.

Female flowers are maroon in color. Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * The plant is also part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.

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

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. * Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps,...

* Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of...

* 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 dried leaves are a very pleasant tea substitute. * All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. It has been used to regulate the menstrual cycle. * The Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, or common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)...

They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. They are also used to sweeten tart fruits. * The seed is used as a flavouring in liqueurs such as Chartreuse.

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. * It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malesia and Australasia .

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.

A herb tea is made from thefresh or dried leaves. It grows in wet soils . It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region where it was first sighted in 1843 . The leaves are often used in 'mint sauce', which is used as a flavouring in meals.