Edible Leaf Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Alexandria

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. * Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .

* Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family, native to Europe, western Asia and North America. The fragrant flower cones impart bitterness and flavor, and also have preservative qualities.

* The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads.

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. * 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...

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived.

* Nelumbo nucifera , known by numerous common names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

It is one of the most important spices in Kashmiri Pandit and Gujarati cooking. * It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe.

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores. * The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or...

* This plant has medicinal value and it contains a compound named Barakol. * Senna siamea (khilek), also known as Kassod Tree, Cassod Tree and (incorrectly) as Cassia tree, is a legume in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar to green peas but with a slight bitterness. This bitterness can be reduced by blanching the shoots as they appear from the ground.

They will store for up to 21 days at 10°c with a relative humidity of 90%. Root - raw or cooked like potatoes. * Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. Will trail along the ground or can be trained up a trellis.

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * Sow in early spring or early fall. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm.

It is used to colour vinegar. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America.

* The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas. * Celery (Apium graveolens var. The plant grows to 1 m tall.

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 (not to be confused with St John's wort ).

* Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. * When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature.

* Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. * When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature.

* It can be grown indoors in the winter. This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible.

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. The foliage is upright growing or horizontally orientated, with leaves having narrowly winged petioles or being unwinged.

Because the fruits ripen at different times on the bush, it is not widely produced commercially and therefore remains a unique home grown treat. It trails like a blackberry, but harvests like a raspberry with the flavor a unique marriage of the two.

* Taxon: Eleutherococcus lasiogyne (Harms) S. Branches glabrous, unarmed or with scattered recurved prickles, slightly flattened at base. * Trees, small, or shrubs, to 10 m tall. Hu Genus: Eleutherococcus Family: Araliaceae subfamily: Aralioideae.

White flesh throughout! Probably the best white tomato available with vigorous, heavy, large, 14-16 oz., white fruits. Crack resistant. Attractive heirloom with one of the sweetest flavors.

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

4' plants produce medium sized fruit with good flavor. Developed by Michigan State University for regions where winter hardiness and late spring frosts are a problem. Number one plants.

* Used as understock for hybrid tea roses. * The plant is high in certain antioxidants. * It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens.

Makes wonderful jams, pies and wines; or is delicious eaten as fresh fruit. The fruit is sweet, large and aromatic. High in vitamin C and bioflavonoids and a good source of folate and fiber.