Edible Leaf Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Manchester

* Plants resent root disturbance so the seed is best sown in situ in April. Stamens form a prominent central column typical of mallow family members, but with distinctive style branches.

* The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar.

* Celery is used around the world as a vegetable for the crisp petiole (leaf stalk). * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas.

In Peru, maca is prepared and consumed in various ways, although traditionally it always is cooked. After 260 to 280 days, it is formed to the harvestable hypocotyl. After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is...

* High in vitamins A and C. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value.

* From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment. In cooler climates, however, it should be grown in shallower water, though no less than 30 cm deep, which will warm...

The plant flowers in late spring or summer. All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic. The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. * The Old World type grows to approximately 2 ft (0.61 m) tall and wide, with...

* 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 .

* Smilax glauca has thorny stems climb by means of tendrils. * The root can be eaten cooked. It is also common across much of Mexico. Leaves are notably gray-glaucous to whitish beneath.

The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae ). The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar...

* High in vitamins A and C. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value.

It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive rhizome . The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds . Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled...

* A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or white flowers in July and August; likes calcaric soils; spreads via suckers; aromatic leaves; widely used in...

An infusion has been taken by women when their periods are unusually long. * The young shoots - peeled and eaten cooked or raw. Can be grown in a woodland garden though it is less likely to fruit well in such a position.

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other...

The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn. * Many cultures in India, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Middle East use fennel seed in cooking. The seeds, leaves and roots can be used, but the seeds are most active medicinally and are the part normally...

White blooms are followed by black fruit about 1/2 inch wide in long clusters. * An understorey shrub of broad-leaved, mainly deciduous woodlands in low-lying river terrace areas and other sites where water at the roots is readily available.

The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding. Due to their mucilaginous property they are often sprouted on clay or other porous materials. It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used...

* The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer. Strictly speaking it is a bine rather than a vine, using its own shoots to act as supports for new growth.

Of Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, SE Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam].

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many...

The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae ). The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar...

* The nuts are also grown for use in expensive cakes, cookies, and candies * The male catkins are a food staple of ruffed grouse throughout the winter. * The nuts produced by American hazelnut are a preferred mast by squirrels, deer, turkey, woodpeckers,...

Dewberries are similar to blackberries, except they are larger and milder, ripen 7-10 days earlier, and grow on a vine rather than a bush. 2-year-old plants are shipped. Large 1'' by 1 1/2'' glossy, blue-black berries are sweet and delicious.

An everbearing yellow-gold raspberry with an extremely sweet flavor. Vigorous and hardy. Excellent for eating fresh, canning and preserves.

Apricots ripen in summer. Fruits may be harvested for use in making jams and preserves. It is an upright, fast-growing, deciduous tree that typically grows to 15-20' tall with a rounded form.

Berries were also dried for later use. * The bark or leaves of the plant were brewed for a bitter cold remedy, made as tea or smoked. * The fruit is an edible red to orange berry 6-millimetre (0.24 in) to 10-millimetre (0.39 in) in diameter.