Edible Leaf Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Iowa

* The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads. They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating...

The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower. When pureed it is said to rival the best spinach purees. The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. This bitterness can be reduced by blanching the shoots as they appear from...

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...

* Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * High in Vitamins! * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

* Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. The leaves can be used fresh or are harvested in the summer and dried. * In massage therapy, the essential oil of bay laurel is reputed to alleviate arthritis...

* In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

A perfect addition to extend the color show in your garden. Pick a few stems to bring inside for the vase, too! With an upright growth habit, ‘Pearl Glam' dazzles with its pink flowers but saves the best for last with an autumn display of bright-purple...

This mixture provides a wide range of colors that appear in early spring, filling the air with their delightful wallflower fragrance. Plants will over-summer, then as cool weather arrives in fall, produce an abundance of flowers through winter and into...

* The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. * Angelica archangelica grows wild in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, mostly in the northern parts of the countries.

* Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. The leaves can be used fresh or are harvested in the summer and dried. * In massage therapy, the essential oil of bay laurel is reputed to alleviate arthritis...

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...

It's deep rose flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds. Grows 20-24" tall. Deer resistant. They brighten up partially shaded areas after many plants have stopped blooming. Blooming mid-summer to fall, this improved Lobelia blooms earlier after transplanting...

Glowing red flowers emerge from large clusters of nearly pure white calyces and create a brilliant contrast to the yellow, chartreuse, cream and green variegated new growth that typically matures to creamy white and dark green.

1 each of Immortality, Rosalie Figge, Pink Attraction, Double Click, Cloud Ballet and Harvest of Memories.

Blooming starts early in the season with a re-bloom later in the summer These amazing 5'' flowers are a combination of rose, lavender and cream with a golden-green eye. The vigorous plants have evergreen foliage and strong 37'' flower stems.

One of the few shade tolerant Milkweeds and it is generally a fairly reliable perennial as the botanical name suggests. Clusters of pure white flowers with a darker eye may be born throughout summer.

This root hardy native perennial will often develop into a colony of plants spreading by underground rhizomes as well as reseeding. Common Milkweed is also known as: Common Silkweed, Silk Grass, Virginia Silk, Silky Swallow Wort, Virginian Silk.

Full form, ruffled and lacy. Light and lively burgundy plicata with pale yellow shining through on the burgundy striped and dotted falls. Makes a dazzling statement in any yard.

Mulch the first winter to prevent the soil from heaving. We don't think you'll find poppies any place else for this low, low price! Oriental Poppies bloom in late-spring, adding an exotic touch of the East to your landscape.

Provide a protective mulch in winter where hardiness is questionable. For the best results provide your Lantana with an average to well draining soil with average moisture in an area that gets 6 hours or more of sun per day.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Many of the Spiderworts grown in today's gardens are selections of our native species or are hybrids. Some species are moderately drought resistant once well-established and most do wonderfully...

A handsome, large-leafed, fast growing type Hosta. Attracts hummingbirds. We send strong, hardy, field-grown plants. In late summer handsome pale lavender flowers appear on 30-36'' stems.

The fresh or dried leaves are brewed into a refreshing aromatic tea. This plant, with showy summer-blooming white flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental.

Just remember to give Joe Pye Weed plenty of space, moisture, and sunlight and it is sure to be successful in most any garden. Hollow Stemmed Joy Pye Weed, Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Trumpet Weed, and Queen of the Meadow.

Ruffled deep fuschia purple falls are centered with lighter fuschia purple standards. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant...

Yellow trillium is slightly different from the purple and white varieties because it has mottled leaves and grows only 6-12'' tall and blooms a bit later. One of the loveliest flowers for growing in your shade garden or in a wooded area.

The fragrant nectar of Hello Yellow makes it an excellent butterfly attractant. Grows 24'' tall. Drought resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, fragrant, deer resistant, for a rain garden and great for cut flowers.