Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Carlsbad

* 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.

Cool nights assist germination. * Large-flowered forms of the common garden snapdragon; usually grown as an annual but may overwinter in warmer areas. The seed usually germinates in 10 - 21 days at 18°c.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

* They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as...

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea...

* An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ).

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs.

The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. * Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax .

It is used internally in the treatment of snakebite, gastric disorders involving bloating, and is clinically effective against hypertension. The young leaves are purple. * Has long roots.

It is also antibiotic and helps to relieve allergies. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant species in Asteraceae .

The fruit resembles a cucumber . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt...

The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also...

* Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains of Central Asia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac...

Likes moist soils, but poorly-drained ones, particularly in winter, can be fatal. * Spotting on the flowers gives rise to the additional common name of leopard lily. * Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer),...

* Stored seed remains viable for at least a year and can be sown in spring in the greenhouse but it will probably require a period of cold stratification. Germination usually takes place in 1 - 6 months at 15°c.

The main flowering stem is erect. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees. * The leaves are deeply lobed with 3 to 7 toothed, pointed lobes in a palmate shape.

* Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in). * It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender.

Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal. Occasional Trillium ovatum plants have petals that are maroon rather than the typical white.

* The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.

An essential oil from the leaves is used as a flavouring. Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb." It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to...

It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. * Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane...

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm...

Spreading growth to 12". The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

Purpurea is easily grown from seed or purchased as potted plants in the spring. * Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year.

Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B. Laevis) overlap in coastal areas, B. Bur Marigold seeds are sometimes eaten by ducks. * The species name cernua is Latin for nodding.