Vegetables Plants For Sale In District Of Columbia

Its trailing habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets. Large velvety leaves. Refreshing mint scent.

When they arrive at your door, they're ready for your garden. If you can't plant them outside immediately, you may want to pot them into a larger container. Available only within the contiguous US.

In early times judges relied on fresh sprigs of rue to repel fleas brought into court by prisoners. Two chewed will quickly relieve nervous headache. Pungent bitter leaves used sparingly in stews, salads, sandwiches and vegetable juice.

(Waterclover; Fern Clover; Sak)

Cardiotonic; lowers blood pressure and blood sugar; improves circulation. Tonifies the spleen, especially in cases of fatigue. See also Sha Yuan (#5395) Beneficial effect on kidneys, liver, and endocrine system.

Deserves experimentation! Curiously, they do not seem to use it much in cuisine, despite its superb flavour. Mexicans like to place a vase of fresh cut herb on the dinner table to ward off insects.

Slight pungent scent. Attractive dark green leaves and brilliant cerise flowers.

Outstanding lemon-scented variety with dark green, sharply lobed leaves and showy flowers.

Has narcotic properties; not to be used without medical supervision. Formerly used for treating running sores and urinary and liver ailments. Long-time garden favourite with exotic drooping flowers in various shades of red, blue, yellow and white.

Alpha acid 6-9%. It is a Saazer type, but with stronger aroma, alpha oils and bitterness. A dual purpose hop with a floral, citrusy aroma and high alpha bitterness. It is a diploid hybrid (USDA 21522 X USDA21361M) with Cascade parentage that gives it...

Strong scent, possibly of apricots. Lovely deep rose flowers; dark glossy leaves.

Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles. Slow to germinate.

Leaves smell strongly of ginger, and European settlers used it as a substitute for tropical ginger when they first arrived in North America. An antibiotic herb with bitter qualities, it was an important Amerindian remedy for indigestion, coughs, colds,...

The blue flowers are attractive to certain species of butterfly, and once it begins blooming in the summer deadheading will extend the flowering throughout the season. Silver speedwell has silver white foliage and bears deep blue flowers on dramatic,...

Even when grown in pots, it is very productive. The jet-black fruits are small but they are considered by many to be the best tasting fig available. This is a super dwarf variety from Spain.

Gardeners like it for its excellent shape and landscaping potential. Though it is tolerant of most soil conditions, it thrives best in moist, fertile soil with good drainage. This is the first eucalyptus species to be exploited commercially for its oil,...

Highly decorative form of fennel with bronze-red, lacy foliage. Leaves can be used like green fennel.

Orange-scented. Compact, showy plant.

Slow to germinate. Valuable in correcting membrane disorders of the respiratory and digestive passages. Pretty rock garden plant with masses of purple flowers appearing early in spring.

Improves skin in facial treatments. Also in soups, casseroles, herb vinegars and cream cheeses. Nut-cucumber flavour of leaves is welcome in all salads with French dressing or mayonnaise.

(American mandrake) A derivative of this herb is medically proven against certain cancers. Used by the Amerindians to treat hepatitis, syphilis, fevers, constipation, etc.

Easy to grow in any pot or decorative container. Its musk-scented leaves are excellent in potpourris, adding an exotic, mysterious note to the mix. (Nutmeg bush) Small aromatic South African bush with showy plumes of whitish flowers.

You can mix and match your plants just the way you want. If you can't plant them outside immediately, you may want to pot them into a larger container. Grafted vegetables help solve common garden problems.

The Grecian foxglove is a plant to admire and respect for its powerful capacities. Native to southeast Europe, it has naturalized and is now found wild in several US states. All parts of the plant are poisonous, and it is recommended to wear gloves when...

Traditionally used in wedding bouquets, for corsages, and for flower arrangements. The small dark green foliage can be pruned and shaped into living statues. Attractive evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean with a spicy aroma.

Oil in seeds contains gammalinolenic acid (GLA), a precursor of prostaglandin E1. Roots can be eaten as a vegetable; shoots as a salad. Seeds are less prone to shatter before harvest.

A natural hybrid between Symphytum officinale and Symphytum asperum. Highest concentration of protein. Recommended as fodder, especially for pigs and poultry. See Russian Comfrey Bocking No. 14 also.