Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Alexandria

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA.

Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity; the common name is based on the...

* The aubergine is used mainly as a food crop, but it does also have various medicinal uses that make it a valuable addition to the diet. (meaning: fried aubergines) or without yogurt as in patl?can ?ak?uka.

* This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's. The flavor is good. It was used for canning, juice and fresh market. It was the main commercial tomato grown in New Jersey for many years.

* Corn salad was originally foraged by European peasants until Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, royal gardener of King Louis XIV, introduced it to the world. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall.

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

* Echinocystis is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. The sole species is E. * Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as 8 m (26 ft) and which climb, with the help of coiling, branched tendrils,...

* 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 French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ). The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used in perfumery, it is blended with sandalwood oil to produce 'attar...

Its Australian names of warrigal greens and warrigal cabbage come from the local use of warrigal to describe plants that are wild (not farmed originally). The plant has a trailing habit, and will form a thick carpet on the ground or climb though other...

* Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. * A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving...

* Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . The fruit resembles a cucumber . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt...

* The Cubanelle, also known as "Cuban pepper", is a variety of sweet pepper of the species Capsicum annuum. * This pepper is on the lower end of the HEAT scale measured in scoville units.

* The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. * Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family.

* 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.

Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include...

* Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to the Mediterranean region. English language common names include garland chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum greens, edible chrysanthemum,...

* Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . * The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals.

* Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies.

* The heirloom tomato that started a movement! * Pink fruits grow to 1-2 lbs. * Potato leaf plants. * Meaty beefsteak fruits have few seeds and little cracking. * Fruits ripen throughout the season.

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae...

* Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative common names. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. It is also used as a hair rinse, adding golden tints to brown or auburn hair.

* They should be harvested when under 10 inches for the best flavor. Mature in 45 to 65 days. It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit.

Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex carbohydrates, as well as the gelatinous, moisture-retaining qualities of the seed which make it useful in baking and in clothing the American...

* Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. * Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic...