Annual Horticultural Plant Seeds For Sale In Birmingham

The high fiber content of parsnips may help prevent constipation and reduce blood cholesterol levels. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves.

The fruit resembles a cucumber . * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges.

* German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West. Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla , Chamomilla recutita (correct name according to the Flora Europaea ), Matricaria chamomilla , and Matricaria suaveolens .

* 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. It is often stewed, as in the French ratatouille, or deep fried as in the Italian parmigiana di melanzane, the Turkish...

* The pulverized root is used as a poultice for headaches. * This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the six-lobed corolla and the lack of the clustered fruits that that plant bears.

* It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden. * This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces.

* This gourd is often dried when ripe and used as a percussion instrument called an ipu heke in contemporary and ancient hula. * A poultice of the boiled seeds has been used in the treatment of boils.

Cool nights assist germination. * 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.

Cool nights assist germination. * 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.

* It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped...

Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. * This is the most important cotton of commerce. It requires a minimum of 140 days from planting to harvest. It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is...

* Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. * Cumin's distinctive flavor and strong, warm aroma are due to its essential oil content. It is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender, glabrous, branched stem...

* 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...

* Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant) is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas.

* Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple. Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. * An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks.

* Job's tears (US) or Job's-tears (UK), scientific name Coix lacryma-jobi, also known as adlay or adlay millet, is a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the family Poaceae (grass family).

The Mexican states of Veracruz, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas produce about 180,000 tons of Serranos each year. * The Scoville rating of the serrano pepper is 10,000 to 25,000. * A typical serrano pepper plant will grow to about a foot and a half.

The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months. They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical...

It is used in Italian, Portuguese (Catarino bean), Turkish, and Greek cuisine. * The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry...

* 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...

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. * It was an All American winner in 1964.

* Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried.

Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise, fennel, and liquorice. Because the plants have a taproot, they do not transplant well after being established, so they should be started either in their final location or transplanted...

* 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.

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...

* California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper. * Blocky shape, excellent for stuffing with a sweet mild flavor. * They are like the peppers that you buy in the store.