Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Elgin

It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer.

* The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping. * Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground.

* 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.

It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many...

* In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all...

The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

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

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species...

She secretly disinters the head, and sets it in a pot of basil, which she waters with her daily tears. Although basil will grow best outdoors, it can be grown indoors in a pot and, like most herbs, will do best on an equator-facing windowsill.

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 genda' perfume. * Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect...

Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and central United States, where...

Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. Flower color and size is quite variable. 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.

Good for any climate. Pods are stringless, straight, and posses a rich buttery flavor. * Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans. It provides continuous pods throughout the season.

* Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries. It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. * Corn salad, also known as mache or lamb's lettuce, grows in a low rosette with...

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills.

Ageratum mexicanum Hort. * Ageratum houstonianum ( Flossflower , Bluemink , Garden Ageratum , Blueweed , Pussy Foot ) syn. ) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as a bedding plant in gardens .

Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a love potion. * The seeds have been used as beads.

Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B. It grows from 30-100cm tall in wet areas. * Bidens cernua, commonly called called nodding beggarticks[4] or nodding bur-marigold, is an herbaceous plant native to North America.

* The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar.

Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete.

* In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all...

* 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 bean bred in Italy to have a thicker skin.

* This variety of seed will produce gourds common for making birdhouses.

* Gypsophila elegans ( Annual Baby's-breath , Showy Baby's-breath ) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe . * An annual baby's breath, large white blossoms, used as a cut flower.

The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters.

* In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all...