Crop Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Huntsville

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the insect. * Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled...

Normally in the 20 to 50 pound size, but it is not uncommon to see pumpkins over 100 lbs. * The variety was hybridized for its size during the early 1960s. * Best planted between two and four weeks after the average last frost, Big Max pumpkins typically...

* 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 habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke, and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove bitterness and then stewed. Silymarin is a complex mixture of polyphenolic molecules, including seven closely...

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. * Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest.

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

Requires a sunny position. * Prefers a sandy soil. It is a perennial with grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single seeded berries on a spike in the fall.

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within...

* 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...

Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also optimal. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying.

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.

* Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. This is not to be confused with the typical pinkness observed as the petals age. Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal.

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. * Salvia hispanica , commonly known as Chia , is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae , that is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala .

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. * This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed.

In Korea, white flowers are more common. This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower . Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower .

* Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-like seed cluster, hence the common name of blackberry lily.

* Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Use for border garden. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae.

* t is one of the best strengtheners of the human system, stimulating the liver, gall bladder and digestive system, and is an excellent tonic to combine with a purgative in order to prevent its debilitating effects.

* It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. They keep their blue color well after drying.

* Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m. (Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China.

Succeeds in ordinary garden soil. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America. It is used as a bitter tonic for alleviating stomach troubles, kidney ailments, rheumatism, chills, fevers etc.

A herb tea is made from thefresh or dried leaves. * Mentha spicata ( Spear Mint or Spearmint ) is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia , though its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive early cultivation.

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains of Central Asia.

The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. It is native to southern Europe . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued...

* Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. * It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in).

* In the Middle East, water is boiled with about a tablespoon of aniseed per teacup to make a special hot tea called yansoon. * Anise , Pimpinella anisum, also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean...