Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In Baton Rouge

* Nelumbo nucifera , known by numerous common names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

* Celery is used around the world as a vegetable for the crisp petiole (leaf stalk). Dulce) is a plant variety in the family Apiaceae, commonly used as a vegetable. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad.

The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae ). The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar...

As the demand rose rapidly, the producer's prices increased. * Due to its purported effects on fertility, maca has experienced a major gain of commercial interest, as well as research, in the last few decades.

Young plants were harvested by Native Americans and used as a cooked plant in spring when other food plants were scarce. Sowing time can be either in autumn or in spring. Seed density should be 6 kg/ha with row spacing of 30 cm and 42–50 cm in autumn...

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer.

* A very versatile and easy to grow vegetable. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949.

* 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.

* Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves.

* The Old World type grows to approximately 2 ft (0.61 m) tall and wide, with lavender flowers most common, though they can also be white, pink, or purple. The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide.

* Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes . The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set.

Mature seeds are eaten cooked. They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium. The yields of pods average 250 - 500g per m². * This tropical legume can be grown as an annual in the north.

* Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. Established plants are drought tolerant.

This improved fruiting variety makes a beautiful landscape specimen that bears delicious fruit! Fountain-like, upright branches display large orange-red blooms in summer and large, burnished red fruit in early fall.

* 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.

Upright canes need no support and are loaded with sweet, juicy berries. Heritage Raspberries are an everbearing variety far superior to common red raspberries. Comes on early, produces two big crops a year.

In the north they ripen after most other apple trees have finished bearing. Granny Smith apples are big, shiny and bright green! They have a crisp, white juicy flesh. This is the most popular apple grown in England and is becoming a favorite in the U.S

Matures in 45 days. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

A beautiful, bright red, medium size. Tender, crisp and juicy with a sweet-tart flavor. One of the best for pies. Ripens late September to mid-October.

Rich red, 1” fruits set in clusters on indeterminate plants. Very heavy yielding one inch plum shaped fruit. Super sweet “grape” tomato with a fan following. A unique type of tomato that produces high yields of oval grape shaped tomatoes that are...

This collection includes the following: 1 Almond 2 Pecan 1 Sweet Chestnut

* Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative common names. * Western salsify is quite similar to the generally commoner meadow salsify, T. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive...

* In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. * They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. The leaves are rich in potassium and calcium, they have a salty cucumber flavour.

* Prunus salicina ( syn. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The fruit is a drupe 4-7 cm in diameter with yellow-pink flesh; it can be harvested in the summer.

And, unlike some everbearers, the berries continue to be large-size even in the fall. Huge, dark red berries measure up to 1½" or more across! They're juicy tender and sweet tasting! Then next June they'll start producing mouthwatering berries summer...

* Best planted between two and four weeks after the average last frost, Big Max pumpkins typically become ripe 110 to 120 days after sowing. * Big Max is a large variety of squash that can exceed 100 pounds and 20 in (510 mm) in diameter under ideal growing...

* The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. * A shrub; red flowers in racemes.