Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Cedar Rapids

This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant (not to be confused with St John's wort ).

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. * The tops are loaded with vitamin A and the roots with Vitamin C. * Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute...

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

Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c. * Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position.

* Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked. The seed can also be roasted and eaten like peanuts or fermented and used as tempeh. It does well in humid tropics with high rainfall.

The seed usually germinates within 10 - 18 days at 15°c. An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter. It is native to the Mediterranean region. * Possibly a good companion plant, protecting neighbouring plants from caterpillars etc.

* Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks) in summer with a repeat bloom in fall. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas.

Grow them year round in your kitchen! The leaves are often blanched (by excluding light from the growing plant) before use. This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals.

* It is preferred forage by livestock. Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. The leaves are also fermented for later use. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

* It can be grown indoors in the winter. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator.

* 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.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera...

It was used most commonly to treat colds, and was frequently made into a tea. The plants are typically up to 3 ft (0.9 m) tall, with a few erect branches. * Wild bergamot was considered a medicinal plant by many Native Americans including the Menominee,...

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop.

* They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. It is used to colour vinegar. * In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. * The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees.

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

Pronounced Yostaberry , this is a currant gooseberry cross. Plant two in insure pollination. Produce 10-15 pounds of fruit per thornless plant. Dark colored berries at three times the size of a currant.

The miniature bush plants grow only 2' tall and about 12'' in diameter. The Tophat Blueberries are medium large, bright blue, firm, with good flavor and ripen in August. Perfect for growing in a pot on the patio or indoors in a sunny window.

* This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe. * It is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants so is often recommended as a nutraceutical supplement.

Reaches 5-7' tall and should be grown in plenty of sunlight. 'Double' will not grow double stalks until second year. Double the fruit with this rare and unusual banana that almost always produces two large heads of fruit! The sweet fruit is highly rated,...

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

Produces crops every year - succeeds on all kinds of soil. Berries extra large, glossy black. Number one plants. Standard black raspberry.

Due to it's compact form, it can also be grown in a larger pot in colder areas. The sweetly flavored fruit has a nice red blush, and is great for baking or eating fresh. Originally discovered in the Versailles gardens thriving during the colder winter...

The bark is thick, greyish-brown, and scaly plated at the base of the trunk, and orange-red, thin, and flaking higher on the trunk. * The leaves are needle-like, dark green, with two per fascicle, 12-20 cm long and 0.8-1 mm wide, the persistent fascicle...

This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant (not to be confused with St John's wort ).

These are sometimes referred to as Christmas Peppers. Produces 40 to 50 edible, non-burning, ''child-safe'' fruits per plant -- up to 25% more than other varieties! Holds fruit well.

* 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.