Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In El Paso

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero...

Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired. 110 days to harvest. * Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating.

* A perennial with striking pink or white five-petaled 2" flowers in summer; often a weed, but a very pretty one; likes sun, grows in grassy places, especially on limestone, often in ditches along roads; native to Europe.

* 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. An essential oil obtained from the plant is used commercially to flavour ice cream, sweets, baked...

* Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat. Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin.

* A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. While the crown is perennial, the canes are biennial, growing vegetatively one year, flowering and fruiting the second, and then dying.

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.

* Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter.

If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. * A very versatile and easy to grow vegetable. This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949.

* 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.

Chicory-root is free of harmful ingredients, and is essentially a concentrated combination of three sugars (pentose, levulose and dextrose) along with taraxarcine (the bitter principle of dandelion).

* A quick-growing, not to say rampant vine; can be pruned as a shrub; usually grown on a trellis for commercial production of the hops used in beer making; hops are produced on female plants; native to Eurasia, has escaped in the U.S.

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin.

In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing...

Common oat AVSA Summary Duration Annual Growth Habit Graminoid Native Status L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest...

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache.

The foliage is upright growing or horizontally orientated, with leaves having narrowly winged petioles or being unwinged. The stems can be glabrous or are sparsely covered with short hairs.

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely...

* Monarda fistulosa ranges from Quebec to the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, south to Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, and Washington. Wild bergamot often grows in rich soils in dry fields, thickets, and clearings, usually on limy soil.

This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . * It is a perennial plant that develops in a cultivated or wild in the mountains of Peru . It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and...

* German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves. * Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet.

Two varieties are required for pollination. Indigo Gem reaches 3-4', while Indigo Treat grows 4-6' tall. Prefers full to partial sun. By planting these two varieties you will enjoy fruit from May-July.

It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family). * An evergreen groundcover, a source of wintergreen oil; 1/4" very light pink or pinkish white flowers in summer, scarlet fruit; wants acid, woodland-type soil; native to eastern and central North America...

* They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. * The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees.