Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Iowa

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Rich in vitamin C. A mild flavour, it is nice in salads and is liked by most people who try it.

White to lilac-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations. A popular culinary herb with 1/2in.

* The growing plant is a good companion for strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes and most other plants. * The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. * In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year.

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. 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...

* Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native...

It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. * Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use.

They are used like spinach. 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. * It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia...

The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions , appear in early spring before dandelions appear.

They are also used to sweeten tart fruits. * The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery. * Angelica archangelica grows wild in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands,...

The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was in Crawford Lake deposits ( Ontario ) in 1430-89, suggesting that it reached North America in the pre-Columbian...

* Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States which produces small white flowers in summer. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds...

* Wichita Canola Rape was developed by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station 1n 1999. The leaves are also fermented for later use. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first...

The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was in Crawford Lake deposits ( Ontario ) in 1430-89, suggesting that it reached North America in the pre-Columbian...

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. 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...

* The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

* Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks)...

* They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter.

The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively.

* They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter.

* In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are...

* 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...

* Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. * Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks)...

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * Sow in early spring or early fall. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn...

* The root can be cooked like parsnip. Inulin is a starch that cannot be digested by humans, it tends to pass straight through the digestive system and is therefore unlikely to be of use to a diabetic.

1-3' trees sent. Ripens late July -- a month before Elberta. America's finest early variety! It is hardy and heavy bearing. Other Standard Peach varieties available include the Hale Haven and Elberta.