Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Mesquite

* The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

110 days to harvest. 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 tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * High in Vitamins! * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety.

Dulce) is a plant variety in the family Apiaceae, commonly used as a vegetable. * Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk.

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. The 5–45 cm long and 1–10 cm wide leaves are oblanceolate, oblong, or obovate in shape with the bases gradually narrowing to the petiole.

It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .

Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked. Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable.

They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

* Develope to maturity in only 60-65 days. * Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. * Can be overwintered if mulched to zone 4. * These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds.

* 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 leaves can be used as thickeners in soups etc, they can also be dried for later use. Like other members of the genus, it is mildly laxative and holds out potential as a long term treatment for chronic disease, in particular that of the gastro-intestinal...

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

Flowers can be added to the leaves to make a tea that aids digestion. The blanched leaves are often used in winter salads (they are known as chicons) and are also cooked. The leaves are often blanched by excluding light, either by removing all the leaves...

A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion. They are an aid to digestion and so are often used with heavy, oily foods. All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic.

* A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * It is a deciduous shrub growing to 0.5–3 m tall, with prickly shoots.

A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion. They are an aid to digestion and so are often used with heavy, oily foods. All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic.

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. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard.

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

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia...

The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and infantile cholera.

This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F.

* The essential oil of the roots of Angelica archangelica contains ?-terebangelene, C10H16, and other terpenes; the oil of the seeds also contains ?-terebangelene, together with methylethylacetic acid and hydroxymyristic acid.

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

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are also fermented for later use. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively.

Stamens form a prominent central column typical of mallow family members, but with distinctive style branches. * Solitary, upward facing, cup-shaped, five-petaled, poppy-like, magenta flowers (to 2.5" wide) continuously appear on thin stems above the...

* A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native to Europe but widely naturalized in the eastern U.S. * The young leaves are sweet and...

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