Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Shreveport

With its extreme temperatures and poor rocky soil, the area rates among the world's worst farmland, yet over the centuries, Maca learned to flourish under these conditions. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes.

60-75 days to maturity. Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past. * Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. The pods are harvested when about 15 - 20 cm long and 2cm wide.

* Sow in early spring or early fall. Matures in 45 days. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions , appear in early spring before dandelions appear. * Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion...

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

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.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. * Erect stalks topped with one or several blue 1 1/2" flowers; parent of many cultivars with white, blue, or double flowers; popular and easy to...

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

* 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. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

In cooler climates, however, it should be grown in shallower water, though no less than 30 cm deep, which will warm up more quickly and encourage better growth and flowering. * From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions...

It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive rhizome . Like other members of the genus, it is mildly laxative and holds out potential as a long term treatment for chronic disease, in particular...

* It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malesia and Australasia . It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia,...

All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic. The plant flowers in late spring or summer. Spreading growth to 3ft. * 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,...

Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F. 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 has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive rhizome . Like other members of the genus, it is mildly laxative and holds out potential as a long term treatment for chronic disease, in particular...

African legend claims that basil protects against scorpions, while the English botanist Culpeper cites one "Hilarius, a French physician" as affirming it as common knowledge that smelling basil too much would breed scorpions in the brain.

Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced when plants grow in such a position. * Its natural range is confined to North America, in the United States (including Alaska) and Canada, although a popular variety called "Little Scarlet"...

* The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae .

* Fennel is used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. In many gardens it self sows freely. The plants are very tolerant of disturbance, we have found divisions to take well...

Its yellow flower head is 4–6 cm in diameter and is likely to be seen in late spring or early summer. * Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative common names.

This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals. The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller than the foliage.

In modern cooking, parsley is used for its leaf in much the same way as coriander (which is also known as Chinese parsley or cilantro ), although parsley is perceived to have a milder flavor.

The leaves are also an important ingredient in Taiwanese oyster omelettes and, when young, are used along with stems to flavor soup and stir-fry. It is native to the Mediterranean region.

In Turkey hundreds of tons of wild fruit are harvested annually, mainly for export. Vesca contains the ellagitannin agrimoniin which is an isomer of sanguiin H-6. * Evidence from archaeological excavations suggests that Fragaria vesca has been consumed...

It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region where it was first sighted in 1843 . A herb tea is made from thefresh or dried leaves. * Mentha spicata ( Spear Mint or Spearmint ) is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia ,...

All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic. The plant flowers in late spring or summer. Spreading growth to 3ft. * 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,...