Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Vallejo

They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC.

* Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * 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.

* 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.

It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. Excellent for use in salads or steamed.

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic.

The nutritional value of dried Maca root is high, resembling cereal grains such as maize, rice and wheat. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. * Due to its purported effects on fertility, maca has experienced a major...

* High in vitamins A and C. * Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae. An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals.

The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

* The plant is also part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rheum palmatum.

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. The stems can be glabrous or are sparsely covered with short hairs. This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals.

The boiled young roots form a very palatable vegetable. It is especially important as source of levulose. Roots are used in seasoning soups, sauces and gravies, and to impart a rich deep colour.

* 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.

It also grows on damper ground . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely pink or white) flowers resembling scabiosa; likes moist, peaty soil in sun or part shade; native...

All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic. They impart a sausage-like flavour to savoury dishes. The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance. * The Old World type grows to approximately 2 ft (0.61 m) tall and wide, with...

A herb tea is made from thefresh or dried leaves. It grows in wet soils . * A perennial mint with a strong mint scent; small lilac, pink, or white flowers in whorls on 4" spikes; much used as an herb and a source of essential oil; likes moist soils, in...

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. * Seed - surface-sow in spring to early autumn in situ.

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. * Researchers report that the lotus has the remarkable ability to regulate the...

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

It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae ).

* 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 tops are loaded with vitamin A and the roots with Vitamin C. * The usually deep-red roots of garden beet are eaten boiled either as a cooked vegetable, or cold as a salad after cooking and adding oil and vinegar.

* A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas, soups--toilet water, soaps, and medicine; sun or part shade, grows well in dry sites; native to southern...

* The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. They can also be used to sweeten tart fruits and to make jam. They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations.

The most notable is the holy basil or tulsi, a revered home-grown plant in India and Nepal. In Boccaccio's Decameron a memorably morbid tale (novella V) tells of Lisabetta, whose brothers slay her lover.

The foliage is thin, and strap like. * 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.

Rich in vitamin C. * All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. * The Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, or common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is one of two species of strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern domesticated...