Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Virginia

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae .

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. * These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America...

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

If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches. If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae...

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 .

The leaves are often blanched (by excluding light from the growing plant) before use. 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.

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae .

* Angelica has a long folk-history of use as a medicinal herb, in particular for the treatment of digestive disorders and problems with blood circulation. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery.

This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China. * 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.

* Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat. They also are harvested long before the beets so you get two crops instead of one! * Mineral Rich in: Calcium: 114mg; Phosphorus: 34mg; Iron: 3.1mg...

Immature seeds are used in soups etc. Slightly sweet, it contains 20% or more protein, which is about 12 times that of potatoes. Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past.

* The leaves are mucilaginous and fairly bland, we use them in bulk in summer salads. * Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern...

* 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 delicious in salads. * The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

* This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe. * It is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants so is often recommended as a nutraceutical supplement.

* 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. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom.

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. * Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other...

Whilst this greatly reduces any bitterness, there is also a corresponding loss of vitamins and minerals. The blanched leaves are often used in winter salads (they are known as chicons) and are also cooked.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America...

The seed is the part of the plant used medicinally. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world. * Seed - if sown in situ during March or April, the plant will usually flower in the summer and complete...

* A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods. A popular culinary herb with 1/2in. They are an aid to digestion and so are often used with heavy, oily foods.

* The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere .

This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and Peru .

The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. This bitterness can be reduced by blanching the shoots as they appear from the ground. The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower.

* 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, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. * Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes .

Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. A mild flavour, it is nice in salads and is liked by most people who try it. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.