Edible Leaf Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Louisville Jefferson County

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. * Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae .

The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. * 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...

The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rheum palmatum. The flowers emerge from a tall, upright stem. * A common, invasive perennial weed, to most, with a spreading rootstock; arrowhead-shaped leaves; small reddish flowers...

* The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. * Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall.

* Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the rainy season in October. They can be slowly baked. In the 1990s, a quick expansion of cultivated land with maca was seen.

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

* The flowers have a sweet fruity perfume. * The root is much used and relished in Chinese cooking, it has a mild flavour and a crisp texture. The root contains about 1.7% protein, 0.1% fat, 9.7% carbohydrate, 1.1% ash.

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache.

* An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers. * They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms. The leaves are rich in potassium and calcium, they have a salty cucumber flavour.

* Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets.

* A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or white flowers in July and August; likes calcaric soils; spreads via suckers; aromatic leaves; widely used in...

They can be grown in just about any soil and are deer proof. Excellent for cut flowers. These magnificent Iris provide lots of flowers in early summer on tall stems in sunny to partially shaded areas of the garden.

Can be used as cut flower. Drought tolerant. Its creeping nature makes it a perfect plant to use over rocks, banks or low walls. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Semi-evergreen.

SHIPS IN FALL Sports a medium-sized, formally shaped pure white self with light lemon yellow beards. Grows to 29" tall. Blooms mid-season and in the fall.

New miniature versions of tall bearded iris have two seasons of color! The first waves of blooms of the Dwarf Reblooming Iris appear in early spring followed by a second appearance in fall.

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

Baby Burgundy or probably more correctly Menehune Crinum Lily produces loads of offsets and quickly creates a mass of foliage and once mature produces clusters of starry light pink flowers atop short sturdy stalks.

The plant has a strong growth habit. Fragrant, nicely ruffled flowers have icy blue standards above velvety purple falls with a warm orange beard.

Wonderful rebloomer. Enticing pink compact flowers are finished in beautiful pink tones that have ruffled and flared form. Grows 30" tall and starts blooming early in the Iris season.

Hardy, low growing, spreading perennial creates 6-12” mounds of attractive foliage; are evergreen in warm winter climates, and semi-evergreen in colder winter climates. An altogether striking and uncommon Iberis sempervirens, commonly known as candytufts.

These Perennial Hibiscus are simply smart enough to know to wait until all danger of frost has passed before raising their tender stems above the soil line. These are selections from seedlings of Hibiscus laevis , the Halberdleaf Rosemallow.

An extremely colorful perennial, Brookside covers itself with blue and white flowers in late spring through early summer and will follow up with a rebloom later in the summer. Grows 15" tall and 24" wide in sun or partial shade.

7-10 buds per stem! Award winner! Connoisseurs of fine Iris recognize this delicately shaded peach as one of the best.

Good for cut flowers. Deer resistant. One stem will produce 4-5 branches and each will have 2-3 flowers. Drought tolerant. They thrive in almost any soil. The Japanese Hardy Toad Lily has creamy-colored flowers with vivid purple markings.

* 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 which it can spread rapidly on creeping stems; native to Europe, widely...

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

1 each of Immortality, Rosalie Figge, Pink Attraction, Double Click, Cloud Ballet and Harvest of Memories.