Edible Leaf Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Maryland

* 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.

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

The foliage is upright growing or horizontally orientated, with leaves having narrowly winged petioles or being unwinged. The leaves are often blanched (by excluding light from the growing plant) before use.

* Requires a rich loam. * Nelumbo nucifera , known by numerous common names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

Flowers form brownish, urn-shaped fruits in fall and persist throughout the winter. Pruning is recommended immediately after flowering to maintain shape. Flowers are very fragrant, bright red, magnolia-like, 2" across blooming in May.

Health effects: Recently, there has been much research into the health benefits conferred by the essential oils found in basil. Other basils: Several other basils, including some other Ocimum species, are grown in many regions of Asia.

* 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...

* Sheep's sorrel is a detoxifying herb, the fresh juice of the leaves having a pronounced diuretic effect. * A common, invasive perennial weed, to most, with a spreading rootstock; arrowhead-shaped leaves; small reddish flowers throughout summer, produces...

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

Missouri Ironweed is native to much of the central US. Provide good drainage and ample sunlight for best results though we've found that it will tolerate partial sun as well. This Ironweed is known to spread by rhizomes and will naturalize given the opportunity...

The compact plant has black velvet centers that provide a gorgeous contrast with the plum flowers and as an added bonus will attract hummingbirds. This favorite Oriental Poppy has best in class rich plum pink non-fading flowers that are long lasting.

Either way, these are excellent, hardy, and long-lived perennials with immense flower power. Easy to grow, moderately drought tolerant once well-established, and exceptionally free-flowering.

Unlike any other coneflower, the flowers open up with a vibrant orange sherbet color and develop a raspberry blush as they age. The compact plants grow 18” tall and produce lots of flowers that are attractive to butterflies.

A close cousin of the highly popular Yellow Bells, this new introduction produces huge clusters of clear pumpkin orange trumpets in profusion from summer to frost. A root hardy tropical that makes an excellent addition to the perennial garden.

Pride of Ireland Irises is a uniquely colored ruffled beauty that is highlighted by a yellow beard. There's not much that can compare with the beauty of iris in full bloom! The Pride of Ireland Iris is an easy to grow iris that has sensational coloring.

Includes 2 each of Pink, Royal Red, Rosy Eye, White, Lavender and Wine Red Daylilies.

Large clusters of star-shaped of purplish pink flowers are borne in summer among the large, tropical looking, somewhat gray-green foliage. Common Milkweed is native to the eastern 2/3's of the US as well as occurring in WA, MT, and Canada and is considered...

The 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year! Arkansas Blue Star provides three seasons of interest with starry light-blue to nearly white flowers in spring, soft-textured narrow medium green foliage in summer, and wonderful golden yellow, orange, and chartreuse...

Grown from garden collected seed. One of the most beautiful red wildflowers to be found in the pineywoods of western Louisiana and east Texas. Louisiana Catchfly is a rare native clump forming perennial that seems to be well suited to average garden soils.

Deer resistant. In addition, CARDINALETM Red has leaves that are a fresh green color, a short, bushy habit, and the hummingbirds love it. Native to the U.S., it is drought tolerant once established.

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

Glossy scalloped, rich green foliage adorns the thick succulent stems of this low but bushy Sedum. Spirit Sedum or Stonecrop produces large flattened clusters of bright yellow flowers that attract a variety of smaller pollinators including bees and butterflies.

This Owen maroon-black favorite has a rich, velvety look about it. The intensity of the black color is accented with frosty highlights of maroon and blue when seen in full sunlight.

The Red Passion Flower is not normally thought of as fruiting passionvine although it can produce sour strawberry flavored pulp on the watermelon-like, small fruit. During winter (the natural dry season for this plant) it should be kept slightly dryer,...

Candytuft makes a beautiful permanent edging of walks. Perfect for border of rock garden. Use where you have been using ageratum and forget having to replant each year. Can take some shade so may be planted at the base of shrubs.

The foliage keeps its most intense coloration when grown in mostly sunny conditions, in shade it tends more toward green. 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum is also known as 'Schorbuser Blut' Sedum.

Grows 3-4'' tall in partial sun to full shade. A perfect ground cover for rock gardens, naturalistic woodland settings, borders or to grow under trees where lawns are difficult to establish.