Amaranthus cruentus ( Popping Amaranth )

Produces multi-colored seeds which are good for popping in a frying pan or wok. Can be ground into Amaranth flour as well. Rare. Amaranth is a traditional seed crop grown by the Aztecs and Southwest peoples as a grain. The […]

Amaranthus cruentus ( Opopeo Amaranth )

Produces white seed used traditionally in Mexico for popping or flour. Plants are 4 to 7 feet tall with maroon leaves. Rare. Amaranth is a traditional seed crop grown by the Aztecs and Southwest peoples as a grain. The grain […]

Amaranthus cruentus ( Komo Amaranth )

Produces black edible seed, and edible greens. Used traditionally by the Hopi’s in the United States Southwest as a natural red food dye for “piki” bread, derived from the flower bracts. Flower inflorescence can reach 1 to 2 feet long. […]

Alyssum ( Alyssum )

This is a genus of flowering rock plants, with racemes of yellow or white flowers that bloom in summer. Ideal for a rock garden.

Alyogyne huegelii ( Blue Hibiscus )

Large lilac-blue blooms and hairy, palmate, bright green leaves on neat, upright shrub. Great container plant. Full sun provides best flowering and growth results. Spring fertilization is recommended. Prune to encourage a full shape. Established plants will tolerate mild drought.

Alternanthera pungens ( Khakiweed )

White flowers and opposite leaves on prostrate annual or perennial. Hairy stems and rounded leaves. Prefers sandy soils in pastures and along roadsides. Weed common to the southeastern United States, Texas and California. Seed reproduction.

Alstroemeria pulchella ( Peruvian lily )

Alstroemeria pulchella, also known as Alstroemeria psittacina, is a tuberous perennial that blooms in 4- to 6-rayed umbels, each with 1 to 3 green flowers on mauve-spotted stems in the summer. Alstroemeria has narrow stem leaves that are twisted at […]