2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery
2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery
2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery
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BUNIUM BULBOCASTANUM · Earth Chestnut · Apiaceae<br />
Attractive umbellifer, with masses of white flowers in early summer. Edible tubers produced in autumn.<br />
Delicious roasted with sesame oil. Good yields if grown in full sun.<br />
CAMASSIA QUAMASH · Quamash · Hyacinthaceae<br />
Bulbous perennial producing a loose spike of bright blue flowers. Bulbs best eaten slow baked, with a flavour similar to roast chestnuts.<br />
Sun. North America.<br />
CAMASSIA QUAMASH ‘BLUE MELODY’ · Variegated Quamash · Hyacinthaceae<br />
Bulbous perennial producing a spike of blue flowers. Variegated leaves. Bulb best eaten slow baked. North America.<br />
CIRSIUM OLERACEUM · Cabbage Thistle · Asteraceae<br />
Edible thistle from S Europe & Asia. Stout stems with almost spineless leaves, and pale yellow flowers. Ht 1.5m.<br />
Young stems eaten in Japan and India.<br />
CRAMBE MARITIMA ‘LILYWHITE’ · Sea Kale · Brassicaceae<br />
Selected seed raised form of the wild sea kale. Blanched young shoots are delicacy, eaten like asparagus. Excellent in a sunny border<br />
with blue-green leaves and dramatic sprays of scented white flowers in summer. Bee plant. Salt tolerant.<br />
CRYPTOTAENIA JAPONICA F. ATROPURPUREA · Japanese Parsley, Mitsuba · Apiaceae<br />
Perennial purple parsley. Good for shade. Leaves used raw in salads. Roots can be blanched and sauteed in oil.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS ‘BERE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Old selection found growing in our walled garden in the 50s. Spiny heads but the most excellent flavour we have found. Divisions.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS ‘GOBBO DI NIZZA’ · Cardoon · Asteraceae<br />
Italian cardoon from Nice. Tasty leaf stems as well as architectural foliage. Blue flowers. Seed raised.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘CARCIOFO VIOLETTO PRECOCE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Italian purple globe artichoke variety with smaller purple heads.Popular variety from Rome. Full sun. Seed raised.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘PURPLE GLOBE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Attractive purple globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘VERT GLOBE’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Attractive globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘VIOLET DE PROVENCE · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Attractive French purple globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised.<br />
CYNARA CARDUNCULUS (SCOLYMUS GROUP) ‘VIOLETTO DI CHIOGGIA’ · Globe Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Italian purple globe artichoke with edible flowering crowns. Blue flower heads. Excellent flavour. Seed raised.<br />
CYPERUS ESCULENTUS · Tiger Nut, Chufa Sedge · Cyperaceae<br />
Perennial sedge with edible tubers. Easily grown in moist sandy loam. Hardy with us. Tubers eaten raw or cooked.<br />
DIOSCOREA BATATAS · Chinese Yam · Dioscoreaceae<br />
Perennial hardy climber with fleshy rootstock (yam) and heart-shaped leaves. The yam is eaten in China and is cooked like potatoes.<br />
The tubers may take two or three years to develop to a suitable size for harvest.<br />
DIOSCOREA JAPONICA · Glutinous Yam · Dioscoreaceae<br />
Perennial hardy climber with fleshy rootstock (yam) and elongated heart-shaped leaves. The yam is eaten in Japan & China and is cooked<br />
like potatos. New collection from China. Should be hardy given its range.<br />
HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ‘GARNET’ · Jerusalem Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Tall sunflower relative producing masses of edible tubers. Garnet is round smooth purple skinned variety. Best roast or soup.<br />
HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ‘SUGARBALL’ · Jerusalem Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Tall sunflower relative producing masses of edible tubers. Sugarball is round smooth white skinned variety. High yields. Best roast or soup.<br />
HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ‘WILTON ROSE’ · Jerusalem Artichoke · Asteraceae<br />
Tall sunflower relative producing masses of edible tubers. Wilton Rose is a long smooth purple-skinned variety. Best roast or soup.<br />
OENANTHE JAVANICA ‘FLAMINGO’ · Chinese Celery or Japanese Parsley · Apiaceae<br />
Low growing umbellifer with pink variegated leaves. Young leaves best steamed with a flavour of carrots. Moist. Cultivated all over SE Asia.<br />
OXALIS TUBEROSA · Oca · Oxalidaceae<br />
An Andean root crop grown by the Incas. Edible sorrel-like green leaves produce masses of bright pink, white or scarlet tubers in autumn.<br />
OXALIS TUBEROSA ‘POLAR BERE’ · Oca · Oxalidaceae<br />
An Andean root crop grown by the Incas. Our pure white clone with no colouration.<br />
POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA · Yacon · Asteraceae<br />
Unusual Andean root vegetable with large triangular leaves and small yellow flowers. Up to <strong>13</strong>kg per plant of tubers.<br />
Treat like a dahlia. Edible raw and cooked. Andes.<br />
STACHYS AFFINIS · Chinese Artichokes · Lamiaceae<br />
Short leafy herbaceous perennial with large numbers of small knobby white tubers. Eaten raw or cooked. Sun. Ht 30cm. China.<br />
TROPAEOLUM TUBEROSUM ‘KEN ASLET’ · Mashua, Anu · Tropaeolaceae<br />
Herbaceous perennial climber with fleshy oval leaves and bright orange flowers. Andean root vegetable. Eaten boiled.<br />
WASABIA JAPONICA · Wasabi · Brassicaceae<br />
Usually grown for its horseradish-flavoured roots in cool shady and damp conditions. Delicious spicy salad leaves.<br />
White flowers in May/June. Shade. Ht 15cm. Japan.<br />
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