Leaf vegetables

Leaf vegetables

Also called green vegetables, leafy greens or simply greens, these are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable. Leaf vegetables come from a large variety of plants (often including tender petioles and shoots) and contain good nutrition value for a healthy diet.

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Leaf vegetables

baby red okami spinach

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Baby red okami spinach produces rich green, spear-shaped leaves with contrasting red, edible stems. This spinach variety offer a mild "spinach" flavor and tender texture. Baby red okami spinach is ...

baby red Romaine lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Red Romaine lettuce is the general name given to a wide variety of lettuces that are members of the daisy family, Compositae. Red Romaine lettuce varieties include Rouge d'Hiver, Cimmaron, Valentine ...

baby spoon spinach

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Bright green, baby spoon spinach is the same variety as mature spinach, but picked at an earlier stage of growth. The chewy texture of this young, spoon-shaped spinach is crispy and coarse. Sweeter ...

basil

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Basil is a member of the Lamiaceae or mint family and part of the Ocimum genus along with thyme, rosemary, mint and oregano. Basil, or sweet basil, as it is known, is the most popular and common of ...

Bloomsdale spinach

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Bloomsdale spinach is an heirloom variety, with large, Kelly green colored leaves. Each leaf is puckered where it meets the stem and has a sweet flavor and succulent texture. Bloomsdale spinach has a ...

Bordeaux spinach

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Bordeaux spinach is a new variety of spinach that was developed by a Danish breeder. This spinach is recognizable by its leaves with have an arrow-like shape and deep green color. The Bordeaux ...

Boston bibb lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Boston bibb lettuce is an annual plant of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is one of dozens of Butterhead types of lettuce. The Butterhead distinction explains that each lettuce variety in the ...