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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

petite lemon grass

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

PetiteGreens™ lemon grass produces long thin blades that look much like grass and deliver a distinct, intense and bold lemon flavor. Serving Ideas PetiteGreens™ lemon grass is favored more as a spice ...

pirat lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Pirat is a Red Butterhead lettuce also known as Sprenkel and Brauner Trotzkopf. The distinction of Butterhead explains that each lettuce variety within the family will form loose rounded heads and ...

pirella lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

There are four lettuce type classifications: Head, Romaine, Loose Leaf and Butterhead. Pirella lettuce, AKA Rousette, is a Butterhead type. This distinction explains that each lettuce variety in the ...

pistou basil

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Pistou basil is known for its uniformity and compact leaves that form evenly in shape. Known botanically as Ocimum basilicum, pistou basil has typical green leaves and is highly aromatic giving off a ...

red Boston hydroponic lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Red Boston Bibb lettuce is a butterhead type of lettuce. This distinction explains that each lettuce variety in the butterhead family will form compact rosette shaped heads and large, easily ...

red fire lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Red fire lettuce forms large uniform heads of large leaves. This lettuce is green at the base and then turns to a dark red towards the tip of the leaves. The leaves of the red fire lettuce are ...

red gem lettuce

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Red gem lettuce, botanical name Lactuca sativa, is a loose-forming head lettuce type within the Romaine lettuce group. It is an annual plant of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Red gem is a loosely ...

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