While there are several cool season legumes grown as field crops in the U.S. (such as chickpeas, lentils, lupines, and faba beans), there are relatively few alternative legumes that are heat and drought tolerant.

Vigna mungo or also known in various common names such as Black Gram, Urd Bean, Black Matpe, and Black Mung Bean, is an erect, hairy, and bushy annual plant with a well-developed tap root and grows up to 100 cm in height.

From the north of Italy we bring you the artichoke of aristocrats, Violetto. This violet-bracted 'choke has small, oval, slightly elongated flower heads that measure 3 inches wide by 5 inches long.

Herbaceous perennial native to Europe and temperate Asia. Traditional usage (TWM): sedative. This is the standard European wild form of the plant. Valerian prefers full sun to part shade and moist but well-drained soils.

The shag has a golden color, a distinctive taste and smell of smoke. Vergun is produced only from raw materials of higher and middle grades.

A very light gold leaf when curing, it makes an excellent smoking tobacco. It grows to a height of 6-7 feet tall. The light green leaves are from 14" to 18" wide and 24" to 30" long, and turn a light yellow when ripe.

Blueberries are expensive at the market, but you can grow your own for relatively very low cost. Fill your yard with rows of the fruit-bearing berry bushes. Highbush Blueberry, which is native to North America.

Making decorative, snowball-like flowers in the spring, shiny red berries in the summer and brightly colored leaves in the fall, this gorgeous bush can grow to 20 feet with a 15 foot spread. Used extensively in landscaping.

Short-term, legume green manure for nitrogen fixation. Sow spring to late summer with or without grain, grass, or field peas. When sown late summer, spring regrowth is vigorous and nitrogen producing for tilling in before planting the spring garden crops.

Herbaceous perennial, sometimes biennial, native to Europe, the Ural Mountains, and Siberia. Growing in dry and gravelly places, this hairy-stemmed beauty bears large, bright blue, tubular flowers from summer to frost on an upright plant.

The rare "Mix Campion", almost lost to cultivation, is a fantastic dwarf cottage garden plant, with a unique colour among this group of flowers, having masses of wide-open, sizeable, two-tone mid mixed flowers smothering it.

This Pansy is hallmarked by flowers in purple with an orange face. The Jolly Joker Series cultivars produce bi-color flowers in summer. Pansies are biennial plant which are commonly used to enhance flower gardens during fall, winter and spring.

Swiss garden pansy with white blooms marked with a dark dot will constitute a great addition to flower arrangements. Garden pansies count among the most popular garden plants and stand out with long and abundant blooming.

Garden pansies belong to biennial plants. They take on small habit, growing 15 - 20 cm tall. They are valued for their large, single flowers that consist of five rounded petals. The "Orange mit Auge" variety has orange petals.

Garden pansies are very popular spring flowers. The multitude of offered varieties, that differ in size and shape of the blooms, provide us with countless arrangement options. Garden pansies are used for planting on lower borders and flower beds.

A choreographed medley of dazzling frilly blooms. Layers of ruffled and wavy petals add a new dimension to the ever popular pansy. A fun and frivolous variety that merits centre stage in your garden. Radiant in borders, containers and flower pouches.

A pink and purple viola with a mild sweet,’green’ flavour. These violas are very easy to grow and flower for much of the year. Violas are popular edible flowers as the whole flower may be eaten. They have a wide range of culinary uses.

Pansy ‘Bride’ is a fine example of an eye-catching decorative biennial plant; it grows 15 to 20 centimetres in height. Its beautiful large white flowers have a black blotch in the very centre, which significantly contributes to its ornamental value.

Swiss garden pansy "Wings" is a variety producing extremely large blooms that may reach 6 - 10 cm in diameter. The upper petals take on dark red and the lower yellow colour and are dotted. This biennial plant grows 15-25 cm tall.

Large flowered garden pansy is one of the most popular and commonly planted flowers not only in our part of Europe, but worldwide. The variety of cultivars and colours are the most important assets of this species.

Pansy ‘Lord Beaconsfield’ is a biennial plant that grows around 20 centimetres in height. It features flamboyant large bicolour flowers which are a lovely dark violet on the inside and whitish on the outside.

A orange and purple viola with a mild sweet, ’green’ flavour. These violas are very easy to grow and flower for much of the year. Violas are popular edible flowers as the whole flower may be eaten.

Fill an entire flower bed with Pansies for a striking effect! Grown from Pansy seeds, these black Pansy flowers are an effective attention getter. Pansy flowers are early blooming, sometimes even peaking through the snow.

What a delightful and reliable little beauty! Grown from Pansy seeds, these giant Pansy flowers have sturdy stalks bearing large 3 inch orange-scarlet flowers with black blotches. Pansies are at home in borders, beds and containers, or between bulbs.

No garden is complete without this pansy velvet mix. Easily grown from Pansy seeds, this Swiss giant Pansy reaches 3 inches across and features a beautiful velvety mix of flowers. The Viola Swiss giant is one of the largest Pansy flowers available.

No garden is complete without a white pansy flower with a purple blotch! Easily grown from Pansy seeds, this Swiss giant Pansy reaches 3 inches across and features a white bloom with a purple blotch.

Add some sunny, golden color to your flower garden by growing Pansy seeds. These little Pansy flowers are treasures of bright color for flower beds, baskets, and pots. This Gold Giant Pansy is sure to brighten up any area with its 3 - 4 inch blooms.

Dainty, small-headed pansies in shades of purple, violet, cream and yellow, appear in profusion for a long period throughout the summer. The flowers of this annual or short-lived perennial are edible and can be used to garnish puddings or add to salads.

These giant Pansy flowers are rich, deep blue with a black blotch that is characteristic of Viola Swiss Giant. They are easy to grow from Pansy seeds, and you can make an intense display by planting this Pansy Ullswater blue in mass groupings.

For intense color saturation on neat, compact plants that really take the summer heat, Vista is unbeatable! This charmer begins flowering early (before the end of spring in most climates) and continues up to frost.

Large (up to 10 cm in diameter), semi-double violet inflorescences develop in August atop the main stem and side shoots and continue to bloom until first frosts. Stems of this aster variety are stiff, erect and broadly branching.

Each year, your landscape can be bathed in these lovely annuals from South Africa. Grow Venidium seeds for a mass display of long-lasting color and beauty. Commonly known as Monarch of the Veldt or Cape Daisy, these flowers are excellent for cutting.

Imagination offers brilliant 2-inch clusters of mix colored above dense, lacy foliage. The plant reaches 12 to 20 inches high and spreads up to 2 feet wide, so tenacious that it can actually keep a slope from sliding away over time!

Is there a place in your garden for these stunning ground cover plants? You will want Verbena because it blooms all summer long with violet or pink flowers on spreading plants, and the foliage is fern-like and attractive. Verbena comes from South America.

Do you need a colorful, fast growing ground cover plant for your summer landscape? Look no further than this lovely, low-growing scarlet Verbena. These breathtaking scarlet Verbena flowers are easy to establish from Verbena seeds.

Verbena is a familiar summer annual that adds so much with so little effort! This white Verbena has a dwarf and compact growth habit which makes it ideal for growing as a ground cover plant. White Verbena flowers are perfect!

The Vesuvius flower is light red, and both the rounded leaves and spurred flowers are edible. These climbing vines are annuals native to South America. They are a versatile flower for the garden either climbing a post or cascading from a window box.

Kochia is widely grown as an ornamental annual and as a forage crop by farmers in the southwestern United States. Highly drought tolerant, it will usually grow well where nothing else thrives.

This classic flower is, unfortunately, not as well-known as it should be. Not only is it beautiful, but it is very easy to grow from seed. Dame’s Rocket is also very resilient and can be successfully planted in both sun and shade.

Coronilla originally from the Iberian Peninsula. Because of their few demands and splendid bloom looks they are often seen as ornamental plant in parks. It flowers early, towards the end of February or March, and its flowers have a pleasant scent.