More about the Zulte Plant

Use


Zulte was formerly Zealand wild collected by poor people. The young leaves of the'll be eaten as a vegetable remains. They are then called aster for sale. Along the Westerschelde, the plant but sometimes such high concentrations of heavy metals from the polluted water, that it is not suitable for consumption.


Lavender itself is an edible plant that grows in the marshes. This has the botanical name Limonium vulgare.


The spring and early summer is the best oogstijd. In cultivation, the leaves are about six weeks after emergence harvested.




Insects and other Animals


This plant supplies a number of food animals and insects. More than 20 insects use the plant as a food source, such as schorzijdebij (Colletes halophilus), even at the plant is specialized.


Both the vegetative and generative parts, many grazing (herbivory). For geese is one of the main fodder. The sheep have a preference for the flower buds. The seeds are a food source for many birds such as finches and buntings.




Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulte_%28plant%29

See also: International Flower Delivery, Florist