Sea lavender or sea purslane
- Product number: 835030.1
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Aster tripolium, also known as Tripolium vulgare
This salty plant grows wild in our country on salt marshes, where salty water occasionally flows over it. It is not the real Sea Lavender (Limonium vulgare) but it is the only edible “Sea Lavender”! The young leaves are edible in salads or briefly stir-fried. Preferably grow them in brackish soil or create your own salty planter. In the 2nd year, the plant will bloom profusely with white or light blue aster flowers, which bees love!
Names:
Latin: Aster tripolium, or also Tripolium vulgare
Dutch: Zulte
Also known as: Zeeaster, Tripolium vulgare
English: Sea Aster or Sea Starwort
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- Flower colour: White or light blue aster flowers
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Hardy: Forst hardy
- Origin: Europe
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Aster tripolium, also known as Tripolium vulgare
- Dutch: Zulte
- Also known as: Sea aster, Tripolium vulgare
- English: Sea Aster or Sea Starwort
