Sunflowers
Nature never
ceases to amaze me. This week we are featuring sunflowers. Sunflowers are
native to the Americas. Thus, our
Sunflowers are brought in from local farmers, crops in California and even some
farms in South America. It all depends on availability. However, what I find
most interesting about Sunflowers is that they can be used in phytoremediation
to naturally extract toxic ingredients from soil, such as lead, arsenic and
uranium. Sunflowers were used to remove contaminates from a nearby pond after the
Chernobyl disaster and are also being used in response to the Fukushima nuclear
disaster.
It is funny
how many commercial farmers growing commodity crops, discard the Sunflower as
just a weed and yet it can be so important to help in environmental recovery
efforts.
Look for our special this week....... SunflowersCharles
Chantilly Floral
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