A new plant to me, and one which has recently been planted in the Homestead Park in York.
Native to the south-western USA and north-western Mexico, Fiddleneck is a terrifically beneficial insect plant and one of the very best bee plants. It is also very ornamental with its abundant and long-lasting fiddlehead clusters of lavendar blue, bell shaped flowers with long stamens that gracefully extend well beyond the flowers. It blooms from late spring to early autumn (up to 5 months), and the blooms rise elegantly above the fine, feathery, tansy-like foliage.
The only down side is that contact with skin may cause irritation.
There were lots of bees around these flowers. When I have a little more time and patience I need to go back and try for photos of them with bees.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
These plants are certainly attractive, and very effective at attracting bees - the area of the Homestead planted with this had lots of bees. Hopefully I will be going back for photos of the bees on this.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
These plants are certainly attractive, and very effective at attracting bees - the area of the Homestead planted with this had lots of bees. Hopefully I will be going back for photos of the bees on this.
Ian
Thank you Jo, and thank you for the fav. I thought these were quite interesting flowers. I still haven't been back to get photos of bees on them.
Ian