The giant echium today before it was wrapped in fleece. There are some cold nights coming up. Whether it survives is now entirely down to the weather.

#echium #canaryislands

#Autumn is an important season in temperate climates, necessary for numerous organisms to prepare for #winterdiapause. I here show #floweringplants on a dry #meadow in #Berlin in mid-#October 2025: #Achillea #millefolium, #Echium #vulgare, #Berteroa #incana, #Jacobaea #vulgaris. They serve as last #nectarsource for various insects. But what effect does #globalwarming actually have on autumn (further reading)?
©#StefanFWirth

F.reading
A.S.Gallinat (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.01.004

#Photos
©S F. W

#Blueweed #Echium #vulgare (#Boraginaceae) is naturally distributed from #Europe to Central Asia and occurs as a neophyte e.g. in North America and Australia. It is highly #adapted to #drought and nutrient-poor soils. According to K. A. Leiss et al. (2004), the amount of #nectar #produced is genetically determined, although #environmentalfactors also play a role. #biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

K. A. Leiss et al. (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800439

#Photos
S.F. Wirth Bln 2025

Hej hej #MastoArt
The #NoExcuse campaign is over, but there still isn't enough #peace on our planet 😢So more freedom flowers need to be shared.

Echium wildpretii or tower of jewels with bee 📷 🎨 🕊️

https://www.deviantart.com/ladynorris/art/1133601577

#nowars #nowar #freedom #equality #humanrights #art #photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #bee #Echium #wildpretii #elteide #FotoVorschlag #fotografia #花 #写真 #みつばち #蜜蜂 #flowers

Neither of these things is small but only one is far away

#echium #garden #gardening #moon

You know that feeling when you're out gardening in your small front garden and an elderly neighbour stops for a chat and casually throws in how they think echiums are ugly when they flower...so you promptly head to the back garden and grab 5 more from the creche to plant.

#gardening #echium #dublin #PlentyMoreWhereTheyCameFrom