Einen sonnigen guten Morgen allerseits!
Ich wünsche euch einen wunderschönen Tag und immer ein schattiges Plätzchen!

#Garten #Blüten #Ruhe #Königskerze #Verbascum

Excerpt from "How to make a bee-friendly garden" [in the #UK]

#BBCGardenersWorld Magazine
Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2022

"Grow 'woolly' plants

Wool carder bees are one of the UK's largest #SolitaryBees , and they get their name from their practise of collecting hairs from plant leaves and stems, in order to build the cells within their nests. The plants you can grow to provide the 'wool' include #LambsEars (#Stachys) and #mullein (#Verbascum) species."

https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/how-to-make-a-bee-friendly-garden/
#UKGardens #GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForBees #SolarPunkSunday #BeeFriendlyGardens

Common Mullein is, well, fairly common in the Midwest. It is even considered a noxious weed in a couple of states. This biennial is native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia. In its first year, it grows a rosette of densely hairy leaves. It produces a tall (1-2m) stem in its second year before flowering.

#Mullein #Verbascum #Scrophulariaceae #flower #wildflower #UpperMidwest

#Verbascum phoeniceum Chiltern Seeds' purple and pink strain.

#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

#Verbascum phoeniceum, Chiltern Seeds' purple and pink strain.

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#Verbascum phoeniceum, Chiltern Seeds' purple and pink mixed strain. So easy from seed! And the bees seem to love them.

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