The day the scientists were there the first clematis they noticed buzzing was Red Ballon which flowered early as we had a sunny June. The earlier group 2 flowerers were going over and making seedheads and the other group 3s were only just getting going but Huldine, Little Nell, Princess Diana, Annabelle, Alyonushka, Betty Corning and so on were all attractive to insects over the summer.
In this garden I only have a few so far but all with simple, rather than double flowers and they are popular too. No shortage of plants for larvae either as we have enough space for wild areas that we do not cultivate.
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I feel like foxgloves are just too tasty! When I've got those they will always go for them and ignore nearly everything else. Now they're nearly all gone I think/hope I'll see action on more plants. I've got two eryngiums this year, especially for bees, and they haven't gone near!
Don't worry @Crazybeelady . My foxgloves are long gone and the first flush of roses is done so the eryngiums are buzzing, more than the Shasta daisies which usually attract insects.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
@Crazybeelady. I agree, foxgloves definitely seem to be favourite, for bumble bees anyway. Hoverflies seem to be mostly on corn cockles and corn marigolds at the moment in my wild patch. The foxgloves are just hanging on in there for the bees, and the hollyhocks and golden rod are just starting to flower to take over. (Last hear the honeybees went crazy for the golden rod.)
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In this garden I only have a few so far but all with simple, rather than double flowers and they are popular too. No shortage of plants for larvae either as we have enough space for wild areas that we do not cultivate.