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Ivy blossom

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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Have you noticed that the ivy is absolutely smothered in blossom this year?
Good news for whatever goes for it in the night.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    and in the day, Ivy Bees are here as well as the Red Admirals and the wasps


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    It's a good plant because it flowers late, food for pollinators now and berries in January and February for the thrushes when there is little else around. 
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Glad the bees have something to replace the flowers lost in the heatwave
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Ivy has to be a mature plant in order to flower. I have also noticed the berries on Cotoneaster and Pyracantha are also good.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    There is some old ivy next door in the electricity sub-station. Full of bees.
    Southampton 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Mine is just about ready to flower. Lovely when it does. Loads of other flowering plants for the bees/wasps etc just now though. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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