I agree bees love this and so do humming bird hawk moths. I much prefer the dark pink version, tho I seem to get more of the paler pink. They are all welcome in my cottage garden.
Nice plant, i grow it for the wildlife and because it reminds me of holidays i devon and cornwall, not keen on the pinky red colour, i tend to give that to my neighbour!
Bit of a bully, but there are worse things
Just noticed your post may_may, its a shame you dont live by me we could swap!
I love mine, it seeds itself by the terrace walls, in cracks, but it never appears in the flower beds. I planted the original one in a border but it decided the earth is too rich after all the manure and compost I'd added!
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I also grow phacelia tanetifolia (sorry about the spelling!), does a similar job with the wild life but not such a bully, very pretty with the white valerian
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Bit of a bully, but there are worse things
Just noticed your post may_may, its a shame you dont live by me we could swap!
Dug mine out last year as it was becoming too much of a bully, but I'm sure some will still make an appearance this year.
I love mine, it seeds itself by the terrace walls, in cracks, but it never appears in the flower beds. I planted the original one in a border but it decided the earth is too rich after all the manure and compost I'd added!