Actually, Justin, I think you are on totally the right track. Just try googling tansy and wildlife together. Much better than perovsKia which I don't think would contribute much, but could be wrong there too as I think it is a wild plant in some part of the world. Could you put it in some other part of the school property to do it's good work? I can see a great future with you and the kids becoming dedicated guerrilla gardeners!
if you want it in your border just do it. It will be easy and effective and encouraging. You can hack at it another time. One thing I would not put in a border is comfrey tho bees love it.
I agree. Tansy is good for wildlife. It is native and attracts a wide range of insects including beneficial hoverflies and bees.
Perovskia (Russian sage) is a shrubby plant that needs pruningback eery spring to make fresh new stems and foliage and then produces blue flowers in late summer. It is of no great value to British insects.
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Looks more like Phacelia tanacetifolia, an annual which is what your plant looks like (tansy is perennial). The leaves are similar, hence the name. Both Phacelia and Perovskia are good for bees.
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That'll teach me for not buying seeds from a reputable source
Was really looking forward to planting them in the school wildlife garden!
Actually, Justin, I think you are on totally the right track. Just try googling tansy and wildlife together. Much better than perovsKia which I don't think would contribute much, but could be wrong there too as I think it is a wild plant in some part of the world. Could you put it in some other part of the school property to do it's good work? I can see a great future with you and the kids becoming dedicated guerrilla gardeners!
if you want it in your border just do it. It will be easy and effective and encouraging. You can hack at it another time. One thing I would not put in a border is comfrey tho bees love it.
I agree. Tansy is good for wildlife. It is native and attracts a wide range of insects including beneficial hoverflies and bees.
Perovskia (Russian sage) is a shrubby plant that needs pruningback eery spring to make fresh new stems and foliage and then produces blue flowers in late summer. It is of no great value to British insects.
Looks more like Phacelia tanacetifolia, an annual which is what your plant looks like (tansy is perennial). The leaves are similar, hence the name. Both Phacelia and Perovskia are good for bees.
If that's from seed this year it's more likely to be an annual as Onorprdum suggests.
and my tansy has much tighter leaf growth than that
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