And they seed with new leaf and flower colour if you have a few different ones. I've got some lovely silver leaved ones and one with a pale pink flower that must have seeded from one of them. If wasn't here previously
Not hybrids, they're crosses between 2 species. Theses are colour variations in the same species. Lots of plants do it. The hellebores and aquilegias are vary good at it.
I have a lavender hedge around the front path, like artjak says, you can hear the buzzing in the house. I never have any probs pruning it. They aren't interested in you
Mahonia for winter interest for the bees (and you)
there are several bee conseration grops that do wildflower seeds for attracting them.
Breaking News!!.....spoke to a bee expert yesterday (at least I hope he was-- he sold me a lot of honey)...the queen bees are not laying eggs in this cold weather, so the colonies are basically dormant waiting for warmer weather. So nature puts everything on hold. Not sure what this means for buying and propogating plants in this awful Spring.
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Oh right, was getting worried that I was gonna be adding a monster to my garden!
How fast do they grow? And how often do you divide the clumps?
And they seed with new leaf and flower colour if you have a few different ones. I've got some lovely silver leaved ones and one with a pale pink flower that must have seeded from one of them. If wasn't here previously
In the sticks near Peterborough
You can hack them about any time you want Ryan. I'd put them in a middle group of spreaders. Willing but not thugs.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Aww, so they like create hybrids? Can't wait for them to start seeding!
Not hybrids, they're crosses between 2 species. Theses are colour variations in the same species. Lots of plants do it. The hellebores and aquilegias are vary good at it.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have a lavender hedge around the front path, like artjak says, you can hear the buzzing in the house. I never have any probs pruning it. They aren't interested in you
Mahonia for winter interest for the bees (and you)
there are several bee conseration grops that do wildflower seeds for attracting them.
good luck
Oh okay nutcutlet, I bought hellebores yeaterday and bought aquilegias last year, had no idea they cross polinate, but it's definitely a good thing!
And Sinevegas, I really want to get a lavender hedge, what variety have you got?
Breaking News!!.....spoke to a bee expert yesterday (at least I hope he was-- he sold me a lot of honey)...the queen bees are not laying eggs in this cold weather, so the colonies are basically dormant waiting for warmer weather. So nature puts everything on hold. Not sure what this means for buying and propogating plants in this awful Spring.