I visited my lovely eldest daughter recently at Hidcote Manor gardens and was most impressed with the wonderful Sea Holly there and the way it attracted the bees..........
I have never seen so many beautiful varieties, and the colour too, but the way they attracted my favourites -the bees, was very inspirational. I love these plants so much, as their beauty isnt just summer long, they are equally stunning in the winter when they provide much needed variety and architecture in the garden.
Look at this feathery version below, I am totally hooked after my visit and am now planning on having some of my own. Definately one to put on the wants list for the garden !!
.................................. Enjoy !!!! .........................................
4 comments:
What a strangely exotic plant the sea holly is. I've never seen so many bees on one flower; is it its perfume? How lovely Deborah!
I love sea holly but sadly it won't grow for me!
I love to see it growing wild on the coast of Ireland1
Yes its lovely isnt it, it doesnt seem to have much of a perfume to us, but each thistle like top is packed with pollen inside the tiny flowers--so it must smell devinely to those bees :) xxx
Seeinng flowers growing wild , in their natural habitat is always a thrill xxx
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