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  1. Brackenbeds2

    Brackenbeds2 Gardener

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    Hello all,

    Can you please help me to identify this plant. Bees Love it and i was wanting to plant more (do my bit for the bees and all)

    Thanks

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    If you want to do your bit for the bees, bear in mind that not all bees benefit from the same flowers. Generally there are long tongued ones and short tongued ones (I'm sure there is more to it than that), and they each find different flower shapes easier to feed from.

    Have a look at this for more info:
    http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/
     
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    Yes I think it is a hardy geranium looks a bit like Baby Blue lovely plant Brackenbeds you can split it next year :thumb:
     
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  6. Brackenbeds2

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    Thanks, I do have other plants in the garden that Bees love, this one has just flowered. I will put pics up of the "Tall Yellow" plants that Bees also love when they flower.

    My garden is always full of Bees all through the year, from the early blossom on trees ( i think they are cherry).

    I'll be spending the next few weeks/months putting pics up for you all to identify, when i have friends over they always ask what this and that is, and i don't have a clue. I buy plants because i like how they look, i never look at the name ( i will from now on though)

    Thanks Again.
     
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