Gigantische Bienenpflanzen ab Juli

Giant bee plants in our webshop: https://www.nordischer-shop.at/katego... Long-leaf loosestrife in our webshop https://www.nordischer-shop.at/produk... Native seeds in our webshop https://www.nordischer-shop.at/katego... Beautiful things for the home in our webshop: https://www.nordischer-shop.at/katego... Giant bee plants from July Excellent bee pastures or nectar plants from July Candelabra speedwell, Long-leaf loosestrife, Sea holly The three presented are all excellent bee and bumblebee pastures, as well as hoverflies, and most are also quite interesting for butterflies. Their nectar and pollen levels are high. Only plant candelabra speedwell varieties (not the wild form) – these are more or less sterile, preventing unwanted self-seeding. Candelabra speedwell varieties Veronicastrum hybrids 'Fascination' or 'Lavendelturm' Origin: Parent species from eastern North America, southeastern Europe. Canada Self-seeding very rarely Height: max. 160 - 200 cm Flower: lavender-pink-violet Use for wildlife: Extreme insect magnet Honeybees, bumblebees, hoverflies, butterflies Location: Full sun, nutrient-rich normal garden soil, ideal if not too dry, but tolerates periodic droughts quite well, extremely frost-hardy Undemanding, slow-growing, takes about 3 - 5 years to reach full size, can be easily propagated by division - but sowing is not required (or extremely rare) Switch-leaf loosestrife variety, Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple' Origin: Parent species mostly from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, small remaining populations in warmer regions of Austria (Burgenland), may benefit from climate change in the long term Height: approx. 70 - 100 cm Flower: purple-red Use for wildlife: Honey bees, wild bees, bumblebees, hoverflies, butterflies Location: Sunny, not too dry, normal garden soil, prefers nutrient-rich soil, but tolerates significantly drier conditions than the closely related Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Non-self-seeding, sterile variety Seaweed variety, Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue' Height: 50 - 70 cm Flower: Steel blue Use for animals: Extreme insect magnet Honey bees, wild bees, bumblebees, hoverflies, butterflies Location: Full sun, preferably sandy and intermittently moist, but thrives in normal garden soil. Avoid waterlogging, especially in winter. Not too dry and/or poor soil. Non-self-seeding, sterile variety Book recommendations: My Butterfly Garden https://amzn.to/2Uf2woU My Bee Garden https://amzn.to/3czHsjj The Plant Savior: https://amzn.to/2NtsX6C Wild Bees - The Other Bees https://amzn.to/2Y6VQdQ The New Kosmos Butterfly Guide https://amzn.to/3f0uAVh The BLV Plant Guide https://amzn.to/2XBZhtO The Big BLV Plant Guide https://amzn.to/3dFEH1q Wild Bees https://amzn.to/2A9LQbB Video contains advertising and product placements. The links are affiliate links. If you purchase something through them, we receive a small commission. Of course, at no extra cost to you.