BUMBLEBEE ON PENSTEMON 'HEAVENLY BLUE'
It's a funny thing but when I took a photograph of Penstemon 'Heavenly Blue' last year the flowers were actually much more blue than this year. The flowers started off looking quite pink and now are a mixture of pink and blue on the same flower. I expect the elements (we've had a lot of rain) and soil (I've put down general fertiliser, National Growmore 7-7-7, this year) have something to do with it. Bees are so cute and Bumbles are my favourite. May they forever visit my garden.
You can read more about growing Penstemon 'Heavenly Blue' at this (internal) link. Note that although I mentioned I only had one plant, I now have two and they look great. This plant has an upright habit but spreads out on stems which lay across the top of the soil and form roots. It's not invasive but is so easy just to divide and replant.
Save our bees. Grow plants which attract pollinators, including bees and hoverflies. Please, don't mistake hoverflies for wasps. They are quite different, don't sting, and are good for our gardeners.
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| Bumblebee on Penstemon 'Heavenly Blue' |
Save our bees. Grow plants which attract pollinators, including bees and hoverflies. Please, don't mistake hoverflies for wasps. They are quite different, don't sting, and are good for our gardeners.