Posted by Walter | Posted in Delft | Posted on 04-12-2010
Tags: delft blue, delft blue color, delft blue markings, delft blue pottery, delft blue tiles
Which bulb plants attract bumblebees?
I’m making a list of bulb plants I want from a catalog, but I’m having a hard time choosing which ones to get so I thought I could make my decision easier by knocking off the plants that were the least attractive to bumblebees. I don’t know the botanical names for the plants, only what the catalog has them listed as. Here’s my list so far:
1. Delft Blue Muscari Mixture
2. Galanthus Snowdrops
3. Leucojum Snowflakes
4. Tête à Tête Narcissus
5. Lilac Wonder Tulip (it lists this as the wild flowering form of the garden tulip)
6. Snow Crocus Mixture
7. Helleborus Orientalis
Thank you!
Just FYI — helleborus orientalis is not grown from a bulb, but from division or from seed.
I have found that the most bee friendly flowers are taller varieties of allium, a member of the onion family. Allium purpureum, allium globemaster and allium giganteum are three great ones and you will love having these big round flowers in your garden every spring.
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