The Dogmother Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Well, this one has me flummoxed; there is loads of it in a wildflower meadow that I walk past... any ideas what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hmmm, not seen that before, but it is very pretty. Hopefully someone will know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 The PlantNet app tells me it is a Phacelia tanacetifolia, or purple tansy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Ahhh, that's it... thanks. I hadn't seen it before. It doesn't look like normal Tansy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 According to Wikipedia it’s a North American plant, that is often now used to attract bees, butterflies and hover flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I thought it looked like a fancy scabious - shows what I know! Love the colour, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Cat tails said: According to Wikipedia it’s a North American plant, that is often now used to attract bees, butterflies and hover flies. That would figure as the field that it's planted in is deliberately used to feed the bees from the hives that they have on their headlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I have some of that to sow! I'll be doing it around the edges of the veggie plot and then it doesn't matter if it self seeds on that part. Great late food for bees and supposed to be a green manure. I noticed that a lot of farmers are using it around the edges of fields with other wild flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
