Something else likes these white primulas just as much as me.
I think this might be a teddy bear bee....one of our 1,500 species of native bees. ( according to Mr Google! ) Apparently as they age, the hair on the top of their thorax becomes worn, leaving a black bald spot.
Looks like a black, bald spot to me!
It's another grey leafed plant that I had forgotten to include on my list.
It is called Rhodanthemum "African Eyes".
It propagates very easily from cuttings.
It only grows to about 40 cms high and the same across. It's outside the granny flat and gets full sun.
I have mentioned the leucadendrons before but they really are the most striking plants at this time of the year and I'm so glad that this lot escaped the fire.
We have hardly bought any plants since the fire, keeping to our decision to wait and see what survived.
But then I saw these in the nursery today, so thought it might be time to start replenishing the stocks. I
should have bought them in multiples of three
I am in seventh heaven.....
...and of course I was always going to include an Amy.
I adore them. In fact I am thinking of throwing caution to the wind and planting them across the front instead of the roses!!!! Might have to sleep on that.
Thank you Cheryl B for your help in purchasing them.
I was completely zig- zagged out, so this lot of half square triangles have become pinwheels instead. I really like them though.
Thank you Denise for your kind words.
They didn't mind that their garden playground had turned black.
Beautiful little boys.....
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