This is a delightful yellow number flowering now down by the Wilderness. When this comes into flower it is completely covered in honeybees, they seem to love it! It is positioned a matter of metres (as the bee flies) from the hives, on the opposite side of the Long Walk. Until recently this gem was classed as Senecio,but the boffins have been up to their usual jiggery-pokery, changing the name no sooner than you’ve got it lodged in the old grey matter (cf. Datura). It seems most plants in that genus are enjoyed by bees and other insects, which may explain the popularity of this chap amongst the honeybee community. Mrs Chatto describes it as such; “Invasive, but where space permits, one of the pleasures of autumn.”
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| One of my ladies at the nosebag |
3 comments:
That is lovely Bertie - does it slightly resemble Ligularia.
I agree it does ;look like a ligularia. I see it growing at the local stately home near Montrose but it's a bit of a mess now as it has flopped all over the path!
I love it's honey-like scent too. When it's in bloom, I'm to be found sniffing - the tall plants mean no bending over. Stand and sniff :D
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