Sep 1, 2024
An afternoon photographing bees.
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An afternoon photographing bees.
Cardo-pallottola maggiore (Echinops sphaerocephalus L., Asteraceae) (vecchia dia)
A bunch of summer photos, including my furry darling who's not among the living anymore...
Photography © MrsFalcon (FalconFeatherTheCat) (me)
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Another herbaceous perennial that provides great winter seed-heads is Echinops ritro (small globe thistle, blue hedgehog, globe flower, steel globe thistle) but now it is ready to be cutback before the new spring growth. This vigorous, upright plant has prickly dark green leaves which are whitish beneath and rounded, violet-blue flower heads from midsummer.
Jill Raggett
Echinops sphaerocephalus ssp. albidus (BOISS. & SPRUN.) MAIRE & PETITM., Asteraceae (Compositae)
18.6.2018, Dasikos Dromos Leipsydrion, Parnitha, Attica
With achillerika 🌷
Thanks for the idea to francesco 🦋
Winter Recipe
Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
Globe Thistle (Echinops) seed heads providing a food source for birds in winter.
A Hemipteran bug on the Sahyadri Globe Thistle - Echinops sahyadricus.
Bee on globe thistle by Alfred Pernau