Posts tagged: Bees

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Flower of Pineapple Guava

Pineapple Guava is also known as Feijoa and cultivated in several areas of the world for it flowers and fruits even though Pineapple Guava is native South America. Pineapple Guava is ab evergreen shrub or small tree and grows 4.5m (15 feet) height and 3m (10 feet) width and prefers full sun or partial shade area. Pineapple Guava blooms late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Flower of Lantana Camara

Flower of Lantana Camara

Flower of Lantana Camara

Lantana Camara is annual or perennial plant and grows 1.2m (4 feet) height and width in full sun area. Lantana Camara blooms flowers repeatedly year round in warm climate area and attract bees, butterflies or birds well. Lantana Camara is the most common Lantana in its family.

Flowers of Japanese Spirea

Flowers of Japanese Spirea

Flowers of Japanese Spirea

Japanese Spirea is deciduous shrub and grows 1m (40 inches) height and width in full sun or partial shade area. Japanese Spirea has pink cluster flowers in late spring to summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well. Japanese Spirea is native to Japan.

Flowers of Henry’s Viburnum

Flowers of Henry's Viburnum

Cluster Flowers of Henry's Viburnum

Henry’s Viburnum is an evergreen shrub and grows 2.1m (7 feet) height and width in full sun or partial shade area. This shrub blooms fragrant white cluster flowers in late spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well.

Flowers of Fava Bean

Flowers of Fava Bean

Flowers of Fava Bean

Fava Been is known as a bean which reached to a cloud in a night in Grimm Stories. This bean also known as Broad Bean and very popular food almost all countries except USA. I planted this bean this year because it is very easy and helpful to make soil enrich for other plants. Also I like to eat this bean. But I can see bees only few times around my vegetable garden this year – it is big problem for me now.

Flowers of Red Crossvine

Flowers of Red Crossvine

Flowers of Red Crossvine

Red Crossvine is a perennial (semi-)evergreen vine and grows up to 15m (50 feet) height in full sun or partial shade area. Red Crossvine blooms showy fragrant red flowers in late spring to summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well. Red Crossvine is native East USA and very common in this area.

Flower of Red Lotus Tree

Flower of Red Lotus Tree

Flower of Red Lotus Tree

Red Lotus Tree is an evergreen tree and grows to 9m (30 feet) height and 4.5m (15 feet) width. Red Lotus Tree has light pink fragrant flowers in late spring to early summer and attracts bees, butterflies and birds well. As you can easily guess from the flower image, Red Lotus Tree is a member of magnolia family. Red Lotus Tree is native South Asia.

Flowers of Japanese Holly

Flowers of Japanese Holly

Flowers of Japanese Holly

These small flowers are Japanese Holly’s ones. These tiny flowers are not showy for human but they attract bees well. You can see red berries picture of Japanese Holly here.

American Wild Olive

American Wild Olive

American Wild Olive

American Wild Olive is also called as American Devilwood. American Wild Olive is an evergreen tree and grows 7.5m (25 feet) height and width. The leaves of this tree are shiny as you can see on the picture and this tree attracts bees, butterflies and birds with flowers and fruits.

Flowers of Scarlet Firethorn

Flowers of Scarlet Firethorn

Flowers of Scarlet Firethorn

Scarlet Firethorn is an ever green (or semi-evergreen) shrub and grows 4.5m (15 feet) height and 3.6m (12 feet) width. Scarlet Firethorn bloom white flowers in spring to early summer and attract bees, butterflies and birds well. Usually this shrub is planted for its white flowers or small red fruits.