How does a plant that looks so delicate survive a British winter?
We have had gales and torrential rain and yet the Phlomis seedheads I photographed in autumn… five months ago… are still unscathed.
Phlomis Still Standing
Homes for Insects
A visit to the national Wildflower Centre at Liverpool has more to offer than wildflowers. A wall of insect homes has been created from old building materials, timber and cardboard. It’s been there a while and has been colonised by plants too. Some of the plants are grown for the insects, or more accurately for their larvae. For example wild hops are food for the caterpillars of the Peacock butterfly.