Sea hollies are beautiful plants, and well loved by bumblebees and other native bees, as well as butterflies and beetles, and even unusual flies such as some tachinids.
Here, a paler, more silvery sea holly native of the #Pyrenees: Eryngium bourgatii, that goes by the local name of Panical Blau https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127059485 Loses most of its blue tones upon drying out.
And a tachinid fly, Nowickia sp., sipping nectar from a Sea Holly alongside an Erebia epiphron butterfly https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127196497 (see also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127196434 )
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The Sea Holly is a fascinating, unique plant that is steel blue and spiny. It has a wonderful architectural form and colored foliage that is valued in the summer garden. It definitely adds interest and the blue stars are quite striking.
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Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum), County Clare, Ireland.
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Because it is so cold here in #Ontario today I am posting a lovely summer garden complete with bench for enjoying the beauty of nature.The riot of colors of the perennials in this garden are bold and stimulating.There are #BlackEyedSusans, Iris, #SeaHolly, Balloon Flowers and Sedum to enjoy!
See it here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/summer-garden-debbie-oppermann.html
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Drawing of Sea holly found at Pembrey Sands in South Wales. Linda Sgoluppi
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Temperatures stayed below freezing all day, seems to have been a bit of a surprise for the flowers still trying to grow in the garden, though the seed heads were looking seasonal.
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