New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
April Plants for Honey BeesApril is here and beekeepers will be kept busy trying to keep up with their bees' need for extra room to store the bounty collected from the blossoms they visited. April also marks the start of swarm season, so beekeepers will be keeping an eye out for swarms to catch; or they'll be trying to keep them from swarming by making splits.
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| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 23, 2012 3:30 PM Honey bees get nectar from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
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