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- Ideal for the bee-friendly garden - the clematis
- Early flowering species and varieties
- Late flowering clematis for the bee-friendly garden
- Tips & Tricks
Ideal for the bee-friendly garden - the clematis
Environmentally conscious hobby gardeners always keep an eye on the relevance of bee-friendly plants for their natural diversity. Clematis is considered in this regard as a prime example of lush Tischlein-deck-you for the busy pollinators. Get to know the most beautiful species and varieties of the clematis as a bee pasture.
Early flowering species and varieties
Bees depend on a complete supply of pollen and nectar throughout the growing season. Already a few days without food mean starvation for the industrious insects. How well that the clematis comes up with species and varieties that develop their flowers early in the year. The following overview presents the most beautiful early flowering clematis for the garden:
The undisputed star among the spring-flowering hybrids with huge blue flowers is the world-topping 'The President'. At the trellis, the magnificent specimen climbs up to 3 meters in height and opens from May for bees, bumblebees and butterflies its up to 18 centimeters large flowers.
Late flowering clematis for the bee-friendly garden
If the summer bloom comes to an end, diligent bees are on the look out for fresh pollen and nectar suppliers.Ideally, the tireless insects now find a clematis in the garden, which is just unfolding its flower florets. The following clematis flower well into September:
Tips & Tricks
On the size of the flowers, bees do not attach much importance. As a rule, it is rather the small-blooded game species that hold a richly covered buffet of pollen and nectar. The particular advantage for hobby gardeners is that these species and varieties of clematis are extremely resistant to the dreaded clematis wilt.
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