Always looking for plants that last long into the fall for the fall food. The plant pictured below grew up the side of my house on a lattice right up until the frost killed it dead. The bees loved it, you could hear them happily buzzing around all the little tiny yellow flowers even when the plant was shaded in the morning, grew up the west side of the house, it loved it there. It is a rampantly growing annual, growing more than probably 20 feet in this one season. Enjoy the picture and the little bee loaded with pollen. Cindi
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That is a realy great pic. 8-)
Fantastic. The flower, the bee and the photo...By the way, I only knew the canary birds and the Canary Islands, not the canary flower, I have learnt something new.
This tender perennial climber from Peru is closely related to the Nasturtium and is absolutely gorgeous in bloom. Canary Bird Vine is named for its oddly shaped 1 to 1 1/2 inch bright yellow flowers with subtle red tracings near the center of the bloom, resembling the wings of miniature canaries in flight. A prolific bloomer in the summer, together with the highly ornamental finely cut foliage make it a splendid flowering vine to decorate walls, fences and trellises. These are vigorous growing plants that quickly climb 10-15 feet and flowers from summer to frost. Technically a tender perennial, this exotic looking vine is easy to grow from seed and is most often grown as an annual. Also edible, like nasturtium w/ peppery taste.