Securigera varia (synonym Coronilla varia), Fabaceae. Commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch. Common on road side and sometimes planted (or naturally there?) along high ways.
Apocynum androsaemifolium, Apocynaceae. Spreading dogbane, fly-trap dogbane. Shot in Okemos, MI near a swampy area by the road side. Smelled nicely and many honey bees foraging in the evening. July 19, 2014, around 8:22 pm.
Davidia involucrata, Cornaceae. Common names include the dove-tree, handkerchief tree, pocket handkerchief tree, or ghost tree. Short at the Queens Botanical Garden, NY.
Hedera helix, Araliaceae. Also called the common ivy,, European ivy, or just ivy. I have only seen bees on it in Australia. In Michigan it is too cold already when it blooms (Dec, Jan).
from Sunday 23 November 2008 to Wednesday 6 December 2023
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Eurya spp, Pentaphylacaceae. Formerly in the tea family (Theaceae), now moved to this one. There are about 80 species of Eurya in China. Most honey produced are from Apis cerana, because during bloom (Nov to Jan) it is usually too cold for A. mellifera to forage on this flowers.
Dalbergia odorifera, Fabaceae. Fragrant rosewood, 降香黄檀 in Chinese, is endemic to China and occurs in Fujian, Hainan, Zhejiang, and Guangdong. Shot in Botanic Garden of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China.
Persicaria orientalis, Polygonaceae. A native in China, but seeds are for sale in US for gardening. Another long name is "Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate".
Oenothera lindheimeri, Onagraceae. Formerly Gaura lindheimeri, and commonly names include Lindheimer's beeblossom, white gaura, pink gaura, Lindheimer's clockweed, and Indian feather.
Eryngium giganteum, Apiaceae. Since it is not a true holly (true holly are in the family Aquafoliaceae), I am calling it giant sea-holly with a hyphen. It is also called Miss Willmott's ghost.
Pseuderanthemum reticulatum, Acanthaceae.
Common names: golden pseuderanthemum, yellow-vein eranthemum, golden net-bush.
Shot at Kings Land Grand Hilton Grand Vacations, Big Island, Hawaii.
GPS: 19 55' 30.82" N, 155 52'1.87" W. Hedges planted near Building 6.