Carnations are very popular in home gardens and are perfect for planting in a rock garden. The plant is wintergreen and delights with white and pink flowers in summer. But is the common carnation also bee-friendly? We have the answer to this question.
Is thrush bee-friendly?
The common thrush is a perennial that isvery bee-friendly. It attracts honey bees with the nectar of its flowers in the summer from May to September and also provides a habitat and food for many other insects.
Is the thrush a bee-friendly plant?
Carnations are abee-friendly plant and are ideal for anyone who wants to attract beneficial insects by planting them in the garden.
Why is the thrush bee-friendly?
The robust and very easy-care Armenia maritima, the botanical name of the common carnation, is friendly to bees because itsfragrant nectar strongly attracts insects. This happens throughout the entire flowering period of the hardy leadwort plant, which lasts from May to September.
Does the thrush also attract other insects?
Insects other than honey bees are also magically attracted to carnations and value the plant as a valuable habitat in the rock garden or in the perennial bed or in the pot on the balcony or terrace. These includeWild beesas well asBumblebees, butterflies, beetles and hoverfliesThey all find food in insect-friendly plants such as the common thrush.
Where can the thrush be planted to attract bees?
The carnation is suitable as a bee-friendly plant fordifferent garden areas and always prefers a location that is as sunny as possible:
- As a cushion perennial in therock garden
- As a plant in the perennial garden
- For greening embankments and dry stone walls
- For bordering beds
- For greening roofs
- As a container plant
Due to its undemanding nature and the fact that the thrush tolerates wind well, it can also be used in cemeteries to plant graves.
Is thrush suitable if I'm afraid of bees?
If you get nervous when bees are very close and buzzing through the perennials, you should only plant the Armeria maritima where there is thedistance to the balcony or terrace or other seating areas is big enough in the garden. Cultivating the thrush in pots on the terrace is only a good idea if you don't feel disturbed by the bees and other insects that are attracted to it.
Tip
Combine common carnation with other bee-friendly flowers
For a bee-friendly garden, perennials and other plants in different colors can be combined. Not only do you create a great habitat for bees and other insects, but you also add a lot of color to the rock garden, other garden areas and even roofs that are to be greened. Examples of good combinations with cloves include scented nettles, St. John's wort, cornflowers and lavender.
