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Tropaeolum majus - Garden nasturtium
Jeg ved ikke om den som sådan har nogen værdi, dog har jeg set flere humlebier i dem, men også kunne konstatere at humlebierne tygger tragten (eller hvad den nu hedder) bag på blomsten i stykker og så er blomsten færdig, uden jeg egentlig ved om humlebien fik det den kom efter.
På dette foto sidder humlebien ved røret det tygger i stykker, ikke det genere mig, jeg får altid frø ud af planten alligevel, men hvis den denne plante ikke har den store værdi, er der jo ingen grund til at optage for meget plads på en lille altan
Det var dog lidt sjov læsning, den der test i 2017 nævnt her under, Buff-tailed Bumblebee på dansk Mørk jordhumle, hvilket også er den der er på mit billede. Jeg har vist ikke lige registreret andre humlebier på denne plante og så vidt vides, er omtalte humlebi ikke kræsen, den er meget alsidig i sit blomster valg. Desuden er Mørk jordhumle er en af de mest almindelige humlebier i Danmark og det er den jo nok af en årsag.
Så nok endnu en plante på altanen man mest har af dekorative årsage og fordi vi selv kan spise dele af planten. Og så alligevel, for dette står om planten, tiltrækker (Hawk moths) Aftensværmere, herunder også sjælne arter.
Tiltrækker (Hawk moths) Aftensværmere:
Foliar feeding trial fieldwork
We have been busy carrying out regular bumblebee observations and have found the most frequent visitor so far to be the Buff-tailed Bumblebee, although during the hot weather last week, there was very little bumblebee activity.
Growing Nasturtiums for Flowers, Food and Pest Control
Along with tomatoes and peppers, nasturtiums were one of the treasures brought to Europe from South America by early plant explorers. The whole plant was eaten by the Incas as a salad vegetable, but it was the exotic flowers, and the ease of breeding new colors, that pushed the popularity of nasturtiums.
Beautiful, easy to grow and available in a range of types and colors, nasturtiums produce tasty edible flowers and do double duty as trap crops for cabbageworms and black bean aphids.
Nasturtiums: Food for Birds and Bees and Thee
......nasturtiums are a veggie gardener's friend. They are related to the brassica family and you can use that to your advantage. Plant one as a sacrificial host for the white cabbage butterfly who is likely to lay her eggs underneath a nasturtium leaf rather than on your cabbage.
Plants for Water Wise Pollinator Gardens: Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Nasturtiums can tolerate low fertility, but for best growth, plant in well drained soils in full sun They need temperatures that are not too hot or below freezing.
All parts of the Nasturtium are edible.
Attracts Hawk moths and Hummingbirds.