Light and shadow over Oxford Botanic Gardens. Cloud cover clears to allow sunlight through.
Crocosmia Lucifer – A great variety of Crocosmia. It is actually a deeper red, but, the midday sun made it a little washed out.
Close up of Rudbeckia.
Pollination is the transfer of pollen (with male hormones) from the anthers of a flower to the stigma to create fertilization and sexual reproduction.
Types of Pollination
The Need For Pollination
Specific Pollination Issues …
It is invidious to select just one flower for each month so I have gone for a couple of photographs that I just like irrespective of the flower power.
Delphiniums were described in more detail earlier this month ‘Growing Delphiniums’.
To stop you getting bored with Delphiniums flowers I have included an example of active pollination as the Bee is helping to produce the hard, shiny, black seeds that can grow into future Delphinium plants.
Some of our gardening books
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