A blog about the plants and features I've added to my tiny suburban garden to make it as wildlife friendly as possible, the wildlife I find there and the wildlife in my local area. #WildlifeGarden #WildlifeGardening
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Day 36: Blueberry
A new addition to the 'kitchen garden' this year, a blueberry shrub planted in a large pot on our patio, alongside the other fruits and vegetable we try to grow. I enjoy blueberries, but have never attempted to grow them before. It might sound strange, but I hadn't thought about, or realised what blueberry flowers looked like at all. Barely noticeable individually, these sweet white tiny flowers, a little smaller than a fingernail, form in groups. They are similar to small bells, with the stamen visible in the centre, surrounded by the crimped petal edges.
I have seen various bumblebees visit the flowers, but the common carder bee seems to favour it the most. Fingers crossed for lots of fruit later in the summer.
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