Facelikeapotato to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org · 1 year agoAustralian flora is weird, Part 2imagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10
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minus-squareKajo [he/him] 🌈@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s quite common in the parks and gardens in the South of France, where it’s nicknamed “rince-bouteille” (bottle rincer). I didn’t know it came from Australia.
minus-squareAesecakes@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe climate there would be good growing conditions. I hope it doesn’t cause issues though. Introduced species can sometimes be problematic.
minus-squareKajo [he/him] 🌈@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI just checked: there’s absolutely no problem with this one. And even better: it produces a lot of nectar for the European bees.
It’s quite common in the parks and gardens in the South of France, where it’s nicknamed “rince-bouteille” (bottle rincer). I didn’t know it came from Australia.
The climate there would be good growing conditions. I hope it doesn’t cause issues though. Introduced species can sometimes be problematic.
I just checked: there’s absolutely no problem with this one. And even better: it produces a lot of nectar for the European bees.