knautia

gorgeous

just seen this in a book and decided to try and get it! looks lovely. Is it loved by bees Sandra?

yes Gwendas the bees do love it. there are soooo many bees in the garden this year.

yes here too! and they say there is a shortage? I am planning a little part of my garden to particularly attract them so as well as knautia am thinking monarda in several varieties, sedum herbsfreude 'Autumn Joy', agastsche 'Firebird' and cercium rivulare. I paid attention to the recent Gardener's World's top ten!!

my bees love echiums. i only have a few this year but i call them the bee factory...sooo many little flowers..
sounds like your bees will be happy.