Rosebay Willowherb : Chamerion angustifolium

Plant :  Rosebay Willowherb is a good source of pollen and nectar for colonies raising its winter workers and collecting winter stores.  It produces tall stems, up to 1.5 m high.  Bright pink flowers grow horizontally, in a spiral formation on the top part of the stem, while the rest of the stem has 10 cm leaves arranged in a similar spiral arrangement.  It grows in hedgerows, woodland margins of woodland and common.

Flower : It flowers between July and September.  Each flower is pink, with four petals and eight stamens.

Pollen : Click here to see more information about Chamerion angustifolium pollen.

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