The Ecological Benefits of Grape Hyacinth

Good day dear community, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my contribution and hope you had a great start to the new weekend! In this post, I would like to go into more detail about the ecological benefits of a plant and hope you can expand your knowledge.

Here you can see pictures of grape hyacinths which are also known under the scientific name Muscari and the violet or blue inflorescence is somewhat reminiscent of grapes and is also extremely interesting from an ecological point of view. The flowering period begins early in the year and attracts the first insects from about March and even if the pollen and nectar values are not very high, it attracts some insects, some of which are becoming increasingly rarer an on the flowers you can find bees, bumblebees and many others and while the food sources for insects at this time are usually still very rare, the grape hyacinth comes as called. Most plants that bloom early in the year have little or no pollen and nectar to support their young in rearing and more and more plants have been bred in such a way that they offer less food for insects and a good example are the typical filled flowers that look beautiful but offer little to no food. Some wild bees have also specialized in Grape hyacinths which are increasingly dying out and one in ten wild bees is threatened with extinction and with these frightening numbers it is a good way to promote biodiversity and in addition the plant is becoming increasingly rare in the wild and you support biodiversity by cultivating it. The fragrance is somewhat reminiscent of musk and enriches its location and the Grape hyacinth is easy to cultivate and requires little care and is also a real eye-catcher for its location. It is optimal to choose a sunny or semi-shaed location and it is relatively robust or resistant to pests and recommended for anyone looking for something insect-friendly, which is also easy to care for and enchants the garden with its beauty.

Thanks a lot for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about nature! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens.