...and the flowers produce a special nectar just for the ants...I find symbiosis fascinating...
...that you can't go from this...
...to this...without a little help from some friendly ants...
...these peonies are at the Church and must be moved for the construction...several people 'volunteered' to take a plant or two...I hope they all thrive in their new locations...and maybe the new owners will bring back a few cuttings when the building is finished...
Oh those are gorgeous! I love peonies. I carried white ones in my wedding bouquet.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful peonies. Good idea to have some return when work is finished. MOM
ReplyDeleteI love peonies, In a neighbours garden there is one with huge, pale pink flowers, lovely.
ReplyDeleteI have small colonies of ants and blackflies in symbiosis, the blackflies supplying sugary secretions that the ants love. They are on the stems of my anemones.
I have heard about that symbiotic relationship too. Peonies have become one of my favorite flowers. I don't think I saw one until I was 27 for some reason and I grew up in the south. We have a lot in our yard. I just wish they would last longer. Here's hoping the peonies do well in their new home and that a few make it back to their old church home too.
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yes, very pretty!!!
ReplyDeletei paged forward to the camping post....and i saw a LOT of photos that I didn't originally see.
i think there's something up with my computer....
see ya soon , love, k
How interesting. I enjoy learning things like that. Looks as if your container gardens are coming along nicely... fun to follow along here. Can't wait to see those tomatoes!
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