5.2 Perennials
5.2 Perennials
5.2 Perennials
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5. DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS<br />
5.1 Annuals and Biennials<br />
Alcea ficifolia L.<br />
syn. Althaea ficifolia L.)<br />
ligleaf hollyhock, Antwerp hollyhock<br />
hienn. Jul-Aug 1.8 m (N)P<br />
Value for honey and pollen: attractive to bees for N and P 35 .<br />
Notes: lemon yellow to orange flowers.<br />
Alcea rosea L.<br />
Ithaca rosea (L.) Cay.)<br />
hollyhock, garden hollyhock, rose tremiere<br />
Henn. Jul-Sep 1.2-2.7 m (N)P<br />
Value for honey: HP4 16 ; N sugar concentration 34% (average<br />
[rcely 72 , but is less attractive for N than P 35 ; very attractive 79 .<br />
Value for pollen: P appears very attractive to bees 35 ; not unu<br />
single flower collecting P 35 ; abundant P, but also has been re<br />
:bra,c_Ting bees 94 .<br />
Notes: a very popular garden plant; many colours available; s<br />
ultivation 23 .<br />
Borago officinalis L.<br />
borage, cool tankard, bourrache<br />
ann. late Jun-frost 15-70 cm N(P)<br />
Value for honey: HP4 16 ; N sugar concentration up to 52%, yie<br />
not as attractive as Trifolium repens (white clover, trefle Blanc<br />
continues to yield in cold weather 72; one of the best annua<br />
inverted blossom protects N from dilution by rain or dew 35<br />
competition with weeds when grown in a plot for bees 79 .<br />
Value for pollen: P collected.<br />
Honey: probably unknown in pure form 35 ; may be dark 5°,72 .<br />
Notes: commonly grown for bees and as a herb; seeds freely; cu<br />
often spreading to waste places; occasional, Nfld. to Ont., S. to<br />
Can. limits 23 ; leaves thought to give courage and were eaten b<br />
reason.
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