Tubular Autumn Brightness. Trifolium medium, Zigzag Clover, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It's not very likely that this bright Trifolium medium, Zigzag Clover, will go to seed this late in the year. It's long tubular flowers can be accessed only by long-tongued insects such as some Bumblebees and various other Bees. And it's too chilly for those insects now. Zigzag grows and multiplies best from June to late August. But here today in the protective half-shade of the the trees in the Hortus it's brightly pink.
Tubular Autumn Brightness. Trifolium medium, Zigzag Clover, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It's not very likely that this bright Trifolium medium, Zigzag Clover, will go to seed this late in the year. It's long tubular flowers can be accessed only by long-tongued insects such as some Bumblebees and various other Bees. And it's too chilly for those insects now. Zigzag grows and multiplies best from June to late August. But here today in the protective half-shade of the the trees in the Hortus it's brightly pink.