sunbeem - Irene
Tansy Ragwort – Jacobaea vulgaris
This plant has many names and some of them are “Staggerwort, Cankerwort, Stinking Nanny, Dog Standard etc” and there are quite a few others that I have not mentioned, I wondered why the plant had the word ‘stinking’ within its name and apparently this is because the leaves have a very unpleasant smell. This plant has toxic effects on cattle and horses if eaten in large amount, but it is of great value to the insect world, and is considered one of the top plants for nectar production, and in the UK it is suggested that at least 77 insect species benefit from this plant and one insect that is totally reliant on this plant is the ‘Cinnabar Moth’.
Tansy Ragwort – Jacobaea vulgaris
This plant has many names and some of them are “Staggerwort, Cankerwort, Stinking Nanny, Dog Standard etc” and there are quite a few others that I have not mentioned, I wondered why the plant had the word ‘stinking’ within its name and apparently this is because the leaves have a very unpleasant smell. This plant has toxic effects on cattle and horses if eaten in large amount, but it is of great value to the insect world, and is considered one of the top plants for nectar production, and in the UK it is suggested that at least 77 insect species benefit from this plant and one insect that is totally reliant on this plant is the ‘Cinnabar Moth’.