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It's quite amazing, isn't it, that 'native' insects have no problem foraging on non-native plants. Here's European Red-girdled Mining Bee, Andrena labiata, I thought at first, foraging on an American Golden Crownbeard, Verbesina encelioides. But now I rather think - urged by el.gritche (see below) that it's Lasioglossum sp.
This pretty, sunny scene was photographed in the Hortus Botanicus at Amsterdam.
The Hortus botanicus of Leiden is the oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world.
May 1, 2022 - The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world. Today, there are more than 4,000 plant species growing in the garden and greenhouses. The Hortus is located in the Plantage district in the hectic center of Amsterdam. Behind the 300-year-old gates, however, the bustle of the city seems to disappear." Text from: www.dehortus.nl/en/bezoek/
in late summer
if one is lucky
one may
from a rooftop vantage point in athens
see the blooming of these rare and beautiful flowers
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