Angelica gigas biennial Attractive to butterflies and bees

Attractive to butterflies and bees this Globe Thistle is easily divided every 3 to 4 years

It is easy to grow and its fragrant leaves make a lovely tea as it is

but the process for achieving this is a little different

this is the lovely pink variety has lush dark green shiny foliage

Use the soft

Angelica gigas biennial Attractive to butterflies and beesAlso known as Korean Angelica, this plant is stunning, and it is one of my favourites with its large domes of dark burgundy coloured flowers in summer. Bees go absolutely crazy for it, both honeybees and bumblebees and it is not unusual to have 10 15 bees buzzing around it all competing for space, and you can see this on my video that I have posted here. Angelica gigas makes an excellent cut flower and can last up to a couple of weeks in the vase. It