Dahlia

 Bishop of Llandaff

Dahlia, Bishop of Llandoff, is one of the varieties with open flowers. The Dahlia varieties with open flowers attract many bees and other insects as their pollen and nectar are easily accessible and produced in large amounts. Bishop of Llandoff  attracts mainly bumble bees but also honey bees and a few butterflies and other insects. Dahlias are from Mexico and grown from tubers, which are normally lifted after the first frosts and replanted the next year.

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