Eanna Ní Lamhna answers questions about hairy-footed flower bees, bluebells and dead man’s fingers
Here is a picture of the male hairy-footed flower bee, which my husband Martin Fitzpatrick took in the garden at the end of April.This is a new Irish solitary bee species. It was originally seen by Mary last year and confirmed as the first Irish record by Una Fitzpatrick of the National Biodiversity Data Centre. It has a single flight period each year from early March to late May – so there is still plenty of time to keep an eye out for other populations, particularly along the east coast.
Can you settle an argument between me and my neighbour: Which of us has the true native bluebell?The first photograph is the true Irish native bluebell, a plant of woodland and shady habitats. It is recognisable by the fact that the flowers are borne on one side of the stem only, in a long, gracefully curving, raceme with six strongly recurving lobes on each flower. The second photograph is the Spanish bluebell, which is often what people are given in garden centres.
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