Pretty, isn’t it? And it looks lovely when it lines the route of a railway line or a river. But… In the Himalayas, from whence it hoves, balsam is kept reasonably under control by rust fungus (Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae for those who want to be technical). But in the UK the rust fungus is …
Himalayan Balsam
Wild flowers and the last of the fluff balls
As I stomp across the heath I note and record wild flowers when I see them – and now and then I offer them up to you! So here are a few of the most recent – and no, I don’t know what these are but the bees like them! And what are these pink …