This alone makes it extremely invaluable, our pollinators need all the help they can get, especially wild bumblebees that may have to compete with non-native honeybees for resources and thus be threatened. Replace your grass lawns with things like this people, update the covenants of your HOA's to work with nature if necessary!
Cotton candy was indeed the first thing I thought of before I ever got close to your closing line, it does very much resemble this and embodies whimsy in addition to being pretty and beneficial, pleasing via multiple pathways!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful nature and botany post 😊
@BlueGreenGrey I agree with you on all points. You know, a wise man once said that humans are the worst to have lived on planet Earth. It's a fact. In the short span of time humans have existed on earth( a mere 300 thousand years compared to the dinosaurs that lived for 165 million years), we have caused more destruction to this planet than any other being to have lived here. Those who destroy do not see farther than their own backyard, they have no vision of the world as a whole, nor care what impact their destruction has for the present and future of Earth.
Manicured lawns are done for aesthetic reasons while ignoring that they are a waste of land and a waste of impressionable amounts of water to maintain them. Can we even calculate how much that is year after year?
Overfishing and catching immature fish and crustaceans is an absolute stupidity, so is wondering why there are fewer of them to catch.
Industries are those who most use up water for livestock and aquaculture, and chemical plants release toxic chemicals on rivers and again, we wonder why our water is contaminated.
We produce millions of tons of trash daily around the world, unable to keep up with recycling them, so many of them are burned, releasing toxins in the atmosphere and we wonder why respiratory disease is killing so many. Rain clouds absorb these toxins and they rain down on us.
All the plastic that ends up in the seas is killing sea animals, and guess where some of those plastic materials end up? Our stomachs as well.What goes around, comes around.
We humans have much yet to learn about sustainability and progress without putting our world in danger.
On a lighter note, ''Dulciola mousicus'' is another wonderful name for this multi-named plant😄
@LilMissAnonyMOUSE then Dulciola mousicus it must be (or another if you prefer), I shall petition the International Botanical Congress in due haste to make it official 😄
@Tumbleweed WOW!!! 😳 I absolutely love them ! They all look so healthy !
Having plants in one's home does make a huge difference; they not only provide a sense of freshness but plants such as Ivy are known to help purify air and remove toxins.Not to mention how indoor plants help people with anxiety and depression as they help brighten one's mood. Thanks for sharing the pictures of your beautiful plants☺
Apparently, there is a plant that is already called the Cotton Candy plant, but I think your candidate is more deserving of the name. (And it is much cooler looking!)
@Degbeme Please do!☺ How wonderful that it grows in your country.I dream of seeing it reported that a new name has been added to it and named by a little country mouse like me lol
@HollowVerses It has many purposes, indigenous tribes have known for centuries and yet they know the importance of sustainability and only getting what they need and leave the plants to flourish.I wish we could apply that mindset too and not be the all consuming, devouring beings that we are.
“Exactly. There’s such a deep wisdom in taking only what’s needed and respecting the balance of nature. It’s heartbreaking how far we’ve strayed from that mindset. I wish more people could see the beauty in restraint and coexistence instead of endless consumption.”
@HollowVerses Yes, indeed. Perhaps there is hope by seeing the beauty in things and understanding their importance and most of all, have respect for the earth, as it does not solely belong to us.
