In the Pink

You gotta love that red buckwheat (Eriogonum grande rubescens).

Attractive to honey bees, native bees and butterflies, red buckwheat is flourishing in the garden. Okay, it's called red buckwheat, but the clusters are rosy pink. They're about the same size as ping-pong balls. 

We watched the bees work the flowers last weekend. They crawled up one side and down the other.

This is a highly recommended plant when you're gardening for bees and butterflies.

With autumn settling in and winter approaching, the honey bees won't be working the flowers much longer this year.

But right now, they're in the pink.