Greetings fellow Foxies,
Purple flowered hoveas that are starting to flower on gravelly soils are the earliest of the pea flowers. There are 3 species in Foxes Lair that have differing leaves and tend to be in different areas, and rarely have white flowers. Purple seems to be a poor colour to attract insects, but unlike humans, insects can see ultraviolet light, so what looks purple to us appears gleaming white to an insect.
Purple flowered hoveas that are starting to flower on gravelly soils are the earliest of the pea flowers. There are 3 species in Foxes Lair that have differing leaves and tend to be in different areas, and rarely have white flowers. Purple seems to be a poor colour to attract insects, but unlike humans, insects can see ultraviolet light, so what looks purple to us appears gleaming white to an insect.
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