New Zealand's Backyard Beasts | Ned Barraud men It is a hardy shrub

It is a hardy shrub that originates from north and eastern Asia from altitudes that make it a hardy choice for gardens

A lovely plant to attract butterflies to your garden and one of the things we love about it

Deadheading will extend the flowering season

Unlike Mourning Widow

and you can see this in the photo below in our garden

New Zealand's Backyard Beasts | Ned Barraud men It is a hardy shrubIn the garden, creeping along branches, hiding under stones or flitting from flower to flower, a whole universe of creatures is waiting to be discovered. Butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, spiders what have you found in your backyard? Did you know that chorus cicadas live underground for most of their life? That bumblebees have smelly feet? See our book about that here That some species of stick insect are all female? Or that earwigs don't actually