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Welcome to the Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Ulopolis apiary!
The idea of starting an apiary was born in 2021. It was inspired by the successful completion of the Beesensor project, funded by the NCBiR. As part of this project, a concept was developed and prototypes were made of sensor measurement devices designed to detect diseases plaguing honey bee colonies. The practical realization of the idea of apiary was possible thanks to the help of the Bee Embassy Foundation, the Wroclaw Centre for Networking and Supercomputing, and many people sympathizing with the project.
Ulopolis is located on the roof of building C-6, at the University-Main Campus. Currently, it consists of three hives.
In large metropolitan areas, urban apiaries are not unusual. The distinguishing feature of Ulopolis is the accompanying technical infrastructure, especially the measurement infrastructure. Cameras mounted inside the hives and in their immediate vicinity allow observation of bee colonies in a safe manner that does not disturb the lives of these insects. Sensors for temperature, humidity, and selected gases allow monitoring the conditions inside the hives. A nearby meteorological station provides data on the weather situation. The scales on which the hives are installed, in turn, provide data on the amount of honey produced as well as the strength of the bee colonies. A data communication system makes it possible to transmit measurement data and make the information available to a large audience, online.
The Ulopolis apiary is not intended for honey production. We also do not wish to use it for honeybee colony research. Instead, we assume that it will be a kind of “testing ground”. It is to be used to test, under field conditions, innovative technical solutions that may find application in modern beekeeping, and more.
Ulopolis will also perform educational functions. It will help expand the environmental awareness of those interested in environmental protection. Certainly, the apiary will be involved in actions promoting urban beekeeping.
You are welcome to visit Ulopolis remotely!
Welcome to the Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Ulopolis apiary!
The idea of starting an apiary was born in 2021. It was inspired by the successful completion of the Beesensor project, funded by the NCBiR. As part of this project, a concept was developed and prototypes were made of sensor measurement devices designed to detect diseases plaguing honey bee colonies. The practical realization of the idea of apiary was possible thanks to the help of the Bee Embassy Foundation, the Wroclaw Centre for Networking and Supercomputing, and many people sympathizing with the project.
Ulopolis is located on the roof of building C-6, at the University-Main Campus. Currently, it consists of three hives.
In large metropolitan areas, urban apiaries are not unusual. The distinguishing feature of Ulopolis is the accompanying technical infrastructure, especially the measurement infrastructure. Cameras mounted inside the hives and in their immediate vicinity allow observation of bee colonies in a safe manner that does not disturb the lives of these insects. Sensors for temperature, humidity, and selected gases allow monitoring the conditions inside the hives. A nearby meteorological station provides data on the weather situation. The scales on which the hives are installed, in turn, provide data on the amount of honey produced as well as the strength of the bee colonies. A data communication system makes it possible to transmit measurement data and make the information available to a large audience, online.
The Ulopolis apiary is not intended for honey production. We also do not wish to use it for honeybee colony research. Instead, we assume that it will be a kind of "testing ground". It is to be used to test, under field conditions, innovative technical solutions that may find application in modern beekeeping, and more.
Ulopolis will also perform educational functions. It will help expand the environmental awareness of those interested in environmental protection. Certainly, the apiary will be involved in actions promoting urban beekeeping.
You are welcome to visit Ulopolis remotely!
Cameras On-line
Hives
Inside cameras
Outside cameras
11.08.2022 r
Znak królowej
Królowa pszczela ma identyfikator. Opalitka ułatwia znalezienie jej wśród pszczół na plastrze. Barwa znaczka mówi o wieku królowej.
3.08.2022 r
Jajo pszczele
Jajo pszczele przypomina ziarenko ryżu, lecz jest mniejsze. W komórce plastra, z jaja rozwija się larwa.
27.07.2022 r
Taniec pszczół
Podczas cotygodniowego przeglądu zaobserwowaliśmy taniec pszczół.
Ten charakterystyczny ruch jest sposobem przekazywania informacji.
Measurements
Outside
Hive 1
Hive 2
Hive 3
Intriguing Stories
25.01.2023
Paper
We have the first scientific publication that deals with Ulopolis. It is publicly available at https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010597.
Events archive
Part of Ulipolis is a bed of honey plants. It was created at the Avenue of Professors of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, along building C-6.
The flowerbed occupies 440 sqm. It was planted with 2200 perennials in 38 species, as well as ornamental grasses, ivy and grapevine. The so-called “mix” was used, which consists in placing completely different plants next to each other and using unequal planting density.
The flowerbed blooms from early spring to late autumn, all over the surface. It is multicolored, fragrant, variable and untamed.
Nectar and pollen from the plants growing here provide food for bees from the Ulopolis apiary. The proximity of this source is valuable, as there is a shortage of food for these insects in a typically urban area.
We invite you to take a closer look at individual plants and marvel at their beauty, live or, when that is not possible, virtually.
Goldilocks aster
Galatella linosyris
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<60 cm
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Balm-leaved archangel
Lamium orvala
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HEIGHT
120 – 150 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Japanese burnet
"Alba"
Sanguisorba obtusa
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<100 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Balm-leaved archangel
Lamium orvala
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30 – 40 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Foxglove beard-tongue
"Husker Red"
Penstemon digitalis
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<100 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
60 – 80 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Mountain cornflower
"Alba"
Centaurea montana
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COLOUR
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<60 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Silver wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
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COLOUR
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<100 m
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- FLOWERING
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False sunflower
"Burning Hearts"
Heliopsis helianthoides
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<120 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Scarlet beebalm
Monarda didyma
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
80 – 100 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Culver's root
"Pink Glow"
Veronicastrum virginicum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
120 – 150 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Perennial coneflower
"Goldstrum"
Rudbeckia fulgida
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<110 m
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- FLOWERING
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Culver's root
"Fascination"
Veronicastrum virginicum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<180 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Sulphur cinquefoil
"Citrina"
Potentilla recta
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
40 – 60 m
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- FLOWERING
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Bastard balm
Melittis mellisophyllum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Japanese ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<20 m
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- FLOWERING
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Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<20 m
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- FLOWERING
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Common ivy
Hedera helix
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<25 m
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- FLOWERING
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Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia ceaspitosa
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<150 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Feather Reed-grass
"Karl Foerster"
Calamagrostis acuitflora
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
100 – 160 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Chinese silver grass
"Malepartus"
Miscanthus sinensis
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
180 – 220 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Chinese Fountaingrass
"Red Head"
Pennisetum alopecuroide
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
100 – 120 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
100 – 150 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
< 150 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Big betony
"Rosea"
Stachys macrantha
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
50 – 60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Trumpet Weed
"Ivory towers"
Eupatorium fistulosum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
150 – 180 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Common Hedgenettle
"Hummelo"
Stachys monieri
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
40 – 50 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Wood Betony
"Bridge"
Stachys officinalis
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
40 – 60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
60 – 80 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Purple coneflower
"Alba"
Echinacea purpurea
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
70 – 90 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<120 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Great burnet
"Purpurea"
Echinacea purpurea
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HEIGHT
<100 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Round-leaved oregano
"Gentle Breeze"
Origanum rotundifolium
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
40 – 60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
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FLOWERING
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Gooseneck loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
30 – 50 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
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FLOWERING
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Bigroot geranium "Spessart"
Geranium macrorrhizum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<30 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Catnip grandiflora "Bramdean"
Nepeta grandiflora
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
60 – 80 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Catnip longipes "Leed's Castle"
Nepeta longipes
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
60 – 100 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Dusky crane's-bill "Springtime"
Geranium phaeum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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- IX
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Meadow sage
“Eveline”
Salvia pratense
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
60 – 80 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Goldenrod blue
Solidago caesia
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<100 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Garden Goldenrod
"Little Lemon"
Solidago x hybrida
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
30 – 50 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Basket Flower
"Cara Mia"
Centaurea x hybrida
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
70 – 90 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Stonecrop
Sedum spectabile
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HEIGHT
<60 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Bigroot geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum
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COLOUR
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<60 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Sneezeweed "Salsa"
Helenium x hybridum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
40 – 60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Oenothera macrocarpa
Oenothera missouriensis
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<30 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Sneezeweed
"Kanaria"
Helenium x hybridum
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COLOUR
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<150 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Sneezeweed "Chelsey"
Helenium x hybridum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
80 – 100 cm
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- FLOWERING
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Sneezeweed "Sahin's early flowerer"
Helenium x hybridum
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<120 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Aster ericoides "Schneetanne"
Symphyotrichum ericoides
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
100 – 1200 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
- FLOWERING
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Aster novi-anglii "Carnival"
Symphyotrichum novi-anglii
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
<60 cm
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HYDROPHILICITY
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FLOWERING
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Meadow saffron
Colchicum autumnale
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COLOUR
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HEIGHT
20 – 30 cm
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FLOWERING
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