Bee on Nepeta or Cat Mint flowers

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A bee gathers pollen from lavender blue to purple flowers of Nepeta faassenii . Also known as Cat Mint or Catnip this perennial, summer flowering garden plant has reputed soothing properties for cats that smell it.

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Location: Millbay Park, West Hoe Rd, Plymouth, Devon, UK
Photo credit: © Miriam Heppell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bee, biodiversity, blue, cat, faassenii, feeding, flower, flowers, friendly, garden, gathering, herb, honey, insect, lavender, leaves, mint, nectar, nepeta, nip, perennial, plant, pollen, purple, scented, silver, stem, summer