Highgrove Herb Garden

[Suetheramble]

I have visit Highgrove Gardens recently and in the herb garden was a plant surrounding most borders attracting ( and I mean attracting!) the bees. Does anyone know what this plant is. Light pinky-mauve flower if I remember rightly.
Thanks

[Canary42]

Probably buddleia

[Canary42]

Ooops, not a herb - apologies.

[Fitzer]

Lavender would be most likely

[Chipchopper]

Just a wild guess but, stocks, ageratum, lobelia, Verbena, Monarda, chive, Bugle ? so many!

[EcclesCake]

I have a variety of thyme that is currently flowering, it has pinky mauve flowers.

[themorrigan]

Borage
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borage_Plant_-_geograph.org.uk_-_217039.jpg


or Comfrey
http://taniamarieartist.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/comfrey-poultices-bone-mending-magick/

[Buenchico]

From the RHS:
www.rhs.org.uk/Media/PDFs/Advice/Plants-for-bees
(Some varieties of cornflower are 'light pinky-mauve').

[Suetheramble]

thank you but I dont think it was any of these.. Will post if I find out.

[Polly1958]

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Could have been Marjoram,I have it my garden and is always covered in bees.

[Polly1958]

Sorry that didn't work,but have a look at pictures of Marjoram.

[Suetheramble]

It wasn't lavender - I know that plant but lavender was in the herb garden . I think non herb plants are used to attract bee's.So what I am not really describing may not be a herb. Could it start TRI??

[Chipchopper]

Try Salvia or nepeta

[Robinia]

It might be a germander hedge (teucrium lucidrys)

http://www.goldrushnursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/569/index.htm

[Suetheramble]

I have Emailed Highgrove and much to my surprise they have replied and the plant is Teucrium Lucidrys.
Buy some if you wish to encourage bee's into the garden.

[Robinia]

Ooh, I must have had a psychic moment :)
I used to have some a long time ago, I must get some again.