Pyracantha - Eldþyrnir - Skrautrunni með hvít blóm. Pyracantha can be propagated from cuttings or seed. Pyracantha seed requires three months of cold stratification in order to germinate. Cultivars won't usually come true from seed. See the links below for details. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=431 Birds and squirrel love Pyracantha berries. Pyracantha berries are not poisonous as commonly thought; although they are very bitter, they are edible when cooked and are sometimes made into jelly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyracantha In the absence of a Thorny Problems magic wand, the best advice I can give to owners of elderly and ailing pyracantha which have also suffered from the past few winters (particularly those grown in exposed sites or on north walls), is to feed and mulch their shrubs annually and water them in dry spells. This is particularly important for wall-trained plants with dense growth, where house eaves may be preventing the ground from receiving adequate moisture. It is also important to nip problems in the bud and clear up fallen leaves that can harbour pests and diseases. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/9143515/Thorny-problems-issues-with-pyracantha.html Firethorn - Pyracantha - Eldþyrnir - en nafnið komið frá Gríska orðinu Pyrakantha sem saman stendur af orðunum Pyr sem þýðir eldur vegna fallegra berja og Akantha sem þýðir þyrnir vegna broddóttra greina og laufblaða. Runninn þroskast ýmisst gul, appelsínugul eða rauð hnöttótt ber eftir tegundum sem eru kölluð pome á Ensku, sem þýðir ávöxtur en berin eru með sömu uppbyggingu og aldin eplatrjáa eða annara blómstrandi plantna af Rósarætt. Runnarnir eru einstaklega vistvænir en á vorin eru þeir vinsælir af fuglum í hreiðurgerð, um mitt sumar eru blómin fæðulind fyrir skordýr og fuglar sækja mikið í berin á haustin. Bragðvond berin eru í dag ekki talin mannamatur hrá en voru fyrr á tímum soðin í sultur sem þótti lítt spennandi og náði engum vinsældum. Misplar Cotoneaster eru skildir Pyracantha runnunum og má þekkja þá sundur á að Pyracantha er með brodda sem Misplar eru ekki með. Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae. Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and 12 in females, as is typical for the superfamily. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless. The smallest bee is Trigona minima, a stingless bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm long. The largest bee in the world is Megachile pluto, a leafcutter bee whose females can attain a length of 39 mm. Members of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies. The best-known bee species is the European honey bee, which, as its name suggests, produces honey, as do a few other types of bee. Human management of this species is known as beekeeping or apiculture. Bees are the favorite meal of Merops apiaster, the bee-eater bird. Other common predators are kingbirds, mockingbirds, beewolves, and dragonflies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bees

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