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Sounding the Trumpet (Vine)

If you're looking for a good bee plant that offers a little bit of an obstacle, try the violet trumpet vine (Clytostoma calystegioides). It's one of the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars.What's an Arboretum All-Star? The UC Davis Arboretum horticultural...

Honey bee slides into a a violet trumpet vine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee slides into a a violet trumpet vine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee leaves a violet trumpet vine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee leaves a violet trumpet vine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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