The triffid-like Echium in the front garden was covered in thousands of flowers at its peak in May/June [see entry dated 11th. May]. A neighbour described it as "pulsating with bees". I noted a few weeks ago [7th. July] that the flowers were still quite plentiful. It has largely gone to seed but even now there are hundreds of flowers providing a plentiful source of nectar. And what a colossal amount of seed it will yield!