Shives in bloom

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This spring, the Shives we planted last year bloomed.

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The first year there are only leaves and in the winter it completely dries up. In the spring, new leaves begin to grow from the dried mass and at the end of April the chives bloom.

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Its colors are in pleasant purple tones and the shapes are small and delicate.

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While I was around the plants, there was so much life on their stems and flowers: spiders, ants, bees, bugs. Here are some of them:

Spiders:

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Bees:

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Ants:

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A little purple paradise!


All photos are taken with:

CameraPanasonic Lumix GX8
LensOlympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro
EditingLightroom

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