2010.04.07 Austria, Lower Austria, district Mdling (318 m AMSL).Flower flowering in April, and quite rare.Bumblebee appearing already in march, and very common.German names: Buchs-Kreuzblume, Ackerhummel
Known as Purple Broom and as September Bush. This species is native to southern and eastern Africa, but has been planted more widely. Photo from near Liparamba, Tanzania.
Myrtle-leaf Milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia) - cultivated near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. A native of South Africa. Photographed on 7 August 2005www.inaturalist.org/observations/55466377