Meadow Clary

The Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) is a sage but not one you would like to use in the kitchen; it has no fragrance. Its flowering season is nearly over now, the last stalks in bloom will soon be mowed and turned into hay together with the grass in the meadows where it grows.

This Killer Bug (Rhinocorus iracundus) lays in wait for its prey, another insect, between the flowers, and then uses its long rostrum to suck out this prey.














It seems to prefer the Meadow Clary. But why? Yes, its brilliant red goes well with the dark blue of the flower, but that's not enough of a reason. And there are not more insects to be found on Meadow Clary then on other flowers. So why?