I’m just back from a holiday in Greece, taking in both archaeology and nature. The spring wild flowers were very striking, so here are some photos of my favourites. Unfortunately, I don’t have names for all of them.
One of the most widespread flowers was the peacock anemone (anemone pavonina) which cropped up in shades of mauve, pink and red – surely the wild ancestor of anemone de Caen? Also resplendent were drifts of deep red poppies, possibly the long necked poppy (papaver dubium).
The archaeological sites themselves were oases of wildflowers, carpeted with white clover and chamomile (which released its scent as you walked).
Talking of scent, two other plants stood out. In Corfu, the wisteria was in bloom and gave off a pleasant scent. But the overwhelming winner was the intoxicating scent of orange blossom, which was everywhere on the Peloponnese, often in trees bearing ripe oranges from last year.
And finally, I cannot end this without mentioning the Judas tree (cercis siliquastrum), which was in flower everywhere, a dazzling display of pinky – mauve blossom. This one is at Olympia.
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The left is a Ferula communus, a giant fennel.