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| Limonium sinuatum - sea lavender - photographed on the walk around the headland at Aghios Nikolaos. This is a wild form of the florists' dried flower 'statice'. |
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| Limonium virgatum - one of the few flowers blooming on Kolokythia island opposite Elounda in July. This shrubby plant with its many flowers can be found in coastal habitats in central and eastern Crete |
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| Acantholimon androsaceum / Τσαπόόνι - A very attractive plant
which forms spherical bushes of spiky leaves.
This is the first time I have seen this high mountain
flower – we were on a trip to the Omalos Plateau
on a wonderfully clear and sunny day. |
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| Sedum -
This little plant was flowering on a very shaded
north facing cliff above the Omalos Plateau. I
have tried to identify it in vain and would be
grateful for any help. |
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| Anchusa cespitosa / Μπλάβι / Ochsenblume - This is one
plant that I have long looked forward to photographing.
This year I went into the mountains with Daphne
Fairfoot from Akrotiri, where we spent some time
looking for precisely this. We were told that
it had finished flowering, but, having taken a
wrong turn on the track, we found several plants
still in flower. It was a wonderful experience
and one that I intend to repeat next year! |
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| Mystery 1
- I have absolutely no idea what this. It was
found growing close to the Anchusa on a bank with
many other flowers, including the next one. |
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| Lamium garganicum
ssp. striatum - We found this little
mint on the bank alongside my Mystery Plant. I
think I have the right identification, but if
not, please can someone let me know! |
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| Berberis cretica / Λουτσιά, γλυκγκαθιά / Kretische berberitze
- I photographed this lovely, bright flower close
to the Kallergi Refuge, while we waited for our
coffee and biscuits. This striking deciduous shrub
is endemic to Greece and in autumn bears shiny
black berries. |
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| Compositae
- Another flower photographed in the White Mountains
that I am at a loss to identify. |
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| Verbascum arcturus / Βερμπάσκο η άρκτος / Königskerzen -
This lovely, bright Verbascum is endemic to Crete.
It can only be found in the west of the island,
often on steep cliffs or in gorges. |
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| Putoria calabrica / Πουτορία η καλαβρική / Kalabrische Putorie
- This pretty little plant smells unpleasant.
It looks a little like asperula but can be identified
by its small fleshy leaves. Again this is the
first time I have seen this flower, which grows
in the west of the island. |
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