Journal 19 Winter 2000
A PLANT-HUNTING TRIP TO MOUNT PARNASSOS
By Olivier Filippi
I quote
‘The ancient ruins of Delphi are a wonderful rock garden'
I don't have any photos of wild flowers from Delphi but some photos of the plants mentioned from all over Greece
First a postage stamp issued by the Greek postal authority in 2016 depicting
Cistus creticus, then a photo from Ancient Corinth of
Euphorbia characias.
A photo of
Euphorbia dendroides taken on the island of KEA while on an excursion organized by THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY.
Medicago arborea seen in the National Gardens in Athens.
Pistacia lentiscus at Sounion.
Sarcopoterium spinosum at the Old Port, Lechaion.
Phlomis fruticosa on Mount Taygetus seen on a MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY excursion organized by members based in or near Sparta.
Sternbergia lutea, in Corinth, pushing through the dried mud after the plot of land had been flooded. The plot is still empty but the Sternbergia have disappeared.
A photo of some very bedraggled Sternbergia in Kastoria