[Hilary]

Glad you like the photos .
More tomorrow

[Hilary]

THREE MAUVE FLOWERS

Lunaria annua seen on the banks of the Evrotas river, Lakonia in 2010
Identified by this Forum

Lavandula dentata seen in the  National Gardens, Athens, 2011

Linum bienne 2016
Seen growing at the base of a tree in the pavement in Corinth
Identified by this Forum

[Charithea]

I give it a 10!!!!

[Hilary]

Thanks for the ten

Here is the discussion about the
Honesty plant

http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=258.0

[Hilary]

THREE FLOWERING TREES

Prunus sargentii seen in the gardens of the New Castle at Sherborne, Dorset in 2008. Specimen trees were labelled which is just the way I like it

Prunus subhirtella growing in the grounds of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Corinth. Luckily it escapes the drastic pruning of the other trees growing under a different jurisdiction. I am not sure if I have the correct name

A Magnolia tree flowering in the town of Sparta in 2015
Hopefully all three trees are now in flower and can be seen by those living in the various areas

I visited the one in our local church grounds last week. It was looking healthy

[Hilary]

MORE YELLOW FLOWERS MARCH

Alkanna orientalis near Mapsos, Corinthia

Calicotome villosa near Galataki, Corinthia

Medicago arborea, National Gardens Athens

Gagea fibrosa Near Galataki, Corinthia, identified by this Forum

[Hilary]

Pyrus amygdaliformis, Almond-leaved pear

From the date I seem to have seen this tree near Ancient Corinth on the 17th March 2013. I have no recollection of the tree at all

I got excited when I heard that the archaeological sites were to be opened and I had dreams of wandering round the less popular areas of the site at Ancient Corinth looking for wild flowers. My dreams were shattered when I read that the sites must be in your immediate neighbourhood and that you couldn’t go by car

[Hilary]

I have just realised that we have been contributing to this thread for over a year, since March 16th 2020. I was going to post some photos of white flowers today  then I discovered I had used them already. I need to start yet another note book to record just what I have sent to this post
Dear me , what problems some people have

[Hilary]

WHITE FLOWERS IN APRIL 2

Aesculus hippocastanum in Madrid

Convolvulus cneorum in Corinth (I am not sure about the name)

Cydonia oblonga in Xylokeriza, Corinthia

Hellebore, in Paris

Spirea arguta in Aranjuez, Spain (identified by this Forum)

Ornithogalum arabicum, in a pot on our balcony

None of them this year

[Charithea]

They are all lovely Hilary. Thank you.  Our Ornithogalum arabicum have not flowered as yet this year. I made a name plate in mosaic to mark the area as I have a tendency to pull out anything like resembles wild garlic.

[Hilary]

Ours made lots of leaves but no flower this year

[Hilary]

RED FLOWERS IN APRILS PAST

Pieris, Paris
Primulas, Paris
Dark red rose, Ancient Corinth

[Hilary]

YELLOW FLOWERS IN APRIL

Easter 2009 we cat sat in Sparta and went on drives every day

Argyrolobium zanonii on the way to Polydrossos

Doronicum orientale in Polydrossos

Cerinthe major in Sparta

Hypericum aegypticum at the Botanic garden at Kaisariani with THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY in 2010

Pallensis maritima in Corinth   

[Hilary]

Echium angustifolium

We saw low mounds of this plant with pretty pink and purple flowers  somewhere near Ancient Corinth last Sunday

The choice was either Echium angustifolium or Echium plantagineum and I am going with the former.

 As usual I should have noticed what the leaves were like, how many stamens there were and how big, in millimeters, the flowers were.
I always think I will identify the plant at home and then find I hardly know anything about it.

[Charithea]

Hilary I love this plant.  I believe  you have the correct name of angustifolium.  We come across it a lot when we walk around our area here.  I love the different colours on the same plant.  I also love Lithodora hispidula for the same reason.  I have tried years back to grow the former in our garden.  It was removed from the  path next to the road for its own safety and lasted just one spring.