A few flowers found in Italy

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Fermi

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A few flowers found in Italy
« on: November 22, 2021, 02:48:41 PM »
My friend Jill is doing a talk on Italy this Saturday and needs some help identifying some flowers she photographed!
1) in Rome (white flower, in the Forum).
2) – yellow one outside Viterbo
3) white ?Corydalis/?Dicentra - Chinque Terre
4) outside Villa Lante (orchid, wild area of garden),
Thanks for any help Forum members can provide,
cheers
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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working as a physio to support my gardening habit!

David Dickinson

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Re: A few flowers found in Italy
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2021, 10:36:55 PM »
Hi Fermi,

For No 3, have a look at Fumaria capreolata or maybe Fumaria bicolor. I am no botanist so maybe way off the mark.
I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.

David Dickinson

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Re: A few flowers found in Italy
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2021, 11:13:14 PM »
For the orchid Anacamptis morio might be a starting point.
I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.

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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2021, 08:16:20 AM »
Agree with David that the orchid is Ancamptis morio.
The second, yellow flower, is Greater Celandine - Chelidonium majus..
Sorry can't help,with the first but shall be interested to learn what it is 😊
MGS member living and gardening in Umbria, Italy for past 19 years. Recently moved from my original house and now planning and planting a new small garden.

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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2021, 08:29:14 AM »
I can't be sure but the first photo reminds me of Styrax officinalis.
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Re: A few flowers found in Italy
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2021, 11:05:51 AM »
Thank you so much for the IDs,
cheers
fermi
Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
member of AGS, SRGC, NARGS
working as a physio to support my gardening habit!