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2017年08月07日
Camassia
Camassia is a perfect plant for extending the spring bulb season. It produces spires of beautiful purple or blue flowers in late spring and early summer -- right alongside favorites such as allium, peony, and iris. There are a handful of varieties available; give your garden a boost by selecting one with variegated foliage.
Camassia does best in full sun or part shade in moist soil. In fact, it tolerates clay and wet conditions better than most other spring bulbs. Camassia is native to areas of North America.
LIGHT:Part Sun, Sun
TYPE:Bulb
HEIGHT:From 1 to 8 feet
WIDTH:To 1 foot wide
FLOWER COLOR:Blue, White
SEASONAL FEATURES:Spring Bloom, Summer Bloom
PROBLEM SOLVERS:Deer Resistant
SPECIAL FEATURES:Cut Flowers, Good for Containers
ZONES:3-10
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2017年08月07日
Zantedeschia_ ssp.
Funnel-shaped white callas represent a simple cool elegance in the garden, but the colored callas add a new dimension to the plant. Now available in a rainbow of hues including lavender, purple, orange, yellow, and peach, these South African natives perk up container gardens and borders. The plants go dormant in colder winter areas of their hardiness range and do not emerge until temperatures warm up in late spring. Outside of their hardiness range, store the rhizomes in a frost-free place for winter.
LIGHT:Part Sun, Shade, Sun
TYPE:Bulb
HEIGHT:1 to 3 feet
WIDTH:To 3 feet wide
FLOWER COLOR:Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, White
FOLIAGE COLOR:Chartreuse/Gold
SEASONAL FEATURES:Summer Bloom
PROBLEM SOLVERS:Deer Resistant, Groundcover
SPECIAL FEATURES:Fragrance, Good for Containers, Low Maintenance
ZONES:7-10
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2017年08月07日
Amaryllis
Hippeastrum_ hybrids
Amaryllis is an easy bulb to grow. Its enormous cluster of trumpet-shape blooms may require staking to keep them upright, but blooms may last for up to 6 weeks. Keep the plant cool (60-65 degrees F) while in bloom but slightly warmer at other times when it is actively growing. It needs bright light and evenly moist soil, except when it is dormant. Force the bulb to go dormant in late summer or early fall by withholding water and placing it in a cool, dry location for a couple of months. Resume watering and move it to a warm spot to force new growth.
TYPE:Bulb, Houseplant
HEIGHT:1 to 3 feet
WIDTH:6-12 inches wide
FLOWER COLOR:Pink, Red, White
SEASONAL FEATURES:Spring Bloom, Winter Bloom
SPECIAL FEATURES:Low Maintenance
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2017年08月07日
This prickly wildflower is not in fact a member of the dock family; it belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae. Burdocks bloom from July until September, and they are generally found in shady places or on waste ground. Typically, the plant grows to a metre, with flower heads between 15 mm and 30 mm in diameter. The seed heads, or burs, have hooked bracts and become attached to the fur of animals; in this way the seeds are distributed.
Another burdock that you will find in Wales and throughout the UK is the Greater Burdock, Arctium lappa. It is very similar to lesser burdock, but has rounder leaves and rounder, somewhat larger flowers: the flowers of greater burdock can be up to 40 mm in diameter.
Another burdock that you will find in Wales and throughout the UK is the Greater Burdock, Arctium lappa. It is very similar to lesser burdock, but has rounder leaves and rounder, somewhat larger flowers: the flowers of greater burdock can be up to 40 mm in diameter.
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There is always something rather special about finding a cultivated plant from your garden growing as a wildflower in its natural state, and there are plenty of wild Common Snapdragons in the Mediterranean region. Finds of these flowers further north, including in Britain and Ireland, are most likely to be naturalised garden escapes, because the Snapdragon has been a popular cultivar for hundreds of years.
Identification
A perennial plant growing to 1m or more, but more commonly 50cm tall, Common Snapdragon has lanceolate leaves typically 2 to 6 cm long arranged in spirals along the stems. Flowers, in elongated spikes, are each 3 to 4.5cm long with two lips that open when the sides of the flower are compressed - hence the dragon's mouth implication in the common name. Most wild plants have pinkish purple flowers with yellow-and-white areas where the two lips touch. Yellow snapdragons can also be found in the wild in Mediterranean countries, but they are most likely to be naturalised cultivars.
Distribution
Native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal in the west across to Turkey and Syria in the east, the range of this wildflower extends southwards into parts of North Africa and northwards as far as southern France. Elsewhere it is an introduced species that has escaped from parks and gardens to colonise old walls and dry wasteland particularly near towns and villages.
Habitat and Blooming Times
March and April are the best months for seeing Common Snapdragons in the wild. Coastal sand-dune systems and other areas of dryish sandy soil are favoursed by this Mediterranean wildflower, which also occasionally colonises the crumbling walls of derelict buildings. Garden cultivars in northern Europe also cope well with dry, sunlit locations, where they bloom rather later and are often at their best in June, July and August.
Pollination
Snapdragons are pollinated by bumblebees, which crawl inside the lips so that the mouth of the dragon closes over them; they emerge covered in pollen which they transport to other flowers that they visit.
Identification
A perennial plant growing to 1m or more, but more commonly 50cm tall, Common Snapdragon has lanceolate leaves typically 2 to 6 cm long arranged in spirals along the stems. Flowers, in elongated spikes, are each 3 to 4.5cm long with two lips that open when the sides of the flower are compressed - hence the dragon's mouth implication in the common name. Most wild plants have pinkish purple flowers with yellow-and-white areas where the two lips touch. Yellow snapdragons can also be found in the wild in Mediterranean countries, but they are most likely to be naturalised cultivars.
Distribution
Native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal in the west across to Turkey and Syria in the east, the range of this wildflower extends southwards into parts of North Africa and northwards as far as southern France. Elsewhere it is an introduced species that has escaped from parks and gardens to colonise old walls and dry wasteland particularly near towns and villages.
Habitat and Blooming Times
March and April are the best months for seeing Common Snapdragons in the wild. Coastal sand-dune systems and other areas of dryish sandy soil are favoursed by this Mediterranean wildflower, which also occasionally colonises the crumbling walls of derelict buildings. Garden cultivars in northern Europe also cope well with dry, sunlit locations, where they bloom rather later and are often at their best in June, July and August.
Pollination
Snapdragons are pollinated by bumblebees, which crawl inside the lips so that the mouth of the dragon closes over them; they emerge covered in pollen which they transport to other flowers that they visit.
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This is one of the lovely bright wildflowers that light up the Mediterranean region and southern Europe in spring and early summer. The plant has distinctive reddish hairy stems.
Distribution
This common and widespread member of the Daisy family (asteraceae, formerly known as the compositae) occurs in France and east towards Turkey and is also present further south including in the Iberian Peninsula.
Habitat and Blooming Times
The main flowering period of Yellow Chamomile, a wildflower of dry roadside verges, scrubland and fallow farmland, is from May until September. The Yellow Chamomile plant shown here was photographed in the Algarve region of southern Portugal in May.
Uses
Yellow chamomile was once used as a source of yellow dye.
Taxonomy
Anthemis, the genus name, comes from the Greek anthemon, meaning flower, and indicates that this plant produces many flowers. The specific epithet tinctoria reflects the fact that these flowers were used to produce dye.
Distribution
This common and widespread member of the Daisy family (asteraceae, formerly known as the compositae) occurs in France and east towards Turkey and is also present further south including in the Iberian Peninsula.
Habitat and Blooming Times
The main flowering period of Yellow Chamomile, a wildflower of dry roadside verges, scrubland and fallow farmland, is from May until September. The Yellow Chamomile plant shown here was photographed in the Algarve region of southern Portugal in May.
Uses
Yellow chamomile was once used as a source of yellow dye.
Taxonomy
Anthemis, the genus name, comes from the Greek anthemon, meaning flower, and indicates that this plant produces many flowers. The specific epithet tinctoria reflects the fact that these flowers were used to produce dye.
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This low spreading annual plant has sprawling stems that gradually harden and become rigid, hence its scientific specific name rigida. The flowers of Rayless Chamomile are usually yellow, sometimes flushed with pink, and the stems and leaves of the plant are slightly hairy.
Distribution
Found in the eastern Mediterranean region of Europe, Anthemis rigida is particularly common in Crete but is also often found in Greece and Cyprus.
Habitat and Blooming Times
Rayless Chamomile grows in rocky, stony or sandy places, and although occasionally found inland it is most common in coastal areas. This member of the Daisy family, asteraceae (formerly known as the compositae) blooms from February through until May.
Taxonomy
Anthemis, the genus name, comes from the Greek anthemon, meaning flower, and indicates that this plant produces many flowers. The specific epithet rigida implies, just as it sounds, that the flower stems eventually become hard and rigid.
Distribution
Found in the eastern Mediterranean region of Europe, Anthemis rigida is particularly common in Crete but is also often found in Greece and Cyprus.
Habitat and Blooming Times
Rayless Chamomile grows in rocky, stony or sandy places, and although occasionally found inland it is most common in coastal areas. This member of the Daisy family, asteraceae (formerly known as the compositae) blooms from February through until May.
Taxonomy
Anthemis, the genus name, comes from the Greek anthemon, meaning flower, and indicates that this plant produces many flowers. The specific epithet rigida implies, just as it sounds, that the flower stems eventually become hard and rigid.
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This summer-blooming wildflower ot the carrot family apiaceae (formerly known as the umbelliferae) is closely related to the garden plant Angelica archangelica that is used for culinary purposes - indeed, until the 20th century Wild Angelica was widely used as a vegetable.
Distribution
Angelica sylvestris is common and widespread across Britain and Ireland apart from very dry regions in the south east, where it is an occasional find. This plant is native to Europe and Asia and is found also in eastern North America, where it is considered an invasive weed.
Habitat and Blooming Times
Wild Angelica grows in damp places, and in particular beside lakes and streams; this wildflower can reach a height of two metres but more commonly grows to about a metre tall. In Britain Angelica sylvestrist blooms mainly in July and August, although in sheltered sunny locations flowers can appear from early June onwards.
Wild Angelica is a perennial plant, and its purplish stems and bracts (shown on the left) are almost hairless, which helps distinguish it from the rather earlier-flowering Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium.
Distribution
Angelica sylvestris is common and widespread across Britain and Ireland apart from very dry regions in the south east, where it is an occasional find. This plant is native to Europe and Asia and is found also in eastern North America, where it is considered an invasive weed.
Habitat and Blooming Times
Wild Angelica grows in damp places, and in particular beside lakes and streams; this wildflower can reach a height of two metres but more commonly grows to about a metre tall. In Britain Angelica sylvestrist blooms mainly in July and August, although in sheltered sunny locations flowers can appear from early June onwards.
Wild Angelica is a perennial plant, and its purplish stems and bracts (shown on the left) are almost hairless, which helps distinguish it from the rather earlier-flowering Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium.
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Wood Anemones are indicators of ancient woodlands, where they are among the most abundant and attractive of spring wildflowers.
Identification
Anemone nemorosa is a perennial and grows to a height of about 15cm. The leaves, which die back once the plants have flowered and set seeds, are palmately lobed - very much like the leaves of the majority of other members of the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
The size of the flower heads is very variable; on the edge of the wood they can be twice the average size of 2cm diameter when fully open.
Often opening pinkish-mauve colour and gradually turnbrilliant white, the flowers each have six or seven tepals (petals and sepals), but exceptionally they can have up to ten. These flowers,stand out particularly well in springtime, because the main leaves do not appear until after blooming is completed. Wood anemones propagate mainly by means of creeping underground rhizomes.
Distribution
Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland, Wood Anemones are found also throughout most of mainland Europe except for the very dry and sandy southern parts of the Mediterranean region. This gregarious wildflower has also been introduced to many other regions of the world, including North America.
Habitat
These star-like wildflowers line rural hedgerows and carpet the floors of deciduous forests and woods.
Blooming Times
Wood Anemone blooms from March to May
Pollination
Wood Anemones are pollinated by a wide range of insects, but research in Germany has shown hoverflies to be particularly important pollinators of this species.
Uses
Although it has largely fallen out of popular use, in the past Anemone nemorosa was used by herbalists in remedies for a range of ailments from mere headaches through to leprosy!
Identification
Anemone nemorosa is a perennial and grows to a height of about 15cm. The leaves, which die back once the plants have flowered and set seeds, are palmately lobed - very much like the leaves of the majority of other members of the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
The size of the flower heads is very variable; on the edge of the wood they can be twice the average size of 2cm diameter when fully open.
Often opening pinkish-mauve colour and gradually turnbrilliant white, the flowers each have six or seven tepals (petals and sepals), but exceptionally they can have up to ten. These flowers,stand out particularly well in springtime, because the main leaves do not appear until after blooming is completed. Wood anemones propagate mainly by means of creeping underground rhizomes.
Distribution
Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland, Wood Anemones are found also throughout most of mainland Europe except for the very dry and sandy southern parts of the Mediterranean region. This gregarious wildflower has also been introduced to many other regions of the world, including North America.
Habitat
These star-like wildflowers line rural hedgerows and carpet the floors of deciduous forests and woods.
Blooming Times
Wood Anemone blooms from March to May
Pollination
Wood Anemones are pollinated by a wide range of insects, but research in Germany has shown hoverflies to be particularly important pollinators of this species.
Uses
Although it has largely fallen out of popular use, in the past Anemone nemorosa was used by herbalists in remedies for a range of ailments from mere headaches through to leprosy!
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Identification
Unlike other daisy-like flowers, plants of the genus Andryala have large 'petals' on all florets and not just those on the periphery flower head. The plant is extremely hairy and has barrel-shaped buds surrounded with a neatly-arranged single row of hairy bracts.
Growing to between 30 and 75cm in height with branching stems covered in dense, soft white down that gives an overall whitish appearance to the plant, Andryala integrifolia has alternate lanceolate hairy leaves that are often corrugated (with wrinkled wavy margins).
The flowers are hermaphrodite (posessing both male and female reproductive organs), and they are a delicate lemon yellow. Flowers are grouped into corymbs (loose clusters) of typically three to nine composite heads, each head being in the range 1.5 to 8cm across, but most commonly between 2.5 and 5cm across.
Distribution
This wildflower is seen throughout the Mediterranean region. Well known in the Iberian Peninsula, where it is both widespread and common, Andryala integrifolia can be found from north Africa as far east as Greece, Sicily and Italy.
Habitat
This lovely wildflower tends to frequent rather sandy or rocky ground, but it can also be found on heaths, in abandoned farmland, and on some stony roadside verges.
Blooming Times
In the Mediterranean region where it is native, Andryala blooms from April to July.
Uses
A toxic latex within this plant contains hydrogen cyanide, and so no parts of Andryala should ever be eaten.
Unlike other daisy-like flowers, plants of the genus Andryala have large 'petals' on all florets and not just those on the periphery flower head. The plant is extremely hairy and has barrel-shaped buds surrounded with a neatly-arranged single row of hairy bracts.
Growing to between 30 and 75cm in height with branching stems covered in dense, soft white down that gives an overall whitish appearance to the plant, Andryala integrifolia has alternate lanceolate hairy leaves that are often corrugated (with wrinkled wavy margins).
The flowers are hermaphrodite (posessing both male and female reproductive organs), and they are a delicate lemon yellow. Flowers are grouped into corymbs (loose clusters) of typically three to nine composite heads, each head being in the range 1.5 to 8cm across, but most commonly between 2.5 and 5cm across.
Distribution
This wildflower is seen throughout the Mediterranean region. Well known in the Iberian Peninsula, where it is both widespread and common, Andryala integrifolia can be found from north Africa as far east as Greece, Sicily and Italy.
Habitat
This lovely wildflower tends to frequent rather sandy or rocky ground, but it can also be found on heaths, in abandoned farmland, and on some stony roadside verges.
Blooming Times
In the Mediterranean region where it is native, Andryala blooms from April to July.
Uses
A toxic latex within this plant contains hydrogen cyanide, and so no parts of Andryala should ever be eaten.
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Description
The Holy orchid flowers are reminiscent of those of the Bug Orchid Anacamptis coriophora, but they are much larger and more variable in colour. The lip of the flower is unspotted, and by the time the flowers open the basal leaves of the plant have died back almost completely.
The colour of the flowers of Anacamptis sancta varies from pink to red. Picture Ray Tipper.
Distribution
This rare orchid is an eastern Mediterranean species and is found in the Aegean Islands, Turkey and Cyprus.
Habitat
The Holy Orchid favours dry and stony ground.
Flowering times
This orchid flowers in April and May.
Although inclined to grow in isolation this species sometimes hybridises with Anacamptis coriophora resulting in large hybrid swarms.
The Holy orchid flowers are reminiscent of those of the Bug Orchid Anacamptis coriophora, but they are much larger and more variable in colour. The lip of the flower is unspotted, and by the time the flowers open the basal leaves of the plant have died back almost completely.
The colour of the flowers of Anacamptis sancta varies from pink to red. Picture Ray Tipper.
Distribution
This rare orchid is an eastern Mediterranean species and is found in the Aegean Islands, Turkey and Cyprus.
Habitat
The Holy Orchid favours dry and stony ground.
Flowering times
This orchid flowers in April and May.
Although inclined to grow in isolation this species sometimes hybridises with Anacamptis coriophora resulting in large hybrid swarms.
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The name 'pyramidal' comes from the conical shape of the young infloresence of this plant. Once the flower is fully developed it becomes more cylindrical or egg-shaped, which can sometimes cause confusion.
Left - young flowers still retaining their pyramidal shape. Once they open fully they will become oval or egg-shaped in appearance.
Description
These tall, bright pinkish-purple orchids can appear in vast numbers on chalk downland, calcareous coastal grassland and other limestone habitats but are frequently seen on roadside verges too.
Distribution
The Pyramidal Orchid can be found throughout the UK, in many European countries including Slovenia, and in North Africa and the Near East.
Habitat
The coastal dune slacks are very good places for seeing these orchids in Britain and Ireland.
In South Wales, Kenfig National Nature Reserve near Port Talbot is a great spot for Pyramidal Orchids, while in North Wales Newborough Warren National Nature Reserve on the Isle of Anglesey also has excellent displays. In other parts of the UK, chalk downland as well as coastal cliffs will play host to these beautiful orchids.
Flowering times
In Britain in a good year these orchids will appear in their thousands from early June to late July. Further south in Europe, Pyramidal Orchids start flowering in March and April.
Left - young flowers still retaining their pyramidal shape. Once they open fully they will become oval or egg-shaped in appearance.
Description
These tall, bright pinkish-purple orchids can appear in vast numbers on chalk downland, calcareous coastal grassland and other limestone habitats but are frequently seen on roadside verges too.
Distribution
The Pyramidal Orchid can be found throughout the UK, in many European countries including Slovenia, and in North Africa and the Near East.
Habitat
The coastal dune slacks are very good places for seeing these orchids in Britain and Ireland.
In South Wales, Kenfig National Nature Reserve near Port Talbot is a great spot for Pyramidal Orchids, while in North Wales Newborough Warren National Nature Reserve on the Isle of Anglesey also has excellent displays. In other parts of the UK, chalk downland as well as coastal cliffs will play host to these beautiful orchids.
Flowering times
In Britain in a good year these orchids will appear in their thousands from early June to late July. Further south in Europe, Pyramidal Orchids start flowering in March and April.
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Description
At first glance it is very similar to the Green-winged Orchid and has the same green-veined 'hood' formed by the sepals, but on closer inspection there are several important differences: the overall plant is rather spindly in appearance, the flower head is lax and with fewer individual flowers than are usually found on other Green-winged Orchids. It is, however, the lip that is very different; it is longitudinally folded, and although flushed with pink-purple on the outer margins, the centre has hardly any discernible markings or is completely white.
Distribution
This member of the Anacamptis morio (Green-winged Orchid) group of orchids occurs in the western Mediterranean region. It is most commonly found in the Iberian Peninsula, but its territory extends northwards as far as southern France.
Habitat
Orchids of the Anacamptis morio group are in steep decline in their traditional strongholds of old, unimproved meadows due to the excessive use of herbicides by the farming industry.
In the parts of the Mediterranean region where traditional farming methods are still used, it is possible to find large numbers of Green-winged orchids and their close relatives the Champagne Orchid and the Long-spurred Orchid Anacamptis longicornu.
At first glance it is very similar to the Green-winged Orchid and has the same green-veined 'hood' formed by the sepals, but on closer inspection there are several important differences: the overall plant is rather spindly in appearance, the flower head is lax and with fewer individual flowers than are usually found on other Green-winged Orchids. It is, however, the lip that is very different; it is longitudinally folded, and although flushed with pink-purple on the outer margins, the centre has hardly any discernible markings or is completely white.
Distribution
This member of the Anacamptis morio (Green-winged Orchid) group of orchids occurs in the western Mediterranean region. It is most commonly found in the Iberian Peninsula, but its territory extends northwards as far as southern France.
Habitat
Orchids of the Anacamptis morio group are in steep decline in their traditional strongholds of old, unimproved meadows due to the excessive use of herbicides by the farming industry.
In the parts of the Mediterranean region where traditional farming methods are still used, it is possible to find large numbers of Green-winged orchids and their close relatives the Champagne Orchid and the Long-spurred Orchid Anacamptis longicornu.
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This orchid is a member of the Anacamptis morio (Green-winged Orchid) group and is rather similar to Anacamptis champagneuxii(Champagne Orchid) with which it occurs in the western Mediterranean region. It is, however, a much bigger plant and carries more individual flowers on each spike. Also, unlike the Champagne Orchid, the lip has obvious markings almost in the form of two vertical lines of spots. Anacamptis longicornu also has an exceptionally long spur, up to 17 mm, which is sometimes slightly curved but more often straight.
Anacamptis morio is in sharp decline in the UK and other parts of Europe due to the farming industry's excessive use of herbicides, but it is still possible to find it, as well as its close relatives the Champagne Orchid and the Long-spurred Orchid, in large numbers in the Mediterranean countries where traditional farming methods are still the order of the day.
The long spur that gives Anacamptis longicornu its name
Apart from the Iberian Peninsula, where it is well-known, Anacamptis Longicornu occurs also in Corsica, Calabria and other Mediterranean countries.
Anacamptis morio is in sharp decline in the UK and other parts of Europe due to the farming industry's excessive use of herbicides, but it is still possible to find it, as well as its close relatives the Champagne Orchid and the Long-spurred Orchid, in large numbers in the Mediterranean countries where traditional farming methods are still the order of the day.
The long spur that gives Anacamptis longicornu its name
Apart from the Iberian Peninsula, where it is well-known, Anacamptis Longicornu occurs also in Corsica, Calabria and other Mediterranean countries.
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Allium subvillosum is an attractive plant, but to appreciate its true beauty you need to get close up and personal because it has such tiny flowers.
Identification
A relative of Wild Garlic (also known as Ramsons), Allium subvillosum has dense umbels each with 15 to 20 white flowers that are deeply cupped and have yellow anthers. This bulb-forming perennial grows up to 30cm tall, and its long narrow leaves are covered with long white hairs.
Allium subvillosum was until recently classified as a member of the Lily family (Liliaceae), but recent taxonomic revisions now place it in the family Asparagaceae.
Distribution
These spring wildflowers are found in southern Spain and Portugal, Sicily, North Africa and the Balearics.
Habitat
This coastal plant of the Mediterranean region can be found in both sandy and grassy places close to the sea.
Blooming Times
Allium subvillosum blooms very early in the year. The specimens shown on this page were photographed in the Algarve region of Portugal in late February.
Identification
A relative of Wild Garlic (also known as Ramsons), Allium subvillosum has dense umbels each with 15 to 20 white flowers that are deeply cupped and have yellow anthers. This bulb-forming perennial grows up to 30cm tall, and its long narrow leaves are covered with long white hairs.
Allium subvillosum was until recently classified as a member of the Lily family (Liliaceae), but recent taxonomic revisions now place it in the family Asparagaceae.
Distribution
These spring wildflowers are found in southern Spain and Portugal, Sicily, North Africa and the Balearics.
Habitat
This coastal plant of the Mediterranean region can be found in both sandy and grassy places close to the sea.
Blooming Times
Allium subvillosum blooms very early in the year. The specimens shown on this page were photographed in the Algarve region of Portugal in late February.
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