At Easter time wild flowers are everywhere on Corfu — road sides, walls, abandoned lots … The first half are from slopes of Mt. Pandokrater, in the North East of Corfu. Many of the spring bulbs we know and love originated in the rocky hills of Greece and Turkey, and it is exciting to see them in the wild. To see a larger version of the image right click and choose the appropriate option.
Wild Muscari, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
close up of wild Muscari, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
Wild Iris are plentiful on Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
A delicate white wild flower, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
close up
The olive grove we walked through was very fragrant, and we recognised a few familiar herbs, mint sage, and thyme. There were probably a lot of others known to the locals.
A very fragrant wild mint, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
A single Star of Bethlehem (?). about 5mm across. For some reason they seem to grow in the middle of a dirt road, between the tire ruts.
A close up of very plentiful red flower
European wild ginger (?), Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
The characteristic leaves of cyclamen, which would have already have flowered.
A yellow wildflower, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
A thistle type plant, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
The flowers pictured above are all from a wonderful olive grove. on the seaward side of Mt. Pandkrater.
Gnarled olive tree, Mt. Pandokrater, Corfu.
Here are some flowers from the rest of Corfu.
A road side display of wild flowers.
Daisies growing in a wall.
Wild ginger (?) on Paleokastristra’s Theotokos monastery roof, about to flower.
Severely pruned grapes with buttercups and other wild flowers.
The thickest buttercups I’ve ever seen.
Judas tree in flower.
- Lovely purple flowers on a Judas tree by the road.
Yellow flowers by the road.
Sea daffodil (not yet in flower) growing on the thin strip of land between Halikouna Beach and the Korission Lagoon. It is plentiful here, but endangered world wide.
Unidentified blue flowers by the road.
With Corfu’s mild climate, gardens are full of fruit trees.
Peach/nectarine (?) blossoms just outside our apartment
A lemon tree just outside our apartment.
A roadside orange tree.
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Considerer says
April 7, 2013 at 10:50 pmIt’s all lovely. I especially like the olives. Thanks for sharing photos
Anita Mathias says
April 8, 2013 at 8:46 amYes, the olives are beautiful, in their strange gnarly way!