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BlueLarge Blue Alkanet
Anchusa azurea
Lengua de Buey
Flowers March to June on roadsides, cultivated, fallow ground and open garrigue.
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GreenLarge Cuckoo Pint
Arum italicum
Aro
Flowers April to May with the seed head as shown following later. Woodland, hedgerows and ditches.
There are several pale green flowers but nothing of a strong green so we stretched the theme to include the unripe seed head.
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PinkPink Rockrose
Cistus crispus
Jara Rizada
Flowers April to June. Garrigue, low maquis, open woodland and rocky places.
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RedCommon Poppy
Papaver rhoeas
Amapola Común
Flowers March to June. Cultivated fields, roadsides and fallow ground.
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PurpleCut-Leaved Dame’s Violet
Hesperis laciniatus
Flowers April to July. Cliffs and rocky places.
Sorry but I cannot find a Spanish name for this one! We have only seen it growing on the lower cliffs close to the village of Grazalema.
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Green / BlueStavesacre
Delphinium staphisagria
Albarraz
Flowers May to July. Rocky slopes and screes. Does anyone have an alternative English common name?
We have often seen it growing around old castle ruins, perhaps cultivated for medicinal purposes.
Bluey green was a difficult colour to find!
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Yellow / GreenSpurge
Euphorbia wulfenii
Lecheterna
Flowers February to June. Rocky habitats, scrub, garrigue, open woodland.
This is not a conclusive identification of this spurge!
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Purple / PinkByzantine Gladiolus
Gladiolus byzantinus
Gladiolo Bizantino
Flowers March to June. Cultivated fields, scrub and grassy places.
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YellowJonquil
Narcissus jonquilla
Narciso
Flowers February to April. Damp meadows and roadsides.
This particular Jonquil grows in a damp gully dividing cultivated fields. There are many different variations in the flowering stem in the hundreds of plants, this one stood out as the flowers were all stacked on one side.
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Blue / PurpleIntermediate Periwinkle
Vinca difformis
Alcanorea
Flowering January to May. Shady and damp habitats, woodlands, scrub, rocky habitats and roadsides.
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OrangeGrazalema Poppy
Papaver rupifragum
Amapola de Grazalema
Flowering May to June. Rocky slopes around the village of Grazalema.
This is perhaps not the strongest coloured orange flower but deserves a place in the exhibition being only found here and in a small part of Morocco.
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Red / OrangeWild Tulip
Tulipa australis
Tulipan silvestre / Tulipan de los prados
Flowers April to June. Mountain meadows, rocky places.
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Yellow / OrangeYellow Anemone
Anemone palmata
Hierba Centella
Flowering March to May in rocky habitats and grassy slopes.
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