Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca

801_8696 [Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca]

A small, perennial plant (usually 6-7 cm tall)

with violet flowers of about 3 cm in diameter.

 

It is a plant of the Balkans with wide distribution in Greece.

 It is found in low grasslands and stony locations

of mainland Greece

from February to April in heights of up to 1200 m.

 

Photographed on Mt. Himittos

 

 

Iris attica

DSCN3689 [Iris attica]

 

Iris attica is a short plant (5-15cm)

found in mainland Greece and in the Aegean islands.

 

It blooms from February to May

and produces violet-purple, yellow or bi-colored flowers.

 

Favorable habitat: stone locations

in the mountain zone (400-2100m).

 

Photographed on Mt. Himittos in February.

 

For more pictures and a short video of Iris attica please click HERE and scroll down.

 

 

Narcissus tazetta

IMG_4613 [Narcissus tazetta]

 

Narcissus tazetta is a perennial wild flower

that grows in grassy habitats of mainland Greece

and in Aegean and Ionian islands.

Its eye-catching clusters of flowers

with their white tepals and yellowish cup-shaped coronas

bloom in early Spring and beautify their environment.

 

Photographed in Holargos in early February 2025. 

 

 

303_0950 [Narcissus tazetta]

 

A closeup on the bi-colored flower

shot in Sounio.

 

 

Arisarum vulgare

801_1663 [Arisarum vulgare]

 

A common arum-like perennial plant

appearing in winter or early spring.

Rather short: 20-30cm.

Its cylindrical spathe looks larger in the picture

but it is actually 4-5cm long.

 

It often forms patches (See below) in shaded or semi-shaded areas

in open woodland and grassy places

throughout Greece and other Mediterranean countries. 

 

DSCN4196 [Arisarum vulgare]

 

Both pictures were taken on Cape Sunio.