Friday 28 June 2013

Flowers of the Dolomites, Geranium sylvaticum


Flowers of the Dolomites, Linaria alpina



Flowers of the Dolomites, Rhododendron ferrugineum


Flowers of the Dolomites, Polygala chamaebuxus


Flowers of the Dolomites, Pulsatilla vernalis


Flowers of the Dolomites, Primula farinosa


Flowers of the Dolomites, Geum rivale


Flowers of the Dolomites, Onobrychis montanus


Flowers of the Dolomites, Viola biflora


Flowers of the Dolomites, Soldanella alpina


Flowers of the Dolomites, Salvia pratensis


Flowers of the Dolomites, Gentiana acaulis


Flowers of the Domites, Crocus vernus


This week the blog goes on holiday in the Val di Fassa, in the Italian Dolomites. With the flower season, even at high altitudes in Cyprus almost over, ones thoughts turn to even higher mountains at a more northerly altitude, where spring has only now begun. The Dolomites are an incredible place, not only because of the dramatic landscape with towering peaks of dolomitic limestone, beautiful high altitude plants but also the most amazing wild flower meadows to be seen anywhere in the world in the most vibrant colours of pink, blue, yellow and white. Add to this the interesting woodland flora, a variety of orchids and many butterflies and the Dolomites are a place to visit at least once in a lifetime. They are rightly on the World Heritage List.