Cultivated blueberries
Cultivated blueberries: Blueberry bushes on a blueberry plantation in Wendland.
Album: Plants
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium arvense, commonly known as the hare’s-foot clover, rabbitfoot clover, stone clover or oldfield clover.
Wildflowers on the banks of the Elbe River
A few wildflowers on the banks of the Elbe River on a groyne head near Hitzacker.
Dandelion in evening light
The delicate faded flower of a dandelion shines in the evening light.
Geranium Molle
Sometimes you have to look closer to discover the hidden blooms of a wild meadow. The Geranium Molle with its delicate pink flowers is such a secret highlight, for which you have to get quite close.
Shadows on the Wall
Shadows on the Wall in Choriner Strasse, Berlin
Fruits of Euonymus Europaeus a.k.a. The Spindle
The magenta glowing fruits of the spindle tree in October. The spindle tree was voted Poisonous Plant of the Year in 2006.
See also:
- Euonymus Europaeus (wikipedia)
Rhododendron blossom (purple)
Gardening: Rhododendron blossom in purple in the foreground, an old wood stack in the background.
The purple Rhododendron is not exactly my favorite – but I’m still quite happy that it survived all the years.
Tulips
Tulips in different colors: red, yellow, white, pink and of course orange – at a stall four days before Valentine’s Day.
Wild Strawberries
Summer in Finland – wild strawberries at the edge of the forest. The strawberries are tiny and not particularly sweet or aromatic – but that’s not always the point. It’s just a special experience to discover wild strawberries by the wayside and take a few home with you to decorate your yogurt, for example.