Flowers of Crete

Web pages to help learn about flowers
on Crete:

Ten common flowers of Crete

Ten Cretan orchids

Ten rare plants of Crete

Flower books for Crete
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Flower and orchid finding trips,
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Scanner-photography,
April 2012;
botanic art workshop,
October 2012;
food foraging and discovery trips.
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Ελληνικά

Flowers of Crete mission statement in Greek

WELCOME to the Flowers of Crete website

News

Renewed threat to Cavo Sidero. Travel firm Minoan Group says Greek authorities are fast tracking its plans for a major leisure and tourism development. More in news here >.

Botanical Workshop, 3-7 May 2012, at the Alpha Hotel Retreat, Azogires, near Paleochora, south west Crete. More in news here >.

Volunteer botanist takes up survey challenge on Plaka and the wetlands at Almyros. More in news here >.

New web page on Flowers of Crete merchandise - see below or click on Flowers of Crete merchandise

Flowers of Crete in Orchid Digest magazine. More in news here >.

Theology and botany join forces: international conference, September 2012. More in news here >.

Botanical survey under way for Almyros wetlands. More in news here >.

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Phlomis cretica

Flower of the month - May

Phlomis cretica

Phlomis cretica is the Cretan species of Jerusalem sage and at this time of the year many hillsides are covered with its brilliant yellow flowers.

Growing alongside Phlomis fructicosa, its nectar provides a feast for many insects, including the endangered Cretan bee.

P. cretica can be distinguished from other varieties by the dark brown/orange blush which can clearly be seen on its upper section.

More flowers month by month here

Flowers of Crete merchandise

Flowers of Crete orchid calendar 2012
Flowers of Crete T-shirts (right)
Handmade bookmarks (below)

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Saving the Cretan Palm
Some of the small Phoenix theophrastii palms sent from The Winter Gardens in Sunderland, grown from seed collected some years ago at Vai, have now been planted at the Bayview Development on the south coast at Magriakalos.

Other palms have been planted in private gardens in the east of the island and these are being carefully monitored for evidence of the red palm weevil. We have found specimens of this destructive insect in the square in Elounda. It is a threat to the endemic Cretan Palm forests at Vai and Préveli and every effort needs to be taken to try to stop its progress. More here.

Aims of Flowers of Crete
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