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Grass Leaved Iris

Grass Leaved Iris - Iris graminea

Other names: Grass-leaved Flag, Plum Iris, Plum Tart Iris Family: Iridaceae Flower Colour: pink, lavender, blue, Type of flowering: other flowers, Found on 17/05/2024 in northern Istria; Croatia, near the village of Vrh in a sparse mixed pine forest. Unfortunately there were only a few plants. The species does not seem to be very common on the peninsula.
Sheep's-bit

Sheep's-bit - Jasione montana

Synonyms: Jasione vulgaris, Ovilla globulariiflora, Phyteuma montanum Other names: Blue Bonnets, Blue Buttons, Blue Daisy, Iron Flower Family: Campanulaceae Flower Colour: blue, Type of flowering: flowers capitulum, From a sandy area near Regensburg in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Found on 09/06/2024 on a sandy slope, covered with silver grass (Corynephorus canescens).
Viper's Bugloss

Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare

Synonyms: Echium argenteum, Echium granatense, Echium hispanicumOther names: Blue Echium, Blue Thistle, Blueweed, Common Echium, Common Viper's Bugloss, Common Viper's-bugloss, Paterson's Curse, Viper's Bugloss Family: Boraginaceae Flower Colour: blue, Bloom in: June, July, August, September, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Echium vulgare - viper's Bugloss It is a biennial or monocarpic perennial…