Flowers – The Mallorca Photo Blog

The Enchanting Flowers of the Pomegranate

According to legend, the pomegranate (Punica granatum) grew in the garden of Eden. The pomegranate is a great and versatile fruit; it has been cultivated and naturalised in the Mediterranean region […]

Farming

Oranges and Sunshine

When we first came to Mallorca, it was one of our first ambitions to have a lemon tree in our garden. We pretty soon succeeded in planting our very own […]

Island

The Mallorcan Bindweed

The Mallorcan Bindweed (Convolvulus valentinus) is an exquisite plant with a rather pretty flower. The bindweed is a hermaphrodite plant which usually comes with a blue flower but, occasionally can also be pink as […]

Fairs & Markets

Flower Power

The Fira de ses Flors in Costitx is a bit of a misnomer. More appropriately, it should rather be called a fair of flowers, plants, trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns […]

Farming

Wild Gladioluses

One of my many Mallorcan delights is a small and delicate wild flower with up to twelve soft purple florets. They are wild gladioluses (Gladiolus italicus), also known as Common […]

Island

Wild Flowers

If you have lived in Mallorca for a number of years, say ten or even longer, you will not fail to have noticed that there are certain patterns, be that cycles […]

Farming

Les Fleurs du Mel

I am not trying to quote Charles Baudelaire today. The blossoming tree photo has nothing to do with his Fleurs du Mal. Instead, the tree flowers of spring attract bees and […]

Farming

Delightful Pear Trees in Bloom

I sometimes wonder whether I like the first Mallorcan Springtime better than the second one, or the other way round. The first Primavera would be in January/February with half the […]

Mallorca

Lavender Hill

The bounteous lavender plant (Latin: Lavandula) is a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. In Southern Spain and here in Mallorca the plant grows […]

Ecology

Sponsaliorum Plantarum, or The Wedding of Plants

Spring is in the air, or is it not? Talking […]

Felanitx

Blue Morning Glory Flowers (Ipomoea indica)

This beautiful Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) in a friend’s garden has a mesmerizing purplish colour. Unfortunately, my smartphone camera did not pick up the subtle hue. The Morning Glory is a […]

Mallorca

The Sea Daisies (Asteriscus maritimus)

The Sea Daisies (Asteriscus maritimus, Spanish: Estrella de Mar, Catalan: Pare i fill), also known as Sea Aster or Gold Coin, is in flower now, between April and July. It […]

Customs & Traditions

The Scent Of Orange Blossoms

If only you could smell what I show you here, I would have made your day. For the last four or five weeks, Mallorca’s orange trees have been busy flowering. […]

Mallorca

Crocus sativus

For some reason, I have always associated the Crocus sativus as a Springtime flower. Well, I have to relearn my lessons because the crocuses I spotted a few days ago […]

Daily Life

The Common Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus)

I simply happen to like the serene beauty of wildflowers. The Common Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus), for instance, is delightful and delicate. This plant is very prolific in the Balearic Isles […]

Gardens

The Calla Lily (Zantedeschia)

The Calla Lily (Zantedeschia) is probably one of the most beautiful flowers on Earth. The flower exists in various colour variations and a number of species. Here in Mallorca, the […]

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