June is bustin' out all over!
West Crete Journal, August 2005

A cool damp spring followed by a sudden jump into summer temperatures, has inspired many of the flora in Crete to burst into flower.  Over the past month, we randomly took some photographs of the plants in bloom now.

We believed that they were all native Cretan species, but on investigation we discovered that in fact only two of them are ... the others are all foreign species!

Click below if you want to find out more ...

Agave (Century plant)
Agave


Caper
Caper


Chicory
Chicory


Eucalyptus (Blue-gum)
Eucalyptus


Geranium
Geranium


Ipomoea (Morning Glory)
Ipomoea


Mimosa
Mimosa


Oleander
Oleander


Prickly pear
Prickly pear

Spanish Broom
Spanish Broom