Flowers

Even this small sampling shows the incredible diversity of orchids to be found on Kythera. Worldwide...

Yellow vetch is a scrambling climber abundant on Kythera.

Blue vetch is a common wildflower in rocky places like Kythera.

White Convolvulus is known in Greek by the charming name “fustanaki”, meaning petticoat.

These beautiful little funnel-shaped flowers come in various shades of white, pink, purple and yello...

This tall yellow weed has seed pods like tiny coins. Found in Fratsia, winter of 1991. It is unident...

This sour grass, also called Wood Sorrell, carpets the olive orchards in late autumn. Children and a...

This small, purple flower is mild and fragrant and can be eaten raw. The deep indigo color makes a s...

The ubiquitous yellow flower, known as Wild Radiki, is different from the cultivated green, but is a...

This graceful flower was found near Fratsia and pressed in the winter of 1991. It is unidentified.

The lovely Violetta, also known as Wild Wallflower, is a member of the Mustard family.

In winter, flowering bulbs emerge, covering the grassy hillsides and fields with sweet smelling Narc...

Unidentified flower found near Fratsia in 1991.

Anemone, Anemone pavonina According to myth, the anemone sprang from the tears of Aphrodite, maki...

Red Anemone Anemone pavonina Although they bloom in a great variety of colors, the most common an...

Bellevalia dubia A close relative of the hyacinth, this cobalt blue flower blooms in Kythera in e...

Calendula, Calendula arvensis This wild marigold covers the fields in winter, making a blanket of...

Cretan Iris, Iris cretica Very common on the island, the Cretan Iris is found in dry, rocky place...

Simple yellow-and-white daisies. Dried flowers. Fratsia, 1991.

Iris, Hermodactylus tuberosus These yellowish green flowers with deep purple tips appear all ove...