Black Vanilla Orchid (nigritella nigra)
Black Vanilla Orchid, nigritella nigra, perennial, May-August, 5-20cm high
Archive for the ‘Red Flowers’
common butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
common butterbur, Petasites hybridus, April-May, 15-150cm high
Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)
Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) perennial, May-June, 15-20cm high
Gaillardia
Indian Blanket, Gaillardia pulchella, aka firewheel from the India Himalayas
Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum)
Mezereon (Daphne Mezereum) perennial shrub, March-April, 40-120cm high
Red campion (Silene dioica)
Red campion, Silene dioica, April-Sept, 30-90cm high
smooth stemmed thistle (Carduus defloratus)
smooth stemmed thistle, Carduus defloratus, June-August, 15-60cm high
Wood Pink (Dianthus sylvestris)
wood pink, Dianthus sylvestris (possibly), June-July, 10-30cm
Ian Spare, a Mountain Leader and International Mountain Leader Aspirant based in the Swiss Alps.
