Anchusa azurea - Large Blue Alkanet
This startlingly blue flower can be found throughout the Mediterranean region on roadsides, in abandoned fields and in olive groves. When the flower buds first appear they are purple and coiled opening gradually to a deep ultramarine. Large Blue Alkanet is a member of the borage family (Boraginaceae) of plants and flowers from March until June.
The specimen above was photographed in Portugal in
May.
Wild Orchids in Wales
Dozens of wild orchid are featured in the First Nature Guide to
Locating and Identifying Wild Orchids in Wales
Wild Orchids in The Burren
Ireland's world-famous limestone pavement habitat
in County Clare is home to nearly every wild orchid found in Ireland.
A full colour guide to the Burren's orchids is now available
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