Anarrhinum bellidifolium

Anarrhinum bellidifolium

Espuela de Adonis

This plant flowers from March to October and can grow to 50cms. Photo taken in the Genal Valley. It is native to SW Europe, and is commonly seen on dry banks and river beds in Spain.

Campanula semisecta

Campanula semisecta

April to June

Valle del Genal

Digitalis purpurea ssp. bocquetii

Digitalis purpurea ssp. bocquetii  Common foxglove

Digital

May to July

This specimen was 2m in height

Digitalis purpurea ssp. bocquetii

Digitalis purpurea ssp. bocquetii  Common foxglove

Digital

May to July

Digitalis obscura ssp. laciniata

Digitalis obscura ssp. laciniata Spanish foxglove

This pretty Foxglove flowers from May to July. It is native to the Iberian peninsula and north Africa. It grows from 40cm to 1 metre tall and is found in shady banks and verges.

Digitalis obscura ssp. laciniata

Digitalis obscura ssp. laciniata  Spanish foxglove

May to July 

I found this for the first time yesterday 4.6.2013. It was small, approx 25-30cms.

Sedum amplexicaule

Sedum amplexicaule

June and July

Sedum amplexicaule 

This Sedum flowers from May to July and grows from 5-15cms tall. It is native to the whole Mediterranean.

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis

Falso junquillo

This pretty blue plant flowers from May to July, and grows from 10~40cms tall. It is native to France, the Iberian peninsula and Apennine peninsula. It grows on limestone and gypsum soils, usually in the mountains.

Silene coelirosa

Silene coelirosa  Rose Silene

This later flowering Silene flowers from May to June and can reach a height of 50cms. It is native to SW Europe, NW Africa and the Canary Islands.

Salvia barrelieri

Salvia barrelieri Spanish sage

This pretty perennial Sage flowers from May to July and  can grow 1-2m tall. It has large, wavy grey/green leaves.  It is native to North Africa and SW Spain, found at an altitude of between 500m~ 1,200m.

Lavatera trimestris

 Lavatera trimestris  Wild mallow

May to July

Lavatera trimestris

Lavatera trimestris Wild mallow

May to July

The colours vary from deep pink, pale pink and white. I believe I have id'd this correctly. Please correct me if I am wrong. Sometimes called Stegia trimestris.

Lavatera trimestris

Lavatera trimestris Wild mallow

May to July

Coriandrum sativum

Coriandrum sativum  Coriander or Cilantro

Cilandro

May to July

Fields and fields of these are appearing now. 1.6.2013 They are cultivated more and more, though we do get escapees that seed themselves in the wild. They are grown for their seeds in the commercial market. The scent is overwhelming at times.

The last of this year's poppy fields.

Hypericum perforatum

Hypericum perforatum St. John's wort

Hierba de san Juan

This plant flowers from May to August and was native to Europe. It has now spread worldwide. In tablet form it is used as a natural anti~depressant, therefore it is grown commercially in some countries.

Cynara humilis

Cynara humilis Field artichoke

Alcachofa de campo

This attractive thistle flowers from May to July and is highly prized for its tender leaves. It can grow to an height of 60cms and is native to southern Europe and north Africa. It can be used in cheese making, allegedly.

As you can see the plant comes in shades of mauve, purple and white. The red dots on the plant are Red spider mites.

Cynara humilis

Cynara humilis

Alcachofa de campo

May to July

This was covered in Red spider mites. At first glance I thought it was pollen!

Traditionally used as food by the Berbers, and used in cheese making.

Sedum mucizonia

Sedum mucizonia

May to July

I saw swathes of this today 28.5.2013. This beautiful tiny Sedum flowers from May to July and grows from 3-15cms. It is native to southern Spain and Portugal and NW Africa.