On my early morning walks every day, I am able to marvel at all the lovely flowers currently in bloom. I think that May has the most different kinds of flower in one go.
The glory of the following are fading fast:
- honeysuckle (Geißblatt)
- forget-me-nots (Vergissmeinnicht)
- lilac (Flieder - even though there are white lilac trees, too)
The following can still be enjoyed in their full glory:
- bluebells (Hasenglöckchen). Currently there are large clumps and even swathes of them giving off their heady scent. And they are not only blue but also a delicate pink and white colour.
- rhododendrons
- azaleas
- hawthorn (Hagedorn). Probably my very favourite blossom - so small, so delicate, so ephemeral.
- irises (Schwertlilie). Most of them haven't yet opened up yet, but they are there.
- wisteria (Glyzine or Blauregen)
- dogwood (Hartriegel or Hornstrauch). This is a tree that has large, white flat flowers - four petals with a dark dot in the centre of the flower. Stunning and uplifting
- horse chesstnuts (Roßkastanie) - magnificent trees - this town has an abundance of old horse chestnuts, sadly under threat from the drought of the last four years
- buttercups (butterblume) - so pretty
- the humble daisy (Gänseblümchen). I have watched lots of people take photos of each other standing in front of large swathes of these small but cheerful flowers in the park.
Why not go for a stroll round your neighbourhood and see which of these flowers you can find?
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