The flora of Périgord in South-West France is abundant and diverse. In this blog you can find, in pictures, brief encounters with several hundreds of wild flowers and plants as they grow here in French Perigord. Following the seasons other species are added. An index of scientific and English names you find below on the right.

Corine Oosterlee is a botanist and photographer and she offers guided Botanical Walks and other activities around plants and vegetation in nature in Perigord. Do you want to know more? On www.baladebotanique.fr you can find more information. For Corine's photography see www.corineoosterlee.com. Both websites also in English.

Enjoy!




October 22, 2015

Blue Fleabane


There are still many flowers. In the soft golden light of an autumn afternoon they show at their best.



Here, Blue Fleabane (Erigeron acer) makes a spot of soft colours in a neglected grassland.



Most of the plant is done in pinks and reds and purples, only the tubular flowers in the centre of the flower heads are yellowish.