Fly Orchid

Another plant that merges into its surroundings is the Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera). It is an orchid with unconspicuous tiny brown flowers. It grows in open spaces in woods on dry, poor soil where you can find it between small oaks and junipers.
 

But some insects know very well how to find it. The flowers look like a fly or bee, with even antennae. And they smell good to those insects because they secrete pheromone-like substances.

But some insects know very well how to find it. The flowers look like a fly or bee, with even antennae. And they smell good to those insects because they secrete pheromone-like substances.

Grass Pea

Heavy rain this month of May made the grass grow. The Grass Pea (Lathyrus sphaericus) is hiding itself between the long stalks. Even if its small flowers are of a fluorescent orange colour, you really have to look for it to find it. The plant is tiny, and its elangated stems and leaves make it merge in the surrounding vegetation.


You can find it in limestone meadows where the farmer did not use too much fertilizer, or even in abandoned fields.

Early Forget-me-not

In the same place as Grey Mouse-ear grow many small blue flowers, also annuals with a short life-cycle. The Early Forget-me-not (Myosotis ramosissima) is the smallest of all forget-me-nots, the plants are not larger than five centimeters high.