The flora of PĂ©rigord 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!




April 28, 2016

Tuberous Comfrey


The Tuberous Comfrey (Symphytum tuberosum) likes shadowy spots not far from water, under trees not far from a stream. It is never on its own, it lives in groups.








It flowering season ends when the trees get their new leaves, so it can enjoy the light coming through the nude branches early in spring.






The pale yellow bell-shaped flowers are visited by bumble-bees and bees.